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Saturday 10 October 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 12.4s

Queens Brook²¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

2/7

Put daylight between herself and the rest when storming home in the mud on Gowran bumper debut. Confirmed that promise when third in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham. Exciting recuit to hurdling.

Form: 3/113-

Capilano Bridge²⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer

7/1

Respectable fourth of 17 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 10/1). Off 9 months. Sets the standard in this sphere, albeit only a fair one.

Form: 56/5824-

Coole Arcade⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: J O Clifford

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, fifth of 11 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, good to soft) 8 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: PP-95

Decimation

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: H De Bromhead

8/1

:€120,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 27f) Rev It Up. Of obvious interest on debut for top connections.

Form:

Master Of De Style^t1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

100/1

€10,000 4-y-o, Mahler gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler Mahlervous. Pulled up both starts in points (latest Sep 19). Wears tongue strap for Rules debut.

Form: P-P

Small Bad Bob³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: P Nolan

7/1

Maiden pointer who has shown fair form both starts to date under Rules (maiden hurdle/bumper).

Form: 4/352-25

Cratloe

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: M J McDonagh

150/1

Creachadoir colt. Dam unraced.

Form:

General Clermont³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr D Kiely⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

80/1

Fair hurdler who was too free on bumper debut at Galway last month and now back over hurdles.

Form: 3-39

Gua Du Large

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

10/1

€65,000 3-y-o, Kapgarde gelding. Brother to Embrun du Large. Dam (c97/h118), French 15f hurdle winner, half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Turcagua. Newcomer to note.

Form:

Hardwired^t1³¹

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

25/1

Fair in bumpers. Ran below that level sent hurdling at Punchestown last month but is entitled to progress. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 42-05

Lord Rivers²⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: G Bourke⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, last of 11 in bumper at Naas (15.9f, soft) on NH debut. Off 9 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0-

Moyler^p1,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

150/1

Little impact in a trio of maiden hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: P00

The Declaimer

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: J T R Dreaper

125/1

Arakan gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Above The City. Dam unraced.

Form:

Boss Girl

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Austin

80/1

Fame And Glory mare. Dam (h83), maiden hurdler (stayed 19f), closely related to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (2m winner) Cailin's Perk.

Form:

Daughter Of Oscar¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: I J McCarthy| T: C P Donoghue

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (16f, good, 100/1) on NH debut 12 days ago.

Form: 0

San Fantastic

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly

200/1

Sans Frontieres mare. Dam (h76) maiden hurdler/chaser (stayed 27f).

Form:

Non-Runners

Defan¹⁹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 1

Union Park¹⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Sand And Water¹²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: D A McLoughlin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Queens Brook (2/7), Small Bad Bob (7/1), Capilano Bridge (7/1), Decimation (8/1), Gua Du Large (10/1), Union Park (12/1), Defan (14/1), Hardwired (25/1), Sand And Water (66/1), General Clermont (80/1), Boss Girl (80/1), Master Of De Style (100/1), Coole Arcade (125/1), The Declaimer (125/1), Cratloe (150/1), Daughter Of Oscar (150/1), Moyler (150/1), Lord Rivers (150/1), San Fantastic (200/1)

QUEENS BROOK created an excellent impression in bumpers last season and has the potential to make up into a leading novice hurdler this winter, especially once having her stamina tested. Henry de Bromhead saddles a pair of interesting newcomers in Decimation and Gua du Large and market support for either would need respecting.