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Friday 13 July 2018

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mallowprint.com Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 19:21 | Winning time: 5m 45.8s

Ask Harry^t1⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr H D Dunne⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden in point-to-points, finishing second on most recent of those, has joined useful yard for rules career and sports a tongue-tie on first start.

Form: 63-2

Caliption^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 108

6/4

Certainly has talent but not always certain to show it, went close on second start for Gordon Elliott at Wexford (2m4f, good) recently and likely going to be involved back up in trip.

Form: 80P-B43

Cooldine Bog⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Mullins| T: A Slattery| OR: 102

4/1

Gone close lately in maiden hurdles at Kilbeggan (2m, good) and Wexford (2m4f, good) and rates a contender if proving stamina for the trip.

Form: 007-524

Duhallow Paddy⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: Patrick Cronin| D

50/1

Modest in a number of point-to-point starts and hard to construct much of a case for the gelding following wide margin defeats at Listowel and Limerick. Goes up significantly in trip now.

Form: UP4-700

Mere Peak⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

40/1

Half-brother to three winners, including useful hurdler Dromlease Express. Maiden in point-to-points and best watched unless money arrives.

Form: P3-456

Shetland Bus^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| D

7/1

Not disgraced in a couple of bumper starts and again shaped with a degree of promise in hurdles bow at Wexford (finished sixth). Could be more to come now up in distance.

Form: F3-1356

Graig Na Manach²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Sweeney

50/1

Sulamani mare whose dam was a 1m6f-2m winner. Maiden pointer, finished twelfth of 17 in novice hurdle at Gowran (2m4f, good) last month and has to improve.

Form: PU-3630

Yes Pat^t³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: James King| OR: 91

9/1

Yeats filly hasn't shown a great deal of promise in this sphere, with three recent efforts in handicaps lending weight to the notion that she's going to need significant help from the assessor to get competitive.

Form: 700-999

Glocca Mora^t¹⁸

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

7/2

Lightly-raced, improved on second start over hurdles at Kilbeggan to be 2¼L third of 14 last time. Goes up significantly in trip and may have more to offer.

Form: 6-553

Varkhann⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Barry J Murphy

14/1

Not up to much on the Flat, but has already hinted there could be better times in store over timber with decent effort here over 2m in May. One to note going up in trip.

Form: 4-4

Forecasts

Caliption (6/4), Glocca Mora (7/2), Cooldine Bog (4/1), Shetland Bus (7/1), Yes Pat (9/1), Varkhann (14/1), Ask Harry (28/1), Mere Peak (40/1), Duhallow Paddy (50/1), Graig Na Manach (50/1)

Caliption has shaped nicely in a couple of starts for Gordon Elliott and ran a good race on third at Wexford recently. His future probably lies over fences and so COOLDINE BOG, just behind him last time, might be up to reversing the form over this longer trip. Glocca Mora, Varkhann and Ask Harry are others to pay attention to.