18:50 Tramore

Saturday 2 June 2018

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August Racing Festival 16th-19th Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:52 | Winning time: 3m 55.90s

Artic Quest¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J P Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Berry

66/1

Glimmers of ability have been firmly extinguished in two desperate maiden hurdle starts at Wexford in October and last month. Looks opposable.

Form: P754P-P

Churchtown Glen¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: M Winters

7/2

Well backed and running best race so far at Killarney when running out through the rail just over three furlongs out last month. Ability is there and could play a part.

Form: 407-D

Cloudybackwest¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C A Landers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Neville| OR: 94

8/1

Desolate form in a number of maiden hurdle starts in 2017 and last month in a Limerick contest well beaten 20L behind Jetez but expected to improve on that start.

Form: 075/6F-5

Love The Well²¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: P Meany

50/1

Well beaten in two maiden hurdle starts before pulling up in a Wexford contest when tailed off following a host of mistakes in October 2017. Looks up against it here.

Form: PP609P-

Rio Lobo¹⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr C J Orr⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

15/8

Sent off not unbacked on maiden hurdle debut at Killarney in May 2016 but well beaten when unfancied in a couple of maidens on return to the track following a break. Market possibly the best guide here in what appears to be a weak event.

Form: F/56-

Shakeytry³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S J Gray⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 95

5/1

Pulled up on return to the track when not unbacked but never looked like making any impression in the Ballinrobe contest. Possible claims to hit the frame here.

Form: 4444/4-P

Aldawayfornothing²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: A J McNamara| OR: 99

33/1

Doesn't look to be completely in love with the game virtually refusing before being pulled up in a Clonmel handicap hurdle in February before much of the same at Cork last month. Plenty to prove.

Form: 546P-P

Chin'up¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss E Doyle

12/1

Poor bumper form will have disappointed connections and market likely to be the best guide to his chances on hurdling debut.

Form: 46-5

Dan Gun^h1²⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J J Hanlon

18/1

Has produced a number of laboured performances in three hurdle starts between September and November last year. Hard to see him making any significant impact here in first time hood.

Form: 970-

Realta Dawn²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

20/1

Poor form in a series of three maiden hurdle spins including a 17L defeat in a Down Royal contest last month on stable debut. Place claims at best.

Form: 09-0

Petite Gina^t¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Keeffe| OR: 90

10/1

Achieved little of note in three Flat maidens and was beaten over 37L in each of three maiden hurdle starts to date. Plenty to prove in this contest looking at exposed form.

Form: 405-

Non-Runners

Mary Fields²⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: N P Hennessy J: A W Short

Miss Echrad³²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: J P O'Sullivan

Forecasts

Rio Lobo (15/8), Churchtown Glen (7/2), Shakeytry (5/1), Miss Echrad (6/1), Cloudybackwest (8/1), Petite Gina (10/1), Chin'up (12/1), Dan Gun (18/1), Realta Dawn (20/1), Aldawayfornothing (33/1), Mary Fields (33/1), Love The Well (50/1), Artic Quest (66/1)

MISS ECHRAD can build on a couple of promising runs in handicap hurdles to date and can put his experience to good use here. Cloudybackwest's run at Limerick last month is better than it looks and can hit the frame along with game and tricky sort Churchtown Glen improving towards the business end of the race. Any money for Rio Lobo should be noted while the form has been generally disappointing and is obviously a tricky character.