14:10 Listowel

Sunday 9 September 2018

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Kerry Group 3-Y-O Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 3m 54.10s

Chief Justice^t1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 124| D

10/11

Showed wayward tendencies on his hurdling debut but got off the mark at the second time of asking at Worcester for trainer Richard Fahey at the end of last month. Another bold show expected on stable debut.

Form: 21

Parisian^p³³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| D

15/8

Victorious over 1m3f on his final start for Ralph Beckett at Kempton in April. Off the mark on maiden hurdle debut in a Roscommon 2m½f contest on good ground. Enters calculations here.

Form: 1

Elusive Don^t1⁹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Budds

66/1

Has tumbled down the handicap on the Flat following a number of desolate runs this season. Watching brief on hurdling debut in first-time tongue-tie.

Form:

Kingdom Story

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J J Hanlon

33/1

Gelded unraced son of Declaration Of War out of a Mt. Livermore mare. Cost €48,000 as a two-year-old dropping to a paltry €2,000 a year later. Best watched on debut.

Form:

Lever Du Soleil⁹

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

8/1

Modest 53-rated Flat handicapper for trainer Tim Easterby. Related to Dysios and Max's Spirit over the jumps. Third of 12 beaten 13L behind the handy Smiling Eliza at Down Royal recently. Worth a market check on second start for yard.

Form: 3

Subjudice¹⁶

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

8/1

Decent fifth of 15 over 1m4½f at the Galway festival. Plenty to like about his hurdling debut at Killarney recently and is open to plenty of improvement.

Form: 3

Sunnyhill Lad⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-8| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| BF

20/1

60-rated Flat handicapper in four starts this term. Half brother to winners City Dreamer and Bournville. In the right hands and market likely to be informative.

Form:

Chica Buena¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: D F O'Regan| T: B W Duke

50/1

Failed to finish within 6L of the winner in three inept starts on the Flat last year. Very little promise in first couple of spins over hurdles and others preferred.

Form: 46

Non-Runners

Let It Go Papa²²

Weight: 10-8| Age: 3

T: A Keatley J: R Loughran

Uncle Noble²¹⁸

Weight: 10-8| Age: 3

T: J J Hanlon J: Brian Hayes

Smiling Eliza⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 3

T: G Elliott J: C J Orr

Feyan³²⁰

Weight: 10-1| Age: 3

T: R Tyner J: S J Gray

Forecasts

Chief Justice (10/11), Parisian (15/8), Smiling Eliza (5/1), Lever Du Soleil (8/1), Subjudice (8/1), Sunnyhill Lad (20/1), Feyan (20/1), Uncle Noble (20/1), Kingdom Story (33/1), Let It Go Papa (33/1), Chica Buena (50/1), Elusive Don (66/1)

Gordon Elliott can get off to a flying start in the 2018 Listowel festival with his rapidly improving filly SMILING ELIZA who built on a couple of promising runs when landing a Down Royal maiden hurdle at the end of the month. Stablemate Chief Justice appears to be none the worse for a wind-op and can continue to progress here on first start for the yard. Parisian and Subjudice look the best of the rest.