15:15 Listowel

Sunday 9 September 2018

All14:1014:4015:1515:4516:2016:5017:20

Charleville Cheese Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 6m 0.8s

James Eclipse³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D J Mullins| T: T Cummins| C

25/1

Has clearly not improved on his Listowel bumper win in September and is hard to fancy following his seasonal return at the Galway festival .

Form: 45214-5

Macgiloney¹⁵

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

7/4

Disappointing beaten favourite in a 2m1f Killarney maiden hurdle last month beaten over 10L. Without a win in four hurdle starts but has the ability to play a major role here.

Form: 132155

Percy Veer¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: E McNamara| OR: 121

3/1

Kept on well to keep a remote third of 17 beaten 19L in a Cork maiden hurdle before unseating when going well at the last at Killarney last month in a race won by Dinons. Leading player.

Form: P332-3U

Qui Bono^t⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A E Lynch| T: B W Duke| OR: 115

10/1

Some decent efforts over hurdles and just touched off in a maiden hurdle at Wexford before running Pallaskenry to a nose at the same track when last seen in June. May need the run on return.

Form: 78/57-52

Salty Boy³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| D

4/1

Third of 15 beaten 14L behind the handy Dinons in a Roscommon maiden hurdle last month and will look to progress here on second start over timber.

Form: 1-3

Tournois

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: A Fleming

14/1

Gelding by Fuisse out of a Anabaa mare. Half-brother to handy types Peruvian Bleu and Not That Fuisse. Worth noting in the betting.

Form:

Worzel Gummidge¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr P J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill

100/1

Nothing of note in two career maiden hurdle spins last month and unlikely to be playing a part in the finish in this contest.

Form: 4-07

Balstar⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Braddish

100/1

Not much to shout about in three dismal displays in bumpers over the spring/summer over a variety of trips. Hard to fancy on hurdling introduction.

Form: 900

Brooks Falls³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

16/1

Scored in a 13-runner bumper here over 2m2f last month, always holding on. Makes hurdles debut and merits plenty considerations.

Form: 731

Indian Air^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: P M Lynch

150/1

Abysmal form in the point-to-point field was rubber-stamped by a 87L defeat on rules debut in a Tramore bumper last month.

Form: FUFP-0

Presentingprincess^h,t⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: C J Orr⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 105| D

10/1

Well behind the front pair in a Downpatrick maiden hurdle over 2m6f when third of 11 before finishing last of five at Kilbeggan when last seen in July. Watching brief for now.

Form: 582135

Randall's Aoibhinn^b,t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: M J Bolger| T: S Fahey| OR: 84

40/1

Form appears inconsistent and only has a short-head defeat at Kilbeggan over 3m1f in July to show as any encouragement. Other look to be progressing at a quicker rate.

Form: 8-64280

Non-Runners

Serious Ego⁶¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Forecasts

Macgiloney (7/4), Percy Veer (3/1), Salty Boy (4/1), Serious Ego (11/2), Presentingprincess (10/1), Qui Bono (10/1), Tournois (14/1), Brooks Falls (16/1), James Eclipse (25/1), Randall's Aoibhinn (40/1), Worzel Gummidge (100/1), Balstar (100/1), Indian Air (150/1)

PERCY VEER can recover from a last hurdle blunder last time when he was giving the improving Dinons - completed a hat-trick at Sedgefield on Thursday - a run for his money at Killarney last month and land the spoils here, seeing off the attentions of the Gordon Elliott-trained Serious Ego, Macgiloney and, in what looks a competitive contest, Margaret Mullins' Salty Boy. Bumper winner Brooks Falls is deserving of a second look on hurdling introduction.