15:40 Bellewstown

Tuesday 25 August 2020

All15:4016:1016:4017:1017:4018:1518:45

Lougher Stables Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 20.1s

Arakan Quest^t²¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Yvonne Latta| OR: 118

85/40

Fair hurdler. Creditable third of 19 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.6f, heavy, 16/1). Off 7 months ahead of this debut for new yard and he's the one to beat.

Form: 273U53-

Big King⁴⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: K J Brouder| T: B Connell| OR: 97

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fourth of 8 in novice hurdle (4/1) at Killarney (17f, good). Off 15 months and improvement needed.

Form: 087/4-

Clondaw Hollow^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D J McInerney| T: J C McConnell

6/1

Twice-raced maiden under Rules. Fourth of 14 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Galway (16.7f, soft) on hurdles bow 25 days ago. Entitled to come on for that run and this point winner is worth a second look.

Form: 31/7-4

Fierami³²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

15/2

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, soft, 16/1) 32 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: F5/7-57

Inchavour^p1,t1⁵⁷⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: G A Kingston

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Gowran (20f, soft). Off 19 months ahead of this debut for new yard and best watched.

Form: 000P/

Doune Castle^t¹⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly

66/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Tenth of 14 in handicap (10/1) at Dundalk (10.7f). Hard to warm to on this hurdles debut.

Form:

Futurum Regem²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: E Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 109

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time, fourteenth of 18 in handicap (33/1) at Galway (11.8f, soft) 24 days ago. Headgear discarded back in this sphere and not without each-way hope.

Form: F009-2

Hat Yai⁴⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J H Black

200/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Fourth of 8 in minor event (7/1) at Nottingham (8.3f, good to soft). Off 16 months ahead of this debut for new yard/hurdling bow.

Form:

Jess's Corner^h⁴³

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

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle (17/2) at Roscommon (15.4f, good) 43 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 905-59

L'Un Deux Trois^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan

11/2

Promising type. 10/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Showed ability on debut in this sphere at Limerick in June.

Form: 4

Shotgun Willie

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: A W Short| T: P J Rothwell

100/1

€12,500 3-y-o, Valirann gelding. Half-brother to modest chaser Johnny Yuma. Dam, lightly raced in points, half-sister to high-class hurdler (2m winner) Go Native. Likely to come on for the run.

Form:

Railway Hurricane²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 11/4, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 24 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 145-8U

Lucky Buck²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: A J Martin

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, eleventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.9f, good) 20 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

Tribal Story²⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: P J Gilligan J: J G Gilligan

Moyler

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: D A McLoughlin J: C D Maxwell

Twentybore²⁷

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: E Griffin J: Ricky Doyle

Seamus Darby²⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: M J Smith J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Arakan Quest (85/40), Futurum Regem (9/2), L'Un Deux Trois (11/2), Clondaw Hollow (6/1), Railway Hurricane (7/1), Fierami (15/2), Seamus Darby (10/1), Jess's Corner (12/1), Big King (20/1), Moyler (25/1), Tribal Story (33/1), Twentybore (33/1), Lucky Buck (66/1), Doune Castle (66/1), Shotgun Willie (100/1), Inchavour (150/1), Hat Yai (200/1)

Having shaped well on debut in this sphere back from an 8-month break at Limerick in June, L'UN DEUX TROIS subsequently went close in a Leopardstown handicap on the Flat. The first-time tongue strap he sported on that occasion is retained here and, with improvement anticipated, he is marginally preferred to Arakan Quest. Futurum Regem and Clondaw Hollow can do battle for minor honours.