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Kettles Country House Hotel Supporting Fingal Ravens GFC Raceday Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 4m 13.1s

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Selected odds by:

Ataboycharlie²⁰

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

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. 28/1, seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.9f, soft) 20 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 27

Ballyburn²¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

10/11

Confirmed impression he'd made on debut when winning 9-runner bumper at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) in April, forging clear. Fascinating hurdling recruit.

Form: 111-

Brogue Man River

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: K E Buckley⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell

150/1

Ol' Man River gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 23f) Devils Bride. Market check advised on debut.

Form:

Doctor Glide

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: K M Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper

100/1

€95,000 3-y-o, Doctor Dino gelding. Half-brother to 1m-1¼m winner Cloud Dancer. Dam, 1m-1¼m winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 2½m) Captain Conan. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Firefox²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott| CD

1/1

Highly promising type who completed the hat-trick in bumpers when making a winning return at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 22 days ago. Caught the eye on sole previous outing over hurdles and is a big player here.

Form: 4211-1

Hackney Hill

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M M McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady

100/1

€33,000 3-y-o, Califet gelding. Half-brother to The Silent Trainer. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser (2m-3m winner) Morning Assembly.

Form:

Helvic Dream²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Meade

8/1

Useful Flat winner who arrives on back of good second of 11 in listed race at the Curragh (12f, heavy) 27 days ago. Will be dangerous if taking to hurdling.

Form:

Intent Approach²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: M P Walsh| T: C Byrnes

40/1

Promising individual. Fifth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 5/1) on hurdles bow 27 days ago, not knocked about. Should progress.

Form: 2-5

Irancy⁶⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: W P Mullins

20/1

Won 14-runner bumper at Durtal (14.4f, soft). Off over 2 years. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Mlle D. Mele. Trainer going well. Worth a second look in the market.

Form: 31/

Iris Sacre⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, soft, 250/1) 4 days ago.

Form: 00

Jerk¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: P M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: W Durkan

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 100/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 0-85

Kings Hill

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

100/1

Kingston Hill gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler (2½m winner) Stick With Bill.

Form:

Kuriosa²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 17 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 21 days ago.

Form: 008

Lehaunstown

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell

40/1

€65,000 3-y-o, Sir Percy gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including bumper winner Bentworth Boy. Dam 1¼m-1½m winner. Market check advised on debut.

Form:

Ossie's Lodge²¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: A P Heskin| T: A J Martin

66/1

Promising sort. Fair winner at 17f in bumpers. Won 13-runner bumper (11/8) at Down Royal (16.8f, good to soft), bit in hand. Off 7 months. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Should improve.

Form: 83-1

Roderick^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D King⁽³⁾| T: P Byrne

150/1

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Twelfth of 22 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Punchestown (16.5f, soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 060

Scorsese¹⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B Hayes| T: Colm Murphy

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Point winner who posted solid fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) on NH debut 142 days ago. Down in trip. More needed to figure here.

Form: 51-4

Shigar^h⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: W Durkan

66/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 9/2, fourth of 5 in minor event at Galway (8.6f, good to soft) 81 days ago, not clear run. Hood on for 1st time in this code.

Form:

Solly Attwell¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D Meyler| T: C Collins

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 16 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Navan (20f, heavy) 14 days ago.

Form: 24-2750

Without Exception⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventeenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, soft, 250/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 00

Crecora Hills²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: P T Enright| T: R Tyner

100/1

Promising sort. Fourth of 15 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 21 days ago, running on. May well do better.

Form: 4

Magic Olinger¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: R A Doyle| T: G Keane

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Bit below form sixth of 22 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Punchestown (16.5f, soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 9-096

Thecornerbar¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: J C Gainford| T: G Elliott

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 150/1) on NH debut 14 days ago. Yard in good form.

Form: 0

Folly Master²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Carberry| T: J T R Dreaper

150/1

Winning pointer. Twice-raced maiden under Rules. Fifteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft, 200/1) 20 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 6-170

Non-Runners

Breakintheclouds⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 4

T: P Downey J: A Balfe

Grow As You Go³⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: D E Fitzgerald J: D J O'Keeffe

Isenay¹⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: S R B Crawford J: Reserve 2

Georgia Celena⁹²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Ballyburn (10/11), Firefox (1/1), Helvic Dream (8/1), Irancy (20/1), Intent Approach (40/1), Lehaunstown (40/1), Ataboycharlie (66/1), Ossie's Lodge (66/1), Shigar (66/1), Georgia Celena (66/1), Doctor Glide (100/1), Hackney Hill (100/1), Scorsese (100/1), Kings Hill (100/1), Crecora Hills (100/1), Isenay (100/1), Breakintheclouds (100/1), Grow As You Go (100/1), Jerk (125/1), Magic Olinger (150/1), Roderick (150/1), Folly Master (150/1), Brogue Man River (150/1), Kuriosa (200/1), Solly Attwell (200/1), Without Exception (200/1), Iris Sacre (200/1), Thecornerbar (200/1)

Three-time bumper scorer FIREFOX has hurdling experience under his belt and should be spot on after an easy return victory at Down Royal last month. He is narrowly preferred to the highly exciting Ballyburn, who is ante-post favourite for the Ballymore at the Cheltenham Festival despite not having jumped an obstacle in public thus far. Useful Flat performer Helvic Dream adds further spice to what promises to be a highly informative contest.