18:30 Kilbeggan

Saturday 9 August 2025

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Bernard Kenny Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 4m 41.0s

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Twentyfourcarrot¹⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: D Queally

10/3

Won a bumper at Limerick by 16 lengths last November and finished second in a maiden hurdle at Clonmel in January. Finished sixth of 18 in a maiden hurdle at Clonmel (7/4) 177 days ago, having bled for the second time in three starts. This may be the time to catch her following a break.

Form: 631P26-

Annilogs Force^b¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: R Dunne| OR: 93

80/1

Showed improved form in first-time blinkers when third of 15 in maiden hurdle at Listowel (50/1) but failed to repeat that effort when 12th of 13 at Ballinrobe (40/1) 18 days ago. Needs to recapture that Listowel form.

Form: 4P50-30

Chanceitlucky³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray

100/1

Pulled up sole start in points (Mar 2024). Eleventh of 14 in maiden hurdle at Roscommon (66/1) 33 days ago, offering little on hurdles bow. Needs more.

Form: P/0

Eclipse Chaser^t⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

1/2

Every chance when fell 2 out in sole Point. Disappointed when favourite on debut at Leopardstown (yard have good record in the race) and again well held 13th of 22 in a bumper at Punchestown 99 days ago. No surprise were he to prove a different proposition on hurdles debut with Paul Townend aboard.

Form: F/60-

Jetovango³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D W O'Sullivan

66/1

Well beaten in both hurdle starts, finishing tenth of 14 in maiden event at Wexford (150/1) 36 days ago. Makes first attempt at shorter trip today but has plenty of improvement to find.

Form: P-P2200

Killian's Garden¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 104

7/2

Has shown gradual improvement in maiden hurdles, shaping encouragingly at Ballinrobe (16.8f) in April. Second of 13 in maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe (8/1) 18 days ago, staying on well in the closing stages. Should be competitive stepping back up in trip.

Form: 984-52

Mr Eastwood³⁷⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam Quinlan| T: R Hackett

40/1

Finished 7th of 13 on hurdle debut (66/1) before pulling up at Kilbeggan (66/1) 379 days ago when racing off the pace. Tongue strap now removed for this drop in trip on first run for new trainer but has plenty to prove.

Form: 7P-

Austrian Fire

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: S D Torrens| T: P J Rothwell

80/1

Austrian School gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners on Flat, including 1m winner in USA. Dam is half-sister to fairly useful hurdler who stayed 3m. Yard not renowned for debut winners.

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Wizzleout⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

28/1

10th of 15 on hurdles debut at Tipperary (good to soft) 87 days ago, never posed a threat despite being prominent in the betting (11/2). Still early days and he's in very good hands.

Form: 0

Moon Mariner^p1³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins

28/1

Makes plenty of appeal on paper but was easy to back and very much held back by inexperience when eighth of 9 in Bumper at Roscommon (9/2) 33 days ago. Could make more of an impact in first-time cheekpieces on hurdles debut (yard also saddle Eclipse Chaser).

Form: 8

Forecasts

Eclipse Chaser (1/2), Twentyfourcarrot (10/3), Killian's Garden (7/2), Moon Mariner (28/1), Wizzleout (28/1), Mr Eastwood (40/1), Jetovango (66/1), Annilogs Force (80/1), Austrian Fire (80/1), Chanceitlucky (100/1)

ECLIPSE CHASER was sent off favourite for a Leopardstown bumper which his stable won with some high-class performers and he may do better now hurdling. Twentyfourcarrot bolted up by 16 lengths in a Limerick bumper last winter and is entitled to run well on her hurdles form following a break, for all she comes with risks attached given her tendency to bleed. Killian's Garden has shown gradual improvement and should relish this step up in trip after staying on well at Ballinrobe recently.