13:50 Down Royal

Tuesday 17 March 2020

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Bluegrass Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 32.50s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Bal De Rio

7/2, 4/1, 7/2, 4/1

4/1

Whirling Dervish

14/1, 12/1, 11/1, 10/1

11/1

Thimbleweed

40/1, 50/1, 66/1, 80/1

100/1

Captain Mc

11/2, 5/1, 9/2, 9/2, 4/1, 7/2

10/3

Double Jemmy

11/1

12/1

Ilikehim

40/1

50/1

Mezyan

66/1, 80/1

100/1

Mig Des Taillons

33/1

Now Where Or When

15/8, 2/1, 9/4, 5/2, 11/4, 3/1

3/1

Stansfield

80/1

The Miser

150/1

Wingin A Prayer

13/2, 6/1, 11/2, 5/1, 9/2, 4/1, 7/2, 7/2

10/3

Djasek

40/1

33/1

Second Symphony

80/1

100/1

Smiling Emily

200/1

Timber Tang Girl

100/1

Deealli

15/2, 8/1, 17/2, 9/1

10/1

Mistertommyshelby

80/1

100/1

Union Park

100/1

Basrah Breeze

80/1

SP Book Percentage 133.68

Non-Runners

Ballela Storm³⁴⁶

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: J G Cosgrave J: Reserve 3

Leading Line¹⁴

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Myles Milan²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Now Where Or When (3/1), Wingin A Prayer (10/3), Captain Mc (10/3), Bal De Rio (4/1), Deealli (10/1), Whirling Dervish (11/1), Double Jemmy (12/1), Ballela Storm (12/1), Myles Milan (12/1), Djasek (33/1), Mig Des Taillons (33/1), Leading Line (33/1), Ilikehim (50/1), Stansfield (80/1), Basrah Breeze (80/1), Timber Tang Girl (100/1), Second Symphony (100/1), Thimbleweed (100/1), Mistertommyshelby (100/1), Union Park (100/1), Mezyan (100/1), The Miser (150/1), Smiling Emily (200/1)

The remarkable BAL DE RIO has only finished outside the places once in ten hurdles outings and is clearly the form pick in this contest. There seemed to be nothing wrong with his attitude when only going down in a bobbing finish last time at Clonmel and this looks a very decent opportunity to finally get off the mark. If Wingin A Prayer can be forgiven a below par run last time at Naas then he had been showing enough progression to suggest he should be winning a race like this very soon. Now Where Or When got close enough to future winner Francin at Naan to give encouragement that he is much better than his humble pedigree suggests.