15:15 Limerick

Monday 19 April 2021

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Kildimo (C & G) Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 5m 17.2s

Autumn Crusade^t⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, ninth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.1f, heavy) 92 days ago.

Form: P-P4P69

Balthar Boy⁴²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Eamon Courtney

300/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, nineteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.8f, soft) on NH debut. Off 14 months. Up in trip.

Form: 0-

Command Chain¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: Mrs D Foster

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 15 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Cork (24.4f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 4P8

Get Supreme^t1⁶⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J G Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D G Murphy

150/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) on hurdles bow 64 days ago, pulled up soon after. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 42-47PP

Getback In Paris⁵⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill

66/1

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. First run since leaving Richard Hughes when tailed-off last of 10 to Mount Everest in listed race (50/1) at Leopardstown (10f, heavy). Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: U5/

Grange Island²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: I J Power| T: W J Burke

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 14/1, third of 12 in bumper at Clonmel (18.5f, soft) on bumper debut 27 days ago, inadequate test. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 743

Hill Of Hope¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: K J Brouder| T: Miss E Lalor

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Cork (24.4f, good to soft, 50/1) 14 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 442P30

Hit The Silk^h⁷⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D Marnane| C

33/1

Modest Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Ninth of 14 in handicap (5/1) at Dundalk (7f) 77 days ago, missing break. Hood on for 1st time in this code.

Form:

Il Courra⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 116

7/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in bumper at Wexford in October. 5/4, fell in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 49 days ago. Leading claims on his Naas second prior to that.

Form: 14652F

Imminent Arrival^t1²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: K C Sexton| T: James Andrew Fahey

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 13 in bumper (10/1) at Tipperary (19.5f, soft) on NH debut 26 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 7

Johnffrenchesforge¹²³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P D Kennedy| T: A A Howard

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 28/1, eleventh of 13 in bumper at Down Royal (17f, heavy) on NH debut 123 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Monvour³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D Murphy

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy, 125/1) 36 days ago.

Form: 66600

Oryx Hustler¹¹²

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

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, pulled up in maiden hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft) over Christmas. Off since. Still early days for top yard and perhaps he'll fare better on drier ground.

Form: 75P

Port Jack

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: P Fenton

12/1

Milan gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 25f) Paddy Pub.

Form:

Teescomponentsyess^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

7/4

Promising individual. Winner in bumper at Tramore in December. Fourth of 18 in maiden at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 16 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 86-1724

Denver Canning³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 15 in bumper (66/1) at Thurles (16.5f, good to soft) on NH debut 30 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Bilboa River²⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: D P Murphy J: Reserve 1

Bold Hero¹⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: D McNamara J: Reserve 2

Garincha¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: Colm Murphy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Teescomponentsyess (7/4), Il Courra (7/4), Grange Island (5/1), Oryx Hustler (7/1), Port Jack (12/1), Command Chain (20/1), Bold Hero (20/1), Garincha (20/1), Autumn Crusade (33/1), Hit The Silk (33/1), Bilboa River (33/1), Imminent Arrival (50/1), Monvour (50/1), Hill Of Hope (66/1), Getback In Paris (66/1), Johnffrenchesforge (100/1), Get Supreme (150/1), Denver Canning (200/1), Balthar Boy (300/1)

IL COURRA is the one to beat here based on his Naas second in January. Tesscomponentsyess should have more to offer with his hurdle debut under his belt and looks the chief threat. Rachael Blackmore takes the ride on Oryx Hustler for the first time and it would be no surprise to see him fare better faced with less testing conditions than previously.