13:15 Down Royal

Saturday 31 October 2020

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Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 4m 32.7s

Ballyadam²²³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

4/6

£330,000 4-y-o, Fame And Glory gelding. Confirmed debut promise when winning 13-runner bumper at Downpatrick (17.3f) in March and he's a most exciting prospect now hurdling.

Form: 131-

Colonel Mustard³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: L Fowler| D

10/3

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers. 16/5, won 12-runner bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, soft) 31 days ago, comfortably. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 21

Falco Du Sauzay^h1⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: L Lennon

250/1

Little show in points. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Galway (20.7f, heavy, 125/1) on NH debut 6 days ago and readily passed over.

Form: RU7-P

Guiri¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: Mrs J Harrington

14/1

Useful Flat winner. Promising type. Sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, soft, 14/1) 17 days ago. Likely to improve further.

Form: 5-6

Hes A Hardy Bloke³⁰

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

10/3

Fairly useful winner at 2m in bumpers. Won 14-runner bumper at Clonmel (16.5f, good, 5/2) 30 days ago, forging clear. Rates a useful prospect now hurdling.

Form: 551P-21

Pushaq^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann

400/1

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 50/1) 15 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. 5/10 on last hurdle outing.

Form: 05/

Still Standing²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

11/2

Useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 13/8, second of 13 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, good to soft) 29 days ago, just failing. Fancied to be thereabouts.

Form: 04-2

Copia Verborum⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe

150/1

Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 7f on flat. 150/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 51 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 7

Full Noise¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: D P Dunne

300/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, soft, 125/1) on NH debut 18 days ago.

Form: 0

Hat Yai⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J H Black

300/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. First run since leaving Andrew Balding when pulled up in novice hurdle (200/1) at Bellewstown (16.7f, heavy) on NH debut 67 days ago, struggling 5 out.

Form: P

Howyated^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

100/1

Califet gelding. Dam, runner-up in point, sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 29f) Beg To Differ. Wears tongue strap. Likely best watched on debut.

Form:

Penny Jar²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: P Downey

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 14 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Gowran (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 29 days ago.

Form: 877

Pittsburg⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin| T: J H Black

300/1

Once-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle (150/1) at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 50 days ago, tailing off some way out.

Form: P

The Declaimer²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper

300/1

Once-raced maiden. 125/1, fourteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 21 days ago.

Form: 0

Ringhill Lady³¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: J J Lambe| OR: 85

300/1

50/1, fourth of 12 in novice hurdle at this course (17f, heavy) in December 2019. Can only be watched on return.

Form: 95P904-

Frisco Queen

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: S Crawley

200/1

Kalanisi filly. Half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser Stephanie Frances. Dam unraced.

Form:

Mater Matuta⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: D F O'Regan| T: E D Delany

200/1

Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 22/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Navan (10f, good to soft) 56 days ago.

Form:

Stocai Ban^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. 40/1, fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 50

Non-Runners

Puerto Banus²⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: C A McBratney J: Reserve 1

Queen Emily⁵³⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: Mrs S Dawson J: Reserve 2

The Miser²²⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: W J Bryson J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Ballyadam (4/6), Colonel Mustard (10/3), Hes A Hardy Bloke (10/3), Still Standing (11/2), Guiri (14/1), The Miser (50/1), Puerto Banus (50/1), Howyated (100/1), Queen Emily (100/1), Copia Verborum (150/1), Mater Matuta (200/1), Frisco Queen (200/1), Penny Jar (250/1), Falco Du Sauzay (250/1), Ringhill Lady (300/1), Full Noise (300/1), Hat Yai (300/1), Stocai Ban (300/1), The Declaimer (300/1), Pittsburg (300/1), Pushaq (400/1)

BALLYADAM looked an exciting prospect when off the mark at the second attempt in bumpers at Downpatrick in March, ridden more positively than on debut and drawing clear impressively. He's a useful prospect now hurdling and earns the vote. He's A Hardy Bloke and Colonel Mustard were similarly impressive in bumpers and are respected, along with Still Standing who boasts experience over hurdles.