14:00 Downpatrick

Friday 12 October 2018

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Molson Coors Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 43.8s

Arizengo¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: A Ring| T: H Smyth

100/1

Nothing positive to report in bumper efforts, including here a fortnight ago, and only previous try over timber saw him pulled up at Bellewstown (3m, good) in July. Plenty to find it seems.

Form: 9-085P6

Greenandwhitearmy²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: N McKnight

33/1

Runner-up effort in 2m2½f good-ground bumper here in July easily the best of efforts so far in that sphere or over timber. Poor at Clonmel in one spin since, back over jumps with improvement to locate.

Form: 9-0428

Hells Angel¹³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M A Enright| T: J Morrison

66/1

Second foal, half-brother to fair hurdler North Hill (stayed 2m6f). Failed to complete in two of three point-to-point starts.

Form: F-P8

A Place Apart¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: G N Fox| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 102

9/2

Long-standing maiden in both codes (0-10 over timber), showed better attitude and improved form when battling second in 2m good-ground handicap at Roscommon this month. Needs to build on that.

Form: 52-0B02

Adulterated^h1¹⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

11/2

Fame And Glory gelding, bought for €21,000 as a foal and £100,000 as a three-year-old. Dam a sister to a 3m hurdle winner. Slipped-up when beaten on debut in Punchestown bumper in April. Back for hurdling bow, yard in fine form, likely better ahead.

Form: S-

Autumn Berry

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: D J Mullins| T: B R Hamilton

25/1

Cost €7,200 as a three-year-old, first foal, dam a modest 1m1f winner. Positive jockey booking and market may reveal more.

Form:

Free Ranger^p1,t1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: J M Moore| T: N Meade| BF

6/4

Placed in all three starts over timber, goes up in trip here and get an array of new headgear, should be right in the thick of things again.

Form: 22-3

Joe The Crow¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: S A Shortall| T: J P O'Brien

11/2

Fair effort at Roscommon on hurdling bow over 2m (fourth), for that ties in well with Free Ranger and should improve for the experience.

Form: 7-4

Rising^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: C J Orr⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly

66/1

Maiden on the Flat, tailed off a fortnight ago over C&D on hurdling bow and hard to make a case for now.

Form: 7

Ar Eagla Na Heagla^b³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Paul Townend| T: Francis Casey| OR: 104| BF

8/1

0-7 over timber now but has threatened on more than one occasion at Sligo from 2m-2m4f, not ruled out on first start here if putting best foot forward. Watch betting.

Form: 46-2533

Misty Mountain³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J J Lambe| OR: 104

10/1

Some promising efforts over timber in first three starts but latest Wexford run (2m, good to yielding) was disappointing having come in for market support, must bounce back.

Form: 4248

Forecasts

Free Ranger (6/4), A Place Apart (9/2), Joe The Crow (11/2), Adulterated (11/2), Ar Eagla Na Heagla (8/1), Misty Mountain (10/1), Autumn Berry (25/1), Greenandwhitearmy (33/1), Rising (66/1), Hells Angel (66/1), Arizengo (100/1)

FREE RANGER has shown consistency in three hurdling starts so far (placed in each) and was perhaps unlucky not to be close las time. He sports an array of new headgear now and, up in trip, can open his account. Joe The Crow wasn't far behind the selection on his jumping bow last time and should improve while Adulterated, sporting a hood, is the sort to come good for Gigginstown after a summer off.