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Friday 23 October 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 6m 35.00s

Ballela To Milan²¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

40/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, tenth of 13 in bumper at Downpatrick (17.3f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving J. G. Cosgrave.

Form: 0-

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Call Me Freddie²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, first run since leaving Jedd O'Keeffe when ninth of 12 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (24f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 4208-9

Captain Mc³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| BF

9/4

Twice-raced maiden. Second of 7 in novice hurdle (5/6) at Downpatrick (21.5f, good) 35 days ago. One to consider with

Form: 4/5-2

Creative Venture^t1⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: M J McDonagh

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving Brian F. McCarthy when 125/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good) on hurdles bow 74 days ago, pulled up after 5 out.

Form: 246-P

Desire De Joie²³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

16/5

Fairly useful hurdler. 11/2, below form fifth of 10 in novice hurdle at Navan (22f, heavy). Off 7 months. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0/P3435-

Face The Odds^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D F O'Regan| T: N Meade| D

2/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 10 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (22.5f, good to soft, 3/1) 14 days ago, no match for winner. Trainer going well. Tongue strap back on. Should take the beating.

Form: 3/126-2

One For Joe³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 108

10/3

Fair hurdler. 7/2, bit below form fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Listowel (24f, good) 33 days ago. Stable having good spell.

Form: 0333-54

Wake The Giant^h²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: N C Kelly

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1 and hooded for 1st time, eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 24 days ago.

Form: 7-98

Lord M²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Ricky Doyle| T: J P Dempsey

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (16f, good, 28/1) 25 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 89

Saddler's Cottage²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: A Donoghue

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 100/1, sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (24f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 06

Forecasts

Face The Odds (2/1), Captain Mc (9/4), Desire De Joie (16/5), One For Joe (10/3), Lord M (28/1), Ballela To Milan (40/1), Call Me Freddie (50/1), Saddler's Cottage (100/1), Wake The Giant (125/1), Creative Venture (200/1)

FACE THE ODDS and Desire De Joie are closely matched on form but the latter has the benefit of a recent run, so he's taken to come out on top in a race that the pair should dominate. Captain Mc and One For Joe are the only others for whom a case can be made.