14:10 Down Royal
Monday 6 May 2019
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Pepsi Max Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
- 4YO plus | 2m 100y | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 20 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 10.0s
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Four-race maiden hurdler who hit the frame finishing third of 15 beaten 1½L behind Brace Yourself in November. Lightly raced since, the Fastnet Rock gelding finished well down the field following a break recently. Likely more to come.
Plenty miles on the clock for a seven-year-old and record on turf is just two from 31 on the Flat. Running off a low mark on the level latest and one to watch on hurdling debut.
93-rated handicapper for Godolphin and Saeed Bin Suroor in 2016, but sold cheaply for £2,500 in November 2017. Well down the field on a couple of initial hurdling efforts last month and more needed here.
Returned from a break with two sterling efforts to be placed at Gowran Park and here over 2m4f before the end of the year. Third of 23 at Fairyhouse last month and very much a leading player.
Has a speed-based pedigree, and has looked short on stamina in a handful of runs for Seamus Fahey. Pulled up on both starts for current connections and is easily passed over.
Gelding by Elusive Pimpernel out of a Karinga Bay mare. Looks a long term prospect on hurdling debut for yard who have had three hurdlers well beaten at Fairyhouse recently.
58-rated handicapper on the Flat, will need significant improvement on three dismal hurdling efforts around the turn of the year, starting at odds of no less than 50/1 on each occasion and running accordingly.
Iffraaj gelding out of a Vettori mare. No impression and beaten before three out when falling at the second last on debut over C&D in March. Plenty more needed in this company.
One from seven on the Flat when in the care of trainer Jim Bolger. Difficult to make a case for following a couple of poor maiden hurdle runs at Ballinrobe and Sligo last month. Plenty to prove at present.
Gelding by Haatef out of a Marju mare. Half-brother to the handy Estibdaad and Danz Gift. Nothing of note in three bumpers and when pulled up on hurdling debut at Cork in November. Will need to raise overall profile to play a role.
Gelding by So You Think out of a Tiger Hill mare. Dam raced once on the Flat, out of a half-sister (Unraced) to the top-class 1¼m/1½m Pilsudski. Market likely to reveal expectations on hurdling debut.
55,000 guineas foal by Sepoy with the dam having been a winner up to 1m2f. Three dismal career starts for Mark Johnston last term and last of 22 beaten 78L on the Flat on stable debut when last seen in October.
Gelded 68-rated handicapper on the Flat for trainer Andrew Balding. Yard currently struggling with the performance of their hurdlers and possibly one to watch on hurdling debut.
Gelding by Salutino out of a Luso mare. Finished well down the pack on hurdling debut for Champion hurdle winning yard and possibly one best avoided on second start.
Highly tried on Flat as a juvenile and showed ability in pattern company. Finished 17th of 20 beaten 125L on hurdling debut in a Navan maiden before a 75L defeat at Fairyhouse behind La Tektor last month. Vast improvement needed.
Gelding by Le Fou out of a Shernazar mare. Cost €5,500 as a foal and is a half-brother to 2m hurdle winner Calton Entry. Best watched on hurdling debut representing a yard with a 15% strike rate with their hurdlers in the last month.
Court Cave filly from a small yard, unable to get any sort of blow before Christmas in a bumper at Naas. No impression and well beaten on hurdling debut at Fairyhouse when last seen in January. Others preferred.
Yet to reach a place in six starts on Flat and over jumps and appears very modest on all evidence to date. Impossible to fancy.
Half-sister to talented hurdler Jenkins, but just a moderate Flat handicapper at best. Well held in two starts over timber in races eight months apart. Well below par form looks set to continue.
First Reserve: Poor form in a couple of point-to-point starts since February before finishing 11th of 14 beaten 92L on hurdling debut at Sligo over 2m4f. Likely to struggle if making the line-up.
Non-Runners
6
Generalisation44
Weight: 11-4| Age: 6
T: H De Bromhead J: D P Holden
NR
22
Walking In Memphis131
Weight: 10-11| Age: 5
T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2
NR
23
Whinny Island8
Weight: 10-13| Age: 4
T: V Wilson J: Reserve 3
NR
Forecasts
Calicojack (5/4), Batts Rock (9/4), Generalisation (6/1), Ellipsism (7/1), Wayfarer (8/1), Lopito (25/1), Brokopondo (25/1), Survival Mode (28/1), Ballymac Boy (33/1), Magheralagan (33/1), Whinny Island (33/1), Walking In Memphis (33/1), Storm Flight (40/1), Swiss Cottage (40/1), Magic Sea (50/1), Rockford (50/1), Signing Off (50/1), Indian Admiral (66/1), Lucky Road (66/1), Elusive Intrusive (66/1), Keenaghan Lass (66/1), Important Message (80/1), Dark Lightning (100/1)
CALICOJACK can get off the mark over hurdles at the sixth time of asking for connections following some solid runs in defeat when hitting the frame on no less than four occasions. The seven-year-old can improve on his third of 23 at Fairyhouse last month and see off the attentions of the potentially exciting, Batts Rock and the Henry De Bromhead-trained Generalisation.
- Calicojack
- Batts Rock
- Generalisation
Prize Money
1st: €6,775.002nd: €2,101.003rd: €1,001.004th: €451.005th: €176.00
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