14:10 Downpatrick

Sunday 25 March 2018

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WKD Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 53.20s

Caro Des Flos⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins

2/5

Placed over hurdles in France and finish second twice from four starts for this yard. Beaten 2L on soft-to-heavy ground over an extended 2m7f at Thurles last time out and likely to prove hard to beat dropping in trip.

Form: 42/2-582

Global Tour²¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: I J McCarthy| T: P W Flynn

50/1

Well held in two outings for previous yard in August last year and likely to struggle to make an impression today.

Form: 70

Imperial Reprise⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: A E Lynch| T: C A McBratney

33/1

Well beaten in two outings over hurdles to date and needs to improve markedly if he's to take this contest.

Form: 97

Play The Dane^t1⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss E Doyle

16/1

Placed in a bumper at Clonmel (soft-to-heavy) in November but well held twice since including on hurdling debut last time. Wears a tongue tie for the first time.

Form: 5370

Trissino⁵¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M F Mooney| T: Mrs A Mooney

33/1

Placed on the Flat in 2016 but unraced since finishing last of 14 at Dundalk in October of that year. Probably best watched on stable and hurdling debut.

Form:

Percy⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

7/2

Successful on the Flat at two but beaten 73L when making his hurdling debut at Fairyhouse (2m, heavy) in December. Not written off just yet and represents a leading yard today.

Form: 5

Fiveaftermidnight⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

16/1

Placed in a point-to-point in December and highly tried when contesting a Grade 2 bumper on rules debut at Leopardstown (2m, soft) last month. Interesting to see how she fares on hurdling debut.

Form: F-28

Lady Margorie^p³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: Alan Wells

50/1

Held in three point-to-point starts and it's been in a similar story in three outings in bumpers. Others make more appeal on hurdling debut.

Form: P5-P976

Sometimes A Fox⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

8/1

Placed in a couple of maidens on the Flat for previous stable but pulled up twice on heavy ground in this sphere since joining this stable. Interesting to see how he fares today.

Form: PP

Non-Runners

Devil's Glen

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: A Fleming J: D F O'Regan

Forecasts

Caro Des Flos (2/5), Percy (7/2), Devil's Glen (7/2), Sometimes A Fox (8/1), Fiveaftermidnight (16/1), Play The Dane (16/1), Imperial Reprise (33/1), Trissino (33/1), Lady Margorie (50/1), Global Tour (50/1)

CARO DES FLOS looks to have been found a decent opportunity in this opening maiden hurdle and the son of Tiger Groom can register his first success dropping in trip today. The selection brings some decent form into this contest and can get the better of Devil's Glen who representing useful connections on today's racecourse debut. Percy could finish only fifth behind a useful looking rival on hurdling debut and he can claim third today.