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Charleville Cheese Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 12:53 | Winning time: 4m 19.6s

Direct Fire⁶¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

5/1

€65,000 3-y-o, Yeats half-brother to 3 winners, including smart hurdler/high-class chaser Mr Mole and fairly useful hurdler/chaser Wendy du Berlais. Point winner with lots to like on paper.

Form: 41/

Flow Quietly

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady

50/1

€27,000 3-y-o, Sholokhov gelding. Dam fair 3m hurdle winner. Not without interest on breeding so respected debutant.

Form:

Four Horsemen²⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D E Mullins| T: T J Nagle-Jr

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy). Off 9 months with lots to do on comeback.

Form: 5/09-

He'sthewon⁸

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

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 17 in novice hurdle (300/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 8 days ago. Needs a big step forward.

Form: 00

Itsnotinit¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 15 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 16 days ago. More needed if he's to gain a first win.

Form: 026/66

Master McShee¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: I J Power| T: P Corkery

6/5

50/1, promising second of 14 to very smart Appreciate It in novice over C&D (heavy) on hurdles bow 14 days ago. Has more to offer so sets a very good standard here.

Form: 6-2

Miracles In May⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: M A Cahill

150/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles, only eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, soft, 150/1) 53 days ago. Hard to enthuse over.

Form: 70

Nomadic Star

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

250/1

Tagula gelding. Dam 5f/6f winner. Newcomer faces no easy introduction.

Form:

Parkview Boy^t1²⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss J M Lee

150/1

€5,000 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam maiden pointer. Wears tongue strap. Fourth on completed start in points last time.

Form: PP4-

Thebellsofshandon^h,t1²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: M F Morris

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1 and hooded for 1st time, eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, heavy) 24 days ago. Yard in good form but lot more needed in first-time tongue strap.

Form: 68

Wanchu Bach¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Carberry| T: J P O'Brien

33/1

Eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, heavy, 25/1) on NH debut 12 days ago. Lot more required now.

Form: 8

Carmels Gift²⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh

80/1

40/1, held in fourth when unseated rider two out in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 8 months and has plenty to find.

Form: U-

L'impertinent

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E Bolger

16/5

Fame And Glory gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful French hurdler/chaser L'estran and useful French hurdler/chaser Protektion. Plenty to like on pedigree and in good hands so much respected.

Form:

Alma Mahler¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: K J Brouder| T: David Barry

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 14 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 19 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: F-880

Atlantic Fairy⁴⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead

5/1

Promising third of 13 in novice hurdle (6/1) at Clonmel (19.7f, soft) on NH debut 13 months ago but off track since. Yard having good spell though so he's not ruled out on comeback run.

Form: 2/3-

Ronnoco Katie^h¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: K C Sexton| T: R A Cotter

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, seventeenth of 18 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Punchestown (16.7f, heavy) 12 days ago. Readily opposed.

Form: P-0

Sweet Street¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: O R Brown⁽⁷⁾| T: R J McGrath

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 9 to Castra Vetera in listed bumper (100/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 14 days ago. Makes hurdles debut and no forlorn hope.

Form: 35-3S68

Shean Glory¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: S Aherne

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 12 in novice hurdle (150/1) at this C&D (heavy) 14 days ago. Has plenty to find.

Form: 77

Tender Heart

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

100/1

Elusive Pimpernel filly. Half-sister to fair 2m hurdle winner Lady In Lavender. Dam fair point winner. Breeding offers ome hope so debutant is not totally dismissed.

Form:

Elite Charboniere^t⁵⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

13/2

Modest hurdler. 25/1, fair seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (20f, good). Off 18 months. Stable in good form but he has plenty to find. RESERVE.

Form: 5190/7-

Non-Runners

Match The Man¹⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: J Grace J: Philip Donovan

Forecasts

Master McShee (6/5), L'impertinent (16/5), Atlantic Fairy (5/1), Direct Fire (5/1), Elite Charboniere (13/2), Match The Man (16/1), Wanchu Bach (33/1), Sweet Street (40/1), Itsnotinit (50/1), Flow Quietly (50/1), Thebellsofshandon (66/1), Carmels Gift (80/1), Tender Heart (100/1), Miracles In May (150/1), Shean Glory (150/1), Parkview Boy (150/1), Four Horsemen (250/1), Alma Mahler (250/1), He'sthewon (250/1), Ronnoco Katie (250/1), Nomadic Star (250/1)

MASTER MCSHEE sets the bar high here having shaped well in chasing home hotpot Appreciate It on his hurdling bow over C&D so is impossible to oppose. Gordon Elliott's Direct Fire appeals on pedigree so could be the one to give him most to do with the returning Atlantic Fairy not discounted either despite a long absence.