17:25 Kilbeggan

Friday 8 September 2017

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Pat Doyle Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 4m 58.4s

Felix Mendelssohn^t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S A Shortall⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

6/4

Winner on the Flat and ran well when beaten 1L over an extended 2m at Bellewstown (good) on just his second hurdles start recently. Likely to run well again today.

Form: 6-3

Knightsone^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 90

66/1

Placed in a cuople of maiden hurdles for previous stable but lightly raced and well beaten since joining this stable a couple of years ago and others make more appeal in this.

Form: 52200/0

King's War⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: M F Mooney| T: P Mooney

11/4

Maiden after 11 starts but placed on nearly half of those outings. Finished 8L third at Down Royal (2m4f, yielding) a week ago and one for the shortlist today.

Form: 20-3243

Sharps Choice²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: N M Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 110| BF

11/4

Placed on his previous three outings prior to finishing 11L fifth at Tramore (soft) last time out. Finished runner-up on yielding ground at Wexford in July and represents a leading stable in this event.

Form: U52235

Fair Play To You¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: L P Dempsey| T: J E Kiely

25/1

Well held on all three outings so far but a better effort over 2m1f at Killarney (good) last time out. Worth a check in the market in this contest.

Form: 00-0

Jestival²³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara

50/1

Placed once in six outings on the Flat and ran off a mark of just 54 when last in action at Dundalk in January. Making his debut over hurdles and for this stable today.

Form:

Lex Talionis^t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: G N Fox| T: N Meade

6/1

17 race maiden but a better effort when finishing seventh on hurdling debut over an extended 2m at Bellewstown (good) recently. Worth a check in the market.

Form: 7

The Jam Man¹²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: C D Maxwell| T: R A Curran

50/1

Signs of promise in two point-to-point outings in the spring including when falling late on at Ballindenisk (good) in early May. Probably best watched on hurdling debut.

Form: 5-F

Mehiv

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: J P Ryan

66/1

Unraced Dubai Destination mare purchased for €800 at the sales in August 2016. Dam placed in a bumper and probably best watched on debut.

Form:

The Rap Queen^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Burke| T: Miss D O'Shea

33/1

Ran well when sixth on debut in a Tramore (good) bumper in June last year but well held on debut for this yard at Cork last month and held fourth when unseating late on at Sligo (soft-to-heavy) subsequently.

Form: 69-0U

Mlily

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: M J Bolger| T: M Hassett

66/1

Unraced daughter of Scorpion out of a mare who was successful three times on the Flat and once over hurdles. Others make more appeal on debut.

Form:

Forecasts

Felix Mendelssohn (6/4), Sharps Choice (11/4), King's War (11/4), Lex Talionis (6/1), Fair Play To You (25/1), The Rap Queen (33/1), The Jam Man (50/1), Jestival (50/1), Mlily (66/1), Mehiv (66/1), Knightsone (66/1)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN looks the most likely winner of this competitive maiden hurdle with the formerly useful Flat horse putting in his best effort over hurdles when finishing runner-up recently. King's War has had plenty of opportunities over hurdles and can claim another placed by finishing second ahead of Sharps Choice who has placed on three of his last four outings over hurdles.