Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

4YO plus | 3m 1f 80y | 5 Runners | Turf

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Additional Time^p⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell

Off the mark in points at the second attempt. 11/8 and cheekpieces on for first time, second of 6 in novice hurdle at Thurles (22.7f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Has been found a weak race for compensation.

Form: 31/75D

Phoenix Arizona¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr P J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill

Maiden pointer. Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Third of 5 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Galway (16.6f, soft) on hurdles bow 17 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 6350-93

Poetic Glory³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins

Showed more than on debut when second of 15 in bumper at Listowel (20f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 9P2-02

Villagers Cross

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan

Dansant gelding. Half-brother to fair chaser Cloughroe, stays 25f, and fair hurdler/modest chaser Shaw's Cross, stays 21f. Dam modest maiden hurdler (stayed 2½m).

Strong Contender

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Lee

€10,000 3-y-o, Jukebox Jury filly. Half-sister to useful staying hurdler Minella Rescue.

Forecasts

Additional Time (1/1), Poetic Glory (11/4), Strong Contender (6/1), Phoenix Arizona (15/2), Villagers Cross (8/1)

ADDITIONAL TIME was demoted having caused interference at Thurles last week and this looks a good opportunity for him to made amends. Hurdles-debutant Poetic Glory looks the chief threat.