13:40 Roscommon

Monday 30 September 2024

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Guinness Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 3m 48.0s

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Ardskeagh Nia

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan| T: B McMahon

100/1

Sageburg gelding. Half-brother to modest hurdler Brownstone. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 29f) Sugar Baron. Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

Biggerthanbigtime^t1⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P T Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 110

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, last of 15 in handicap at Naas (10.4f, good to soft) 56 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Tongue strap on 1st time. Poor on last hurdle outing and looks vulnerable.

Form: 54375-

Empire Succes³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary

9/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 13 in novice hurdle (10/1) at Wexford (16.9f, good to soft) on NH debut 31 days ago. Each-way chance if able to build on that.

Form: P-25

Gimme A Buzz

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: S D Torrens| T: E Bolger

33/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to fair 2m hurdle winner Dreamsrmadeofthis, stays 2¼m. Dam smart winning hurdler up to 2½m. One to note in the betting.

Form:

In The Trenches^p³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: K M Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 109| BF

13/8

Fair hurdler. Evens and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable second of 13 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.9f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Now 0-10 over hurdles and beaten favourite on 4 of his last 6 starts but he's a strong contender all the same.

Form: 2-23222

Kobalt St Georges¹⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P T Enright| T: R Tyner

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Sixteenth of 25 in bumper (16/1) at Punchestown (16.7f, good to soft) on bumper debut 153 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles and improvement needed.

Form: 970-

Lord Raven²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D E Mullins| T: J Dullea

20/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Fourth of 16 in handicap (15/2) at Galway (7f, good) 20 days ago. It remains to be seen if he will have the required stamina for this game.

Form:

Notimelikedpresent²¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M P Walsh| T: R Tyner

40/1

Ocovango gelding. Half-brother to fair 19f hurdle winner Crecora Hills and fair hurdler/chase winner Search For A Myth. Pulled up sole start between the flags but Mark Walsh prefers him to Gimme A Buzz and it'll be interesting to see how he shapes up in the betting.

Form: P-

Saint Le Fort¹⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: B Hayes| T: P Fenton

9/4

Promising individual. 8/1, 9¾ lengths third of 10 to Shuttle Diplomacy in listed bumper at Limerick (16.2f, heavy) on bumper debut when last seen in March. Showed promise on hurdling bow at Punchestown 2 months earlier and he's open to improvement.

Form: 63-

Silent Selector¹³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: S W Flanagan| T: Gerard O'Leary

80/1

€5,000 3-y-o, Order of St George gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Up For Review and fairly useful hurdler/chase winner Oscar Thyne, stays 23f. Little impact both starts in maiden points.

Form: 75

Spinola Bay¹⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

18/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 12 in bumper (4/1) at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 141 days ago. Will need to leave that effort well behind now sent hurdling but he's in good hands and is worth a second look.

Form: 0-4

Wonleg¹³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

15/2

€30,000 3-y-o, Order of St George gelding. Dam, modest maiden hurdler (stayed 21f), closely related to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 3m) Arthur's Quay. Failed to land a blow when fifth of 14 sole start between the flags in May but he's of interest on Rules debut nonetheless.

Form: 5

Keyser Smokesy^h¹⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: P Byrnes| T: T O'Connor

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, good to soft) 158 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 70-

Ladies Well

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C M Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery

50/1

€22,000 3-y-o, Mahler filly. Dam 2m-2½m hurdle winner (stayed 2¾m), also 1½m winner on Flat. Interesting to see what the market makes of this filly.

Form:

Native Sparkle

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell

9/1

Getaway filly. Dam, dual bumper winner, closely related to very smart hurdler (stayed 3m) Fire Dragon. Appealing on paper and she needs close attention in the betting.

Form:

Wishes And Dreams^p,t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy

150/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, ninth of 10 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 0-9

Non-Runners

Shashado²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 1

Whispering Hopes³²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 2

Galileo Springs¹¹²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: M Brassil J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

In The Trenches (13/8), Saint Le Fort (9/4), Wonleg (15/2), Empire Succes (9/1), Native Sparkle (9/1), Galileo Springs (14/1), Whispering Hopes (14/1), Biggerthanbigtime (18/1), Spinola Bay (18/1), Lord Raven (20/1), Gimme A Buzz (33/1), Notimelikedpresent (40/1), Kobalt St Georges (50/1), Ladies Well (50/1), Shashado (66/1), Silent Selector (80/1), Ardskeagh Nia (100/1), Wishes And Dreams (150/1), Keyser Smokesy (200/1)

This represents a good opportunity for SAINT LE FORT, who confirmed the promise of his Punchestown hurdles debut when third in a listed bumper at Limerick during the spring. He is likely to improve now returned to this sphere and can consign In The Trenches to another defeat. The latter is not short of ability but patience is starting to wear thin given that he was turned over at odds of 6/4 or less for the fourth time at Wexford last month. Newcomer Native Sparkle is one to note in the betting.