14:50 Gowran Park
Saturday 30 September 2017
All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10
Tattersalls Ireland Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle
- 4YO to 7YO  |  2m 4f  |  Soft to Heavy  |  9 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:51Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 5m 11.6s
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Now a 16-race maiden including 13 over hurdles. Well held in fourth of seven at Listowel recently, upped in trip this afternoon and has to improve for it.
Twice gone close in four attempts in maiden hurdles over 2m, steps up to this trip for the first time over jumps and has to prove stamina.
Couple of solid efforts last term in bumpers at Newbury and Punchestown over around 2m. Returns to action and could have a say if taking to the jumps.
Unable to register in 15 starts over hurdles, likely going to prove vulnerable again in this field and probably best passed over.
Best efforts in five stats over timber have come at 2m, some doubts back up to this trip in testing ground.
Has become expensive to follow for punters, finishing second in his last five stats over hurdles having gone off favourite/joint-favourite each time. No luck last week over fences and while hard to be confident, claims are clear in this field.
Hasn't happened for the mare over hurdles so far, unplaced in seven starts and suffered another wide-margin defeat at Ballinrobe recently. Easy to look elsewhere.
Finished sixth of seven in novice hurdle at Listowel (2m, heavy) on hurdles bow 19 days ago, wasn't without support in the betting on that occasion and should prove capable of better in time.
Yeats filly is a half-sister to modest 2m hurdle winner Saint Helena, makes racecourse bow in this and likely to come on for the experience.
Forecasts
Midnight Stroll (9/4), Delayed Eloquence (4/1), Cluan Dara (5/1), Ceide Fields (6/1), Chateauneuf Du Pap (13/2), Alletrix (10/1), Phar Island (12/1), Le Hachette (33/1), Harry Smiles (50/1)
Delayed Eloquence has a string of second-placed finishes beside his name over timber already. He didn't take to chasing last week and, with Walsh on again, should be going very close in this company. There doesn't appear to be anything ungenuine about him but at the likely prices it might be worth taking him on with some each-way value. MIDNIGHT STROLL was second in a valuable Newbury bumper on debut in March and also shaped well next time at Punchestown, he could prove above average now going jumping and get the nod to make a winning start. Chateauneuf Du Pap and Cluan Dara can get involved if stamina doesn't become an issue.
- Midnight Stroll
- Delayed Eloquence
- Cluan Dara
Prize Money
1st: €12,320.002nd: €3,820.003rd: €1,821.004th: €820.005th: €321.00
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