13:45 Listowel

Saturday 15 September 2018

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John Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 5.70s

Balliniska Band¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Geraghty| T: C Byrnes| D

4/7

By Definite Article out of a Tap On Wood mare. Half-brother to The Crafty Butcher and Bob Ford. Won both bumper starts and looks interesting on hurdling debut.

Form: 11-

City Hall^t1

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

10/1

Galileo gelding out of a Diktat mare. Half-brother to game sorts Supasundae and Shelford. Market likely to reveal expectation on debut.

Form:

Kilcolman Dj⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M A Enright| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 88

100/1

Nothing of any note in three dismal maiden hurdle performances since May, beaten over 20L on each occasion. Looks up against it here.

Form: 000

Killacolla³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: A E Lynch| T: A Leahy

20/1

Daylami gelding out of a Mr Greeley mare half-brother to Zaynar and Pigeon Island. Beaten in a couple of bumpers to date and made to many errors on hurdling debut at Roscommon last month. Hard to fancy.

Form: 25-7

Petit Tartare¹⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: S A Shortall⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

16/1

Heliostatic gelding out of a Nononito mare. Half-brother to Mr Gallivanter. Well held on disappointing bumper start at Ballinrobe when last seen in April. Worth a market check though give form of yard.

Form: 7-

Randalls Ur Poet^v⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M J Bolger| T: S Fahey| OR: 120

5/2

Has hit the frame in each of his last three hurdle starts including finishing third of 12 here on Tuesday over this trip. Worth a market check.

Form: 23232-3

Shamad⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R Loughran| T: Peter Fahey

33/1

70-rated handicapper on the Flat for trainer Dermot Weld and looks a long-term prospect for new connections following the gelding running out through the wings of a hurdle at Wexford recently.

Form: R

Sideline Cut²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: E Bolger

50/1

Stowaway gelding out of an Old Vic mare. Half-brother to Illwalktheline and one of five in the race for leading owner. Disappointed on debut in a Killarney maiden hurdle over 2m1f last month. Needs to improve significantly here.

Form: 0

Sir Pimpernel¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

80/1

Elusive Pimpernel gelding out of a Vinnie Roe mare. Yard are without a winner from seven bumper starts this year. Will possibly improve on hurdling introduction here.

Form: 8-

Thatbeatsbanagher²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: E Bolger

25/1

Flemensfirth gelding dam was a fair staying hurdles winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser Across The Bay. Well beaten on both hurdle starts to date. Looks to be a future prospect.

Form: 40

Wolfofallstreets¹⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

25/1

Tailed off on debut over hurdles at Cork before another 20L defeat in a Punchestown bumper when last seen in April. May find this a tough assignment.

Form: 67-

Low Web

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Moore| T: S Doyle

100/1

Filly by Arcadio out of a Eurobus mare. Half-sister to winners The Game Changer and Flying Angel. Watching brief on hurdling bow.

Form:

Non-Runners

Panther Soul³⁴⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: W P Mullins J: Paul Townend

Star Maker²⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Forecasts

Balliniska Band (4/7), Randalls Ur Poet (5/2), Panther Soul (5/2), Star Maker (7/1), City Hall (10/1), Petit Tartare (16/1), Killacolla (20/1), Thatbeatsbanagher (25/1), Wolfofallstreets (25/1), Shamad (33/1), Sideline Cut (50/1), Sir Pimpernel (80/1), Kilcolman Dj (100/1), Low Web (100/1)

The Seamus Fahey-trained RANDALL UR POET can get off the mark over hurdles at the 12th time of asking in the opener in what appears to be a weak looking contest. Star Maker from the Gordon Elliott yard needs to improve on a number of below par efforts last term and on seasonal debut at Tramore recently but can hit the frame under Davy Russell with newcomers City Hall and the 'straight-to-hurdles' Panther Soul the biggest dangers.