19:30 Killarney

Friday 24 August 2018

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Seamus Mulvaney Bookmakers 3-Y-O Hurdle

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 4m 5.00s

Elysian Plains^h1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

7/4

Nothing but solid and consistent in five starts for trainer Ger Lyons on the Flat. Well held on hurdling debut when beaten favourite at Roscommon earlier this month but sure to improve for the experience with first-time hood fitted.

Form: 3

It's Paddys Day¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: G J Power

50/1

Modest 45-rated handicapper on the Flat and finished well down the field on hurdling debut earlier this month at Roscommon. Hard to see him making any significant impact.

Form: 7

Mom Said^t⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: A E Lynch| T: G P Cromwell

8/1

Six race maiden, 63-rated handicapper on the Flat for trainer Ed Walker. Possibly will come on for the experience on hurdling debut.

Form:

Subjudice^t1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: S A Shortall⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

7/2

Decent fifth of 15 over 1m4½f at the Galway festival. Worth a market check on hurdling debut with first-time tongue-tie applied.

Form:

Alpine Queen¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: D Budds

66/1

Nine-race maiden on the Flat showing relatively little on each start and finished tailed off on hurdling debut at Roscommon earlier this month. Little to be excited about.

Form: 8

Chica Buena¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: N P Madden| T: B W Duke

14/1

Failed to finish within 6L of the winner in three inept starts on the Flat last year. Very little promise on hurdling debut at Roscommon behind Smiling Eliza and Elysian Plains earlier this month.

Form: 4

Rhythm Of Love⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

33/1

Well held in her last three starts on turf since May and market likely to reveal expectations on hurdling introduction.

Form:

Smiling Eliza⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott

15/8

Rated 72 on the Flat had odds-on stablemate behind on hurdling debut at Roscommon recently and a leading player here.

Form: 2

Non-Runners

Let It Go Papa⁶

Weight: 10-8| Age: 3

T: A Keatley J: C Brassil

Forecasts

Elysian Plains (7/4), Smiling Eliza (15/8), Subjudice (7/2), Mom Said (8/1), Chica Buena (14/1), Rhythm Of Love (33/1), It's Paddys Day (50/1), Let It Go Papa (50/1), Alpine Queen (66/1)

SMILING ELIZA can get off the mark over hurdles at the second time of asking at the expense of stablemate Elysian Plains. The Rock Of Gibraltar filly looked markedly more forward than her rival when second of 12 at Roscommon earlier this month finishing 2L adrift of the winner on hurdling bow. First-time tongue-tie is expected to improve Joseph O'Brien's Subjudice, while Mom Said looks interesting on hurdling debut.