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Sunday 22 October 2023

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PWC (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 4m 17.9s

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Selected odds by:

Answer To Kayf¹⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien

25/1

Twice-raced maiden under Rules. Eighth of 15 in novice hurdle at Killarney (20f, good, 12/1) on hurdles bow 160 days ago. Improvement needed.

Form: 23-8

Arion Soldier

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: Eamon Courtney

200/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam, point winner, out of fairly useful 2¼m-2½m hurdle winner Rossdara. Entitled to come on for the run,

Form:

Ballycallan King^p³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, good second of 17 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft, 9/2) 32 days ago. Major player.

Form: P64/252

Catch The Beast²¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P T Enright| T: E Cawley

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, fifth of 19 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, heavy). Off 7 months.

Form: 05-

Champagne Mahler¹⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

20/1

Promising type. 8/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at this course (16.4f, good to soft) 149 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before halfway. Open to improvement. Native Speaker appears to be the stable No 1.

Form: 8-P

Diamboy Des Carres³³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S Doyle| D

15/2

Thrice-raced winner in bumpers. 4/1 and hooded for 1st time, won 7-runner bumper at Clonmel (16.3f, heavy), better placed than most. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 4P2/41-

Frontispiece⁴³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: M M McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: E McNamara| BF

50/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Second of 7 in handicap (15/8) at Newbury (12f, good to firm). Off 14 months. First run for yard after leaving Amanda Perrett. Interesting candidate for this hurdles debut.

Form:

Givehimthehonour²²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S W Flanagan| T: P Nolan

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. 16/1, eighth of 11 in bumper at Gowran (18f, heavy). Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 1/38-

Huckleberry River^h1²⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: K M Donoghue| T: S Crawley

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy), pulled up before 2 out. Off 9 months. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: PP-

Just Jack²²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B Hayes| T: Brendan Walsh

150/1

Gatewood gelding. Dam placed once over hurdles. Pulled up sole start between the flags and pobably best watched on Rules debut.

Form: P-

Knockbrack Rambler

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: A P Heskin| T: Brendan Walsh

150/1

Leading Light gelding. Half-brother to fair staying hurdler/fairly useful 3m chase winner Raddon Top. Will only be of interest on debut if the market vibes are upbeat.

Form:

Native Speaker²¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

3/1

Once-raced maiden. 7/2, fourth of 7 in bumper at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut and he's one to consider.

Form: 14-

Pharney Soldier

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin| T: David Barry

150/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Watching brief advised first time out.

Form:

Rusheen¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Mullins| T: J Dullea

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 250/1, ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.7f, heavy) on NH debut 19 days ago.

Form: PP-9

The Bay Horse

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C P Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

33/1

Mahler gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser The Bosses Nephew and modest hurdler/chaser Bulls And Mortar, stayed 3m. Market should point the way (What's Up Darling seemingly the stable first-string).

Form:

The Flying Donkey²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: J Dullea

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 9 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Fairyhouse (20.5f, soft) 20 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 06

Walk Away Harry¹⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

3/1

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. 11/1, won 18-runner bumper at Punchestown (18f, good to soft) 177 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 21-

What's Up Darling¹⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott

13/8

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. Won 15-runner bumper (3/1) at Tipperary (18f, heavy) 171 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: U/12-1

Non-Runners

Knocknaconnery²⁷⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: S Curling J: Reserve 1

Grow As You Go⁷¹⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: D E Fitzgerald J: Reserve 2

Must Meet At Mals³²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Patrick J Hassett J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

What's Up Darling (13/8), Walk Away Harry (3/1), Native Speaker (3/1), Diamboy Des Carres (15/2), Ballycallan King (10/1), Champagne Mahler (20/1), Answer To Kayf (25/1), Givehimthehonour (28/1), The Bay Horse (33/1), Frontispiece (50/1), Catch The Beast (66/1), Knockbrack Rambler (150/1), Pharney Soldier (150/1), Just Jack (150/1), Arion Soldier (200/1), Huckleberry River (200/1), Rusheen (250/1), The Flying Donkey (300/1)

Some appealing types on show in this maiden hurdle, headed by WALK AWAY HARRY and What's Up Darling, both of whom landed bumpers when last seen in the spring. The form of the Punchestown race won by Walk Away Harry looks pretty decent and he is marginally preferred. Ballycallan King is the clear pick of those with hurdles experience and is much respected, while point winner Native Speaker and interesting Flat recruit Frontispiece are also of interest.