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Nire Valley Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 3m 58.2s

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Amberjack¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin| T: D Hassett

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, seventh of 12 in bumper at Limerick (16.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P/07

Be Positive²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S Neville

12/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 150/1) 25 days ago. Not ruled out if building on that.

Form: 4/P-F478

Captain P⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: C Collins

14/1

€12,000 3-y-o, Jet Away gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 2¼m) Publican. Winning pointer so he needs considering on his Rules debut.

Form: 651

Dreams Of West

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C M Quirke⁽³⁾| T: Debbie Cody

150/1

Proconsul gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Ellens Way and fairly useful hurdler Mcgowan's Pass. Dam unraced.

Form:

Glenmore River³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P T Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 108

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 21 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Punchestown (19.1f, soft) 35 days ago. Needs another step forward.

Form: 055

Howdoyalikeherhome⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D J Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 107

3/1

Fair hurdler. Not disgraced when fourth of 6 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f) 12 months ago on his final run for Patrick T. Foley. Holds leading form claims for his new yard.

Form: 34-R22R

Kotkito Bello¹⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: T Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

11/1

€95,000 3-y-o, No Risk At All gelding. Half-brother to 15.5f winner on Flat in France Inside Bello. Fourth in a pair of points so he's not dismissed now going hurdling.

Form: P4-4

Mikey Maloo

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R A Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack

125/1

Altruistic gelding. Dam lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles.

Form:

Pour One More¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: C Motherway

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 12 in bumper at Limerick (16.2f, good to soft, 9/1) 14 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Possibilities.

Form: 374

Rockonliam^t1⁸⁵

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

11/8

Promising sort. 6/4, sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, heavy) on NH debut 85 days ago. Stable having good spell. Tongue strap on 1st time. Should improve. Well in the mix.

Form: F-6

Tackletommywoowoo¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: K C Sexton| T: D Queally

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving Samuel Drinkwater when seventh of 20 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16.1f, heavy, 33/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 3367

Tom Sarah Evelyn⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J Aherne⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, in fourth but held when fell 2 out in novice hurdle at this course (16.9f, soft) 71 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Form: 32/PF

Tsavo Park⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R P Treacy| T: J J Hanlon

66/1

€110,000 3-y-o, €19,000 5-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Dam, fairly useful 2m hurdle winner, is a half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 25f) Marblehead. Runner-up in a point so he's not ruled out.

Form: 5P25

Koolio Kate^h1⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: S D Torrens| T: P T Foley

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 18 in bumper at Thurles (16.1f, good, 66/1) 96 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 0-0

Wildfield Sky²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D E Mullins| T: P J F Murphy

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 80/1, thirteenth of 18 in bumper at Thurles (15.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 21 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Crab Road

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: A Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

Affinisea gelding. Dam unraced. Market can guide on his hurdles debut.

Form:

Market Ready

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne

80/1

Bullet Train gelding. Half-brother to smart hurdler/chaser The Worlds End. Dam unraced.

Form:

The Eggler

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: T E O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey

33/1

Hillstar gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fair hurdler Holokea. Dam, maiden pointer, from family of smart chaser up to 3m Young Spartacus. Considered newcomer.

Form:

Non-Runners

Way Down We Go¹⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: Charlie Keegan J: Reserve 1

On The Cards¹⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 2

Getaways Charm⁸⁷

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Rockonliam (11/8), Howdoyalikeherhome (3/1), Pour One More (13/2), Glenmore River (9/1), Kotkito Bello (11/1), Be Positive (12/1), Captain P (14/1), Tackletommywoowoo (28/1), The Eggler (33/1), Tom Sarah Evelyn (50/1), Tsavo Park (66/1), Market Ready (80/1), Koolio Kate (100/1), Crab Road (100/1), Amberjack (125/1), Mikey Maloo (125/1), Wildfield Sky (125/1), Dreams Of West (150/1)

HOWDOYALIKEHERHOME holds the clear edge on form and is fancied to bely his absence and make a winning start for Gordon Elliott here. Rockonliam has better days ahead of him and could emerge as the chief threat, although Captain P, Be Positive and Tsavo Park can all have a say too.