14:00 Gowran Park

Monday 20 July 2020

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Goffs Supporting Irish Racing Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 3m 42.3s

Avanzi^h⁴¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: G Elliott

7/4

Gelded son of Aizavoski out of a Luso mare. Dam a winner in the point-to-point field. Promising third of 13 in a Ballinrobe bumper when last seen in May 2019 and may prove popular given top trainer/jockey combination.

Form: 3-

Bartleys Boy²¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: T Doyle

100/1

Unimpressive in seven-race career in bumpers/maiden hurdles to this point; returns for first runs since December and much improvement required.

Form: 567080-

Blue Ribbon²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: E Doyle

100/1

Well held both runs in bumpers, including last month at Tipperary (2m, good to yielding; 25-1) and needs to improve for addition of the obstacles.

Form: 7-0

Fix The Bill¹⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

40/1

Mixed signals in two point-to-points (one in Britain) and something to prove on rules bow as a result; betting will reveal plenty.

Form: 24-

Minella Away¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Nallen

80/1

Fairly modest stuff in four-race point-to-point career; tailed off 50-1 chance on hurdles bow at Kilbeggan (2m4f, good to yielding) this month and others have more going for them now.

Form: 83PF-9

Out By Six^h1¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P E Corbett| T: S R B Crawford

50/1

Some promise in bumpers and not disgraced on hurdles bow at Kilbeggan (2m4f, good; 28-1) in finishing sixth of 13 this month; hooded now and may harbour place claims with improvement.

Form: 59-6

Peres Et Fils¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Mrs J Harrington

17/2

Some promising bumper form in 2018 but interrupted by absences since and has not matched market expectations in maiden hurdles at Clonmel (2m, heavy; 7-2) and Kilbeggan (2m4f, good; 5-1) either side of lockdown (pulled up latest). Not written off.

Form: 25/5-P

Spiorad Saoirse^t1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery

11/1

Three-time winner in 30 starts on the Flat and rated 85 at his best; stamina for this is an unknown factor and first experience of jumping in public. Tongue-tie added and market should be informative.

Form:

Trump Card^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle⁽³⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 112

11/1

Outran odds of 100-1 on the Flat recently at the Curragh (1m4f, good; fourth) and has in the past shaped well in this code despite 0-7 record. Could have a say with that recent positive effort in mind.

Form: 9037/4P-

Utah⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe

11/1

Curragh maiden winner for Ballydoyle over a mile in 2016 but winless on the Flat since joining this trainer, though not without positives. Race-fit and son of Galileo is an interesting contender tackling hurdles for the first time.

Form:

With A Start¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

13/8

Sea The Stars gelding didn't achieve as much as might have been hoped on Flat but his win in that sphere was over 1m5f at Leopardstown last year and he ran a cracker in second at Bellewstown (2m1f, yielding) recently after 307 days off. Hurdles bow.

Form:

Classy Diva¹⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: S Crawley

100/1

Two poor showings at Down Royal and Navan in this sphere earlier in the year (big prices for both) and needs to improve generously back from a break on better ground.

Form: 00-

Getaway Pippa¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: I J McCarthy| T: E Sheehy

150/1

Mare unable to rise a challenge in maiden hurdles at Tipperary (3m, good to yielding; 100-1) and Bellewstown (2m4f, good; 150-1) recently and seems unlikely to improve dramatically for the drop in trip.

Form: U-00

Mountain Gale^t1

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D H Kelly

25/1

Scorpion mare is a half-sister to fairly useful 2½m hurdle winner Upstager and modest hurdler Sheelbewhatsheelbe. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap on first start.

Form:

Scarlet Revera²⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: J F O'Shea

25/1

Mixed bag in five bumpers during 2018/2019; best efforts were promising but hard to assess overall and returning from 267-day break for this hurdles bow. Best watched unless market speaks in her favour.

Form: 05/337-

Non-Runners

Better Than Heaven

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: P T Flavin J: Reserve 1

Steps Match²⁶⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: M Butler J: Reserve 2

Some Spin²⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: James King J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

With A Start (13/8), Avanzi (7/4), Peres Et Fils (17/2), Spiorad Saoirse (11/1), Utah (11/1), Trump Card (11/1), Better Than Heaven (20/1), Scarlet Revera (25/1), Mountain Gale (25/1), Steps Match (25/1), Some Spin (33/1), Fix The Bill (40/1), Out By Six (50/1), Minella Away (80/1), Blue Ribbon (100/1), Classy Diva (100/1), Bartleys Boy (100/1), Getaway Pippa (150/1)

Avanzi finished a promising third in a Ballinrobe bumper last summer and must rate as a leading chance on hurdles bow for the powerful axis of Gordon Elliott and Davy Russell despite being absent since. WITH A START ran a fine second on the level at Bellewstown this month on first start for Noel Meade however and that match sharpness may count for plenty if the son of Sea The Stars takes to this discipline. Out By Six, Utah and Trump Card are worth considering for minor money.