19:25 Kilbeggan

Saturday 11 August 2018

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Kieran Kelly Memorial Beginners Chase

Off time: 19:25 | Winning time: 4m 58.2s

Judgement Day^p1¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M A Enright| T: H De Bromhead| BF

9/4

Odds-on favourite, raced in second throughout and lost out on the nod in 2m4f good-ground beginners' event at Wexford last month. Cheekpieces added now, in the thick of this.

Form: 220-432

Keyboard Warrior¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: A Kennedy

100/1

Tailed off in two starts in this sphere at Killarney and Wexford last month, the latter effort leaving him with a lot to find to reverse form with Judgement Day. Unlikely to manage it.

Form: 4U-P454

Linger²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: J J Hanlon

14/1

Three-time hurdles winner after joining this handler in 2016, but has raced sparingly since then and mostly been laboured efforts, including twice being pulled up so far this term. Leap of faith needed now tackling fences to see him involved.

Form: 1P/20-PP

Niven^p,t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

3/1

Consistent 122-rated hurdler who won his maiden in a Ballinrobe 2m½f contest in May on good ground. Third at Galway Festival in beginners' chase over 2m2f recently, should be more to come.

Form: 613533

Sharps Choice²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: N M Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins| CD

9/2

Fair hurdler, not exactly taken to chasing in three starts, though was marginally better here over 2m6f last time. Work remains to be done however coming back in trip.

Form: 150-803

This Time⁷⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: A E Lynch| T: R P Rath| OR: 95

33/1

Showed some promise over fences in first two starts during 2016, laboured over this trip at Wexford however and that was 750 days ago. Can only be watched here seemingly, lest the betting says different.

Form: P41327/

Young Turk^t³⁰⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: S A Shortall⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| D

9/4

Maiden hurdle winner over this trip on good ground at Bellewstown in August last year, fair efforts thereafter over timber in more testing conditions. Returns from a break for chase bow and is one to note.

Form: 1/31223-

Lady Quill^h,t⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: I J McCarthy| T: N Lawlor| BF

33/1

Finished 24L behind Niven in maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe in May over shorter, has shown stamina for this trip since at Sligo in a handicap over timber (third) and could be more to come now tackling fences.

Form: 7/83-539

Non-Runners

Park Paddocks²³

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: D F O'Regan

Forecasts

Judgement Day (9/4), Young Turk (9/4), Niven (3/1), Park Paddocks (7/2), Sharps Choice (9/2), Linger (14/1), Lady Quill (33/1), This Time (33/1), Keyboard Warrior (100/1)

Niven and JUDGEMENT DAY appear to pair most likely to oblige, having both made strong starts over fences last time. The selection raced prominently and just gave best over this trip at Wexford and should be improved for it. Niven meanwhile ran a pleasing race at Galway in a stronger heat and isn't bypassed easily, though the Noel Meade yard are a bit quite lately. Young Turk could appreciate this better ground on his return if taking to these obstacles while Lady Quill is another with place claims, if taking to this new discipline.