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Friday 6 September 2019

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Pat Doyle Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 3m 53.0s

Forza Libranno⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P D Kennedy| T: N Lawlor

25/1

Hurdling newcomer who ran poorly when he was seen on the Flat recently. Stays 7f on the level, could well be a doubt about him staying this 2m; career record reads 1-33, other appeal more.

Form:

Jack Hackett²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P E Corbett| T: Mrs D A Love

11/2

Point-to-point winner on his third start, also taken a bumper. Looked the type to progress over hurdles but that hasn't happened so far failing to progress from his debut effort last time here over further.

Form: 811-444

Marine One¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

3/1

Fairly useful sort on the Flat despite only winning once (1-16), stays 2m. Now had his attentions turned to hurdling; showed more than first-time up in this sphere when filling the runner-up slot over 2m2f last time; every chance on that form.

Form: F2

Ya Boy Ya¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J W Kenny⁽⁷⁾| T: C Bowe

11/4

Dual point-to-point scorer who made a successful debut under Rules when taking a Downpatrick bumper last time. Showed a good attitude to win but did have a hard race last time out (won by 1L); now makes his hurdles debut.

Form: 4123-11

Jim Ja

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: M Butler

33/1

Newcomer; half-brother to point-to-point winner Exhibit Five, dam bumper/fair 2m hurdle winner, also 2m1f winner on Flat. Yard yet to have a winner in the current season 0-5, 1-43 over hurdles last five seasons; best watched.

Form:

Lough Eske⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: K C Sexton| T: E Sheehy

100/1

Pulled up in his only point-to-point his Rules form isn't any better having failed to complete on his last two starts; looks of little account, hard to recommend.

Form: P-9PP

Galros Jimmy^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy

100/1

Half-brother to several winners; beaten 98L on his hurdling debut over 2m here, offered little racing off the pace. Would have to improve markedly to make an impression here, that looks unlikely.

Form: 6

Cocohulababy^t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: E Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

6/4

Fair filly on the Flat (1-8, win came over 7f, AW); showed an aptitude for hurdling on her debut at Bellewstown (2m, good), race has worked out well. Confirmed that promise last time over 2m at Tramore, one of the more likely sorts.

Form: 42

Knockatoo Hill²⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: M J Bolger| T: P Cluskey

66/1

Well held so far in all her bumper/hurdles efforts; finished last of 14 on her most recent effort and looks of little account. Returns from a long absence but hard to think she will get involved with the principles.

Form: 0/080-

Kevins Spirit

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Nolan

33/1

Newcomer, fifth foal; half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful 2m4f chase winner Prolinx, dam bumper winner. Yard yet to have a jumps winner this season and one of the less-likely types in this.

Form:

Lady Riposte¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: A J Flaherty⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

100/1

No sound form in two bumper runs and events didn't get any better over hurdles when sent over timber for her debut last time. Very hard to make anything approaching a sound case for on the evidence so far.

Form: 708

Mind Your Step¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Mullins

50/1

Two starts over hurdles have yet to prove that she holds much in the way of ability. Fourth last time out was merely a function of passing beaten horses; hard to imagine much more being forthcoming here.

Form: 04

Forecasts

Cocohulababy (6/4), Ya Boy Ya (11/4), Marine One (3/1), Jack Hackett (11/2), Forza Libranno (25/1), Jim Ja (33/1), Kevins Spirit (33/1), Mind Your Step (50/1), Knockatoo Hill (66/1), Galros Jimmy (100/1), Lady Riposte (100/1), Lough Eske (100/1)

If she can reproduce her Tramore second from last time out when bumping into a Willie Mullins hotpot then COCOHULABABY will be hard to beat especially when you consider her debut contest over hurdles has also worked out well. Ya Boy Ya quickly switches to hurdles and if the hard race that he had on his bumper/Rules debut hasn’t left its mark the he’s also in with a good chance. Marine One is another expected to improve with Jack Hackett not yet written off given his previous form in point-to-points and bumpers.