15:00 Naas

Sunday 26 January 2025

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 5m 4.9s

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Selected odds by:

A Dream To Share⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M P Walsh| T: John E & Kiely

9/4

Promising type. Smart winner at 16f in bumpers. Fifth of 25 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good, 4/1) on hurdles bow 57 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 1111/6-5

Ballybow³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

9/2

Promising sort. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Second of 15 in novice hurdle (10/3) at Down Royal (20.1f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Solid claims.

Form: 22-102

Bounce Of The Ball^t1

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: A P Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche

33/1

€85,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam, dual bumper winner, half-sister to fair hurdler (stayed 2½m) Tiger Trek. Wears tongue strap. Watch the betting for clues.

Form:

Comanche Magic³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: P A Fahy

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 22/1, tenth of 14 in bumper at Down Royal (17.2f, good to soft) on NH debut 31 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

He's Gorgeous³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

50/1

Fair hurdler. 11/1, good fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (20.1f, good to soft) 31 days ago.

Form: 89-0634

High Court Cave¹⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| D

40/1

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. 2/1, won 7-runner bumper at Sligo (18.5f, soft) 158 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 4F-141

Ivybrook³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: P M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Below form ninth of 15 in novice hurdle (3/1) at Down Royal (20.1f, good to soft) 31 days ago.

Form: 5-269

Kalix Delabarriere²⁹

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

7/4

Highly promising type. 10/3, fourth of 12 in minor event hurdle at Leopardstown (19.8f, good) on hurdles bow 29 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Should significantly improve.

Form: 14

Krak²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

10/3

Promising type. Third of 12 in minor event hurdle at Leopardstown (19.8f, good, 25/1) on NH debut 29 days ago, not knocked about. Should progress.

Form: 3

Welcome Aboard^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S D Torrens| T: A A Howard

150/1

€56,000 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam, ran twice in bumpers, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stays 2¾m) College Oak. Wears tongue strap. Interesting to see how he shapes up in the betting.

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Fortunate Outcome²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: P T Enright| T: B McMahon

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft, 250/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 09

Gino Bella¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: B Hayes| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Unseated rider in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (18.4f, good to soft, 33/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 3-3U

Romantic Getaway

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: C D Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham

300/1

Getaway mare. Dam poor chaser (2¾m winner). Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Run For Cover^h,t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: R A Doyle| T: M Brassil

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 17 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 80/1) 29 days ago.

Form: 9-9

Forecasts

Kalix Delabarriere (7/4), A Dream To Share (9/4), Krak (10/3), Ballybow (9/2), Ivybrook (33/1), Bounce Of The Ball (33/1), High Court Cave (40/1), He's Gorgeous (50/1), Gino Bella (150/1), Welcome Aboard (150/1), Comanche Magic (250/1), Run For Cover (250/1), Fortunate Outcome (250/1), Romantic Getaway (300/1)

KRAK looks the way to go on the back of a highly encouraging debut third in what looked a decent Leopardstown during the Christmas period. He may have most to fear from smart bumper performer A Dream To Share, who should come on for this first spin over hurdles at Fairyhouse in November. Ballybow left his hurdling bow behind when runner-up at Down Royal and is also shortlisted, along with the Willie Mullins-trained Kalix Delabarriere.