13:25 Killarney

Saturday 25 August 2018

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SeamusWeldon.com Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:26 | Winning time: 3m 58.80s

Archer's Up²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 109

22/1

Modest 71-rated Flat handicapper well down the field in three maiden hurdles to date. Looks vulnerable in this company.

Form: 550

Macgiloney²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| D

3/1

Distance winner of a Bellewstown bumper last month on good to firm ground. Will need to improve over hurdles here.

Form: 3-13215

Air Supremacy³¹⁰

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

3/1

Solid performer on the Flat for Aiden O'Brien winning his maiden over 12-months ago. Gelded now on comeback and worth a market check on debut for new connections.

Form:

Ballinlina Boy^t⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: I J McCarthy| T: James King

66/1

Maiden, faller on hurdles bow at Wexford in May, beaten at the time before finishing sixth of 19 beaten over 13L in a Cork maiden last month. Plenty to find on recent offerings.

Form: 46-0F6

Flag On The Play³⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: J Motherway

33/1

Son of Yeats out of a Phardante mare, he cost €32,000 last year. No extra and appeared one pace when sixth of 14 beaten over 17L on debut in a 2m4f Wexford maiden hurdle when last seen in October. Watching brief on return.

Form: 6-

Hushed Tones²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: A E Lynch| T: Mrs J Cashin

100/1

Last of 13 beaten 44L on return following two years off the track in a Gowran Park 1m1½f contest last month. Five-race maiden hurdler and best avoided here.

Form: P09/

Mighty Concorde¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: R M Power| T: E McNamara| OR: 110

4/1

Shaped with a little promise in a couple of starts this term finishing fourth of 14 beaten 9L in a Kilbeggan maiden hurdle over 2m earlier this month on stable debut. Entitled to make the shortlist here.

Form: 3643/84

Must Have Another

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: T Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack

100/1

Mustameet gelding out of a New Frontier mare. Closely related to Cliff House and dual winner for Dan Skelton, Must Have A Flutter. Market likely to reveal expectations.

Form:

Rare Conor¹⁰⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Moore| T: T Gibney

6/1

Has improved for the switch to hurdles and ran well when trying to make all at Navan over 2m before finishing a promising second of 20 behind Prince D'Aubrelle in a 2m Tipperary maiden hurdle when last seen in May. Market likey to be best guide.

Form: F56/44-2

Sticky Situation^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: P Neville| OR: 102

20/1

Largely well held, despite the finishing positions, in a number of maiden hurdle defeats since May. Could go well but a number of below par runs to blow away.

Form: 5/09624

Takemeback¹⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R J Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: P C O'Connor

100/1

Poor in a number of point-to-point starts and well beaten at Limerick before a 46L defeat in a Killarney maiden when last seen in May. Out of form and hard to fancy.

Form: P/PP69-9

Mr Natural³⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

10/1

Finished down the field in three maiden starts on the Flat for trainer-Michael O'Callaghan and last seen in September last year. Sure to be primed for hurdling debut here for leading yard.

Form:

Out Of The Blue

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: B J Geraghty| T: J P O'Brien

14/1

One of five runners for leading owner and one of two newcomers making their debuts here. By Makfi out of a Singspiel mare. One to note with retained jockey up.

Form:

Sideline Cut

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: E Bolger

40/1

Stowaway gelding out of an Old Vic mare. Half-brother to Illwalktheline and one of five in the race for leading owner. Market check on racecourse debut.

Form:

Thatbeatsbanagher¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J S McGarvey| T: E Bolger

33/1

Flemensfirth gelding dam was a fair staying hurdles winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3m4f) Across The Bay. One of five in the race for leading owner and will be looking to tidying his hurdling here following sketchy debut.

Form: 4

Be That As It May¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: N P Madden| T: A Leahy| BF

50/1

€78,000 purchase as a foal being a sister to top class bumper/hurdle winner Darlan. Another runner of five for leading national hunt owner and best watched on stable debut.

Form: 0-

Peggyclare^t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss D O'Shea

100/1

Fell on point-to-point debut in June before finishing down the field in a couple of subsequent starts in maiden hurdles at Limerick last month. Hard to see her making any significant impact.

Form: F00

White Lotus^t⁴³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: D E Fitzgerald

100/1

Once rated handy 67 Flat handicapper for trainer Jim Bolger but manged to remain an 11-race maiden. Last seen on the track over 13-months ago and best watched on hurdle bow.

Form:

Non-Runners

Owl Creek Bridge¹¹¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: E McNamara J: Reserve 1

Pass Hymn²¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: G J Power J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Air Supremacy (3/1), Macgiloney (3/1), Mighty Concorde (4/1), Rare Conor (6/1), Mr Natural (10/1), Out Of The Blue (14/1), Sticky Situation (20/1), Owl Creek Bridge (20/1), Archer's Up (22/1), Flag On The Play (33/1), Thatbeatsbanagher (33/1), Pass Hymn (33/1), Sideline Cut (40/1), Be That As It May (50/1), Ballinlina Boy (66/1), White Lotus (100/1), Takemeback (100/1), Hushed Tones (100/1), Must Have Another (100/1), Peggyclare (100/1)

Although modest enough on the Flat for trainer Michael O'Callahan it can be expected the MR NATURAL will be primed for his hurdling introduction on stable debut for the Willie Mullins yard. The Vale Of York gelding can see off the attentions of a parade of runners from J P McManus who has five in the race, including the Joseph O'Brien trained Air Supremacy and the more interesting newcomer Out Of The Blue, the mount of Barry Geraghty.