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Saturday 12 October 2019

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St Margaret's GAA Race Day Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 6.30s

Sois Gentil⁶⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: C A McBratney| D

50/1

Won a bumper on his racecourse bow at Clonmel in 2017 for Willie Mullins. Below par in a couple of maiden hurdles at Downpatrick and Punchestown last year, changing stables in between.

Form: 180/

Daylight Katie^h¹⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

2/5

High-class bumper performer who was third in a Grade 2 at Aintree and second in a Grade 3 at Punchestown in May under her owner. Professionally ridden for first time now, and stands out at this level.

Form: 1/2313-2

Glint In Her Eye³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J M Moore| T: N Meade

12/1

Bumper winner at Killarney in July, but that was a modest contest, and she was well beaten (having left Ger Hourigan) on her debut over hurdles at Listowel last month.

Form: 0-5710

Saint Or Sinner⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

33/1

Promising start when landing a 2¼m bumper at Downpatrick on good going before disappointing when odds-on at Perth. Has been soundly beaten on both starts over hurdles, and suddenly has plenty to prove.

Form: 13P6

Cedar Hill⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: S Crawley

50/1

Has been beaten a long way on both starts to date, and seems very limited on early evidence.

Form: 08

In Your Shadow¹⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S A Shortall| T: N Meade

12/1

Better effort in bumpers when fourth at Down Royal in January. Shaped as if better for the run when fifth of 14 to Road To Dubai in a maiden at Ballinrobe on hurdling bow. Has plenty to find on bare form, but should do better.

Form: 0/4-5

Jezarus^t⁴⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: I J McCarthy| T: T M Walsh

25/1

Pulled up between the flags, but has fared better over hurdles at 2m, finishing a respectable sixth of 18 to Gold Seal in a maiden at Roscommon last time. Vulnerable to unexposed sorts, but should improve further.

Form: P/06-

More Music²⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: S J Treacy

50/1

Son of Morozov who pulled up on his only start in point-to-points. Makes scant appeal now hurdling.

Form: P-

Fox Le Bel¹⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: Miss E Doyle

20/1

From a good French family and shaped with plenty of promise for the future when 11¼ lengths eighth of 16 to Bua Boy in a 2m maiden hurdle at Cork on debut. Place claims with normal improvement.

Form: 8-

Geesala Scorpion

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

7/1

Scorpion half-brother to bumper winner/fair hurdler Benny In Milan. Likely to need more of a test, but won't need to be anything special to be in the mix for a place on racecourse debut.

Form:

Let Her Flow⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan

66/1

Fair form at best in bumpers,. but has achieve little in two starts over hurdles, jumping badly even before taking an early fall on her most recent start.

Form: 00-45U

My Newbrook Rose¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Ricky Doyle⁽³⁾| T: A Murray

66/1

Hinted at ability in a Wexford bumper, but soundly beaten switched to hurdles at Roscommon recently, and can't be fancied on the back of that woeful effort.

Form: F216-0

Baby Sioux¹⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy

66/1

Mustameet half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler Laser Light. Perhaps unfair to crab her too much on the basis that she pulled up on her only start in points, but still not easy to consider on Rules bow.

Form: P

Bonnie's Dream⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: R P Treacy⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy

100/1

Dam won over hurdles, but this daughter of Le Fou has offered nothing in two starts under Rules to date, and not expected to get involved.

Form: 80

Whatsnotoknow^h,t¹⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: M F Morris

7/1

Improving with experience, his best effort when second of 19 to Festival d'Ex in Goffs Land Rover Bumper at Punchestown in the spring with this headgear combination tried. Solid place claims if translating that form to new discipline. Reserve 1

Form: 44-2

Non-Runners

Arctic Ambition¹⁶⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: R Tyner J: Phillip Enright

Puerto Calero¹¹⁷

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: P J Cawley

Three Boyo's¹⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: T G McCourt J: Reserve 2

Empire Escape¹⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D Broad J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Daylight Katie (2/5), Whatsnotoknow (7/1), Geesala Scorpion (7/1), In Your Shadow (12/1), Glint In Her Eye (12/1), Empire Escape (14/1), Three Boyo's (16/1), Fox Le Bel (20/1), Jezarus (25/1), Arctic Ambition (25/1), Puerto Calero (25/1), Saint Or Sinner (33/1), Cedar Hill (50/1), Sois Gentil (50/1), More Music (50/1), My Newbrook Rose (66/1), Let Her Flow (66/1), Baby Sioux (66/1), Bonnie's Dream (100/1)

DAYLIGHT KATIE is not the biggest, but she stands head and shoulders over whet is largely a motley band of maiden hurdlers, and it will be a shock if she doesn't deliver. First Reserve Whatsnotoknow was second in the Goffs Land Rover Bumper and will be the main threat if taking his place, with Fox Le Bel making most appeal of the others.