15:55 Bellewstown

Saturday 4 July 2020

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Consistently The Best At Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 4m 4.5s

Broken Ice^t1¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell

20/1

Down the field on return to action on the Flat on stable debut at Fairyhouse last month. Three winners from 30 national hunt runners for the yard since racing returned last month.

Form:

Hazran^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E M O'Sullivan

20/1

Sole effort over hurdles when pulled-up at Cork over 2m on soft in December. Worthy of a check in the market as post time approaches.

Form: P-

Jess's Corner^h¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T G McCourt| OR: 99

40/1

Failed to shine in six races on the Flat. Sent off at odds of 100/1 in a couple of initial spins over hurdles before running accordingly on both occasions before registering a career best effort at Naas over 2m when last seen in January.

Form: 905-

Million Percent

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

16/1

Sageburg gelding out of a Cloudings mare. One of two in the line-up for yard who saddled five winners from 33 national hunt runners since racing came back last month.

Form:

Oak Park¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 129

5/4

Third of 15 beaten over 11L on first start since March last month. Caution with the yard starting slowly since racing resumed saddling one winner over the jumps from 31 starters.

Form: 3F5P-3

Orlov^b1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: P W Flynn

150/1

Slipped up on hurdling debut at Leopardstown in December before a dismal effort at Thurles in January. First time blinkers unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here.

Form: S0-

Pepper'n Salt¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell

10/3

Not disgraced in a couple of starts over hurdles so far, encouraging effort on debut at Thurles in January. One of two in the line-up for yard currently boasting a 30% win and place strike rate since racing returned last month.

Form: 27-

Soloheadbeg⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: R M Power| T: H De Bromhead

10/1

Three-race maiden improving for every start. Yard have started back in good style with National hunt runners since racing came back with a 30% win and place strike rate, five winners from 33 runners.

Form: 36-4

Tham Luang^t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: L Lennon

40/1

Eight-race maiden on the Flat before outrunning his price in a Tipperary maiden hurdle last month over 2m finishing third of 13 runners at odds of 100/1. Needs to take a step forward on that run.

Form: 3

Top Line Tommy¹⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady

12/1

Without a victory in four starts over hurdles including on his most recent start at Punchestown in December finishing fourth of 20 runners. Running well in defeat before the break and one for the shortlist.

Form: 9524-

Very Excellent¹⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: B J Cooper| T: A McNamara| OR: 118

16/5

Well held when last seen at Leopardstown in December over 2m following a couple of encouraging efforts in October/November. Better than last start suggests.

Form: 7F227-

Alice Milligan^h²²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: M Butler

100/1

60-rated maiden on the Flat for trainer Willie McCreery. Not seen since November and market likely to reveal expectations for connections on hurdling introduction.

Form:

Puddymore²⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: K C Sexton| T: P Stafford

125/1

First Reserve: 10-race maiden on the Flat. Beaten over 150 lengths on only outing over hurdles at Ballinrobe, tailed off over 2m2f when last seen in September.

Form: 0-

Mistertommyshelby¹⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Griffin

125/1

Second Reserve: Not particularly well bred but is related to some minor hurdle and point-to-point winners. Beaten over 64L on hurdling debut in March and unlikely to be troubling the judge here.

Form: 0-

Non-Runners

Bamileke Des Noes

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: P M J Doyle J: J J Doyle

Morph²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: J Magnier J: C J Orr

Star Company¹²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: E Doyle J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Oak Park (5/4), Very Excellent (16/5), Pepper'n Salt (10/3), Soloheadbeg (10/1), Top Line Tommy (12/1), Million Percent (16/1), Broken Ice (20/1), Hazran (20/1), Bamileke Des Noes (20/1), Morph (25/1), Jess's Corner (40/1), Tham Luang (40/1), Star Company (66/1), Alice Milligan (100/1), Puddymore (125/1), Mistertommyshelby (125/1), Orlov (150/1)

One of the few positives for the yard since racing resumed, OAK PARK can win for trainer Gordon Elliott. The four-year-old, who ran in the Grade 1 Spring juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown in February, finished an encouraging third of 15 runners on seasonal return at Limerick last month. Million Percent on debut for the riding-high Henry De Bromhead yard could go well, while Very Excellent for trainer Andrew McNamara ran well in defeat on a couple of starts over hurdles in October/November can emerge as the biggest threat. In a weak looking renewal, Pepper'n Salt for Gavin Cromwell and Soloheadbeg should not be taken lightly.