18:00 Roscommon

Tuesday 12 June 2018

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www.roscommonracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 3m 55.3s

Ballyhubbock^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: F J Flood

100/1

Tailed off on both his starts to date at Cork and Killarney last month and hard to fancy unless market suggests otherwise.

Form: 00

Chin'up¹⁰

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

20/1

Poor bumper form will have disappointed connections and nothing of encouragement on maiden hurdle start at Tramore earlier this month. Needs more here.

Form: 46-57

Desert Grey^p1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 94

20/1

Inconsistent maiden from the Flat who has shown little over hurdles including well held on handicap debut in a Tipperary hurdle finishing 11th of 14. Others preferred.

Form: 0-050

Downtown Rebel^p²³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: S J Gray⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery

18/1

12 race maiden showed signs of ability in maiden hurdle company last autumn including a 61L defeat at Punchestown when last seen in October. Best watched on return to the track.

Form: 584348-

Glocca Mora^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

3/1

Well held in two weak looking bumpers at Punchestown and Killarney. Requires a chunk of improvement to play a role in this contest.

Form: 6-5

Gold Seal^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Geraghty| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 107| BF

5/2

Not disgraced in three defeats in promising maiden hurdle starts last month and earlier this month when finishing third of 15 beaten 7¾L at Tramore. Deserves a change of luck.

Form: 6-223

Jezarus²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: I J McCarthy| T: T M Walsh

12/1

Pulled-up on sole point-to-point start and made no impression on maiden hurdle debut at Punchestown last month. Looks opposable.

Form: P-0

Kilcolman Dj¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

100/1

Nothing of any note in two dismal maiden hurdle performances at Tipperary and a 38L defeat at Tramore earlier this month. Looks up against it here.

Form: 00

Physicist^t¹²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short⁽⁵⁾| T: P Griffin| OR: 104

40/1

Well held in four career hurdles starts to date and it is hard to see him making any significant impact.

Form: 0675-

Saga Altais¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D E Mullins| T: A Mullins

16/1

Not disgraced on the Flat recently following on from sole start over timber when finishing fifth of 10 beaten 41L in a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle over 2m in February.

Form: 5-

Tenth Amendment^h,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: A E Lynch| T: K H Clarke

11/4

Highly tried in a couple of Graded juvenile hurdles but well beaten on both occasions. Form of Fairyhouse maiden hurdle in November does put him in the mix here.

Form: 255-

Delightful Dame^p1,t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J J Hanlon

66/1

Daughter of Lonhro out of a Danehill mare went for just £800 at Ascot in December 2016. Well held in a point-to-point and on racecourse debut in a Limerick bumper.

Form: 0-0

Dragon Queen

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: M Flannery

66/1

Dragon Pulse filly out of a Val Royal mare related to Pulsating and Italian Group 3 winner Aethos but very little in the way of national hunt progeny to date.

Form:

Iknowwhereiamnow⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

33/1

Daughter of Arcadio out of a Presenting mare related to the likes of Denman and War Of Attrition. No impression on leaders on debut in a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle in April. Tough ask here.

Form: 7-

Nuqood¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn

50/1

Modest flat performer generally well beaten in four career starts on turf. Hard to make a case for on hurdling debut.

Form:

Sizing Malbay¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: S J Mahon

33/1

Has struggled in three bumper starts to date beaten over 23L on each occasion. Hard to fancy until showing a hint of ability.

Form: 5-85

Uno Mas³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P Power⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Power

20/1

First Reserve: Cheap purchase last year but is related to a winning pointer and there's other winners on the dam's side. Not disgraced on debut in a Cork maiden hurdle over 2m last month.

Form: 6

Havelock¹⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R Loughran| T: Peter Fahey

33/1

Second Reserve: Modest 65-rated handicapper on the Flat and tailed off on his second start over hurdles when last seen in December finishing last of 19 beaten 123L. Others preferred.

Form: 90-

Non-Runners

Baboin²⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: P Nolan J: B J Cooper

Mr Marcus

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: D McDonogh J: J M Moore

Shamad⁵²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gold Seal (5/2), Tenth Amendment (11/4), Glocca Mora (3/1), Baboin (5/1), Jezarus (12/1), Saga Altais (16/1), Downtown Rebel (18/1), Desert Grey (20/1), Uno Mas (20/1), Chin'up (20/1), Mr Marcus (20/1), Havelock (33/1), Iknowwhereiamnow (33/1), Sizing Malbay (33/1), Physicist (40/1), Nuqood (50/1), Delightful Dame (66/1), Dragon Queen (66/1), Kilcolman Dj (100/1), Ballyhubbock (100/1)

The J P McManus-trained GOLD SEAL has been putting in plenty of solid displays lately and can get off the mark here at the fifth attempt under jockey Barry Geraghty. The Galileo gelding has placed in his last three starts in fields of 15 and over catching the eye on each occasion. Tenth Amendment was highly tried in a couple of Graded juvenile hurdles earlier and well beaten on both occasions but can hit the frame in this company while Uno Mas can improve on debut run at Cork last month and could go well at a big price.