20:20 Dundalk

Wednesday 21 April 2021

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Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Maiden

Off time: 20:21 | Winning time: 2m 29.84s

(10)

Amhran Na Bhfiann²⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 110| BF

1/4

Very smart colt who was third in Derby at Epsom before failing to land the odds in maiden at Naas (10f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Makes polytrack debut. Hard to beat.

Form: 0/432-

(6)

Boola Boola^t1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

6/1

28/1, fifth of 16 in maiden at Gowran (9.6f, soft) on flat debut 14 days ago, never nearer. Up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Not dismissed.

Form: 5

(2)

Freds Honour⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: E D Delany

200/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Pulled up in juvenile hurdle at Naas (15.6f, soft, 200/1) 67 days ago. Has work to do.

Form:

(13)

It's All Gucci¹²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: James J Doyle| T: Gary McGill

125/1

Well held sole run on Flat. Has failed to complete last two runs over hurdles. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 0/

(5)

Lug

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ross Coakley| T: D Kinsella

80/1

War Command gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 6f/7f Five Claw and Ducky Mallon. Dam unraced half-sister to useful 1m winner Poetical. Appeals on paper. Market can guide.

Form:

(1)

Paloma Blue^t¹⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Lee| T: H De Bromhead| BF

5/1

Smart hurdler/chaser. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 11 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (16.5f, soft, 3/1) 144 days ago. Tongue strap on. Not ruled out on belated debut in this sphere.

Form:

(3)

Quamino^t¹¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: P Nolan

20/1

Twice-raced gelding on Flat. Useful winner at 21f in chases. Thirteenth of 17 in handicap chase (16/1) at Leopardstown (17f, good to soft) 116 days ago. Off 116 days with something to find.

Form: 46-

(4)

Rocky Shores^b⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 63

80/1

Remains a maiden after 13 Flat runs. Pulled up in handicap chase (40/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 50 days ago. Blinkers on for 1st time in this code. Others preferred.

Form: 242540/

(8)

Tham Luang¹⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 61

33/1

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 15 Flat runs. 7/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at this course (16f). Off 100 days. Back down in trip and has plenty to find on form.

Form: 09220-5

(7)

Twentybore¹⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Wayne Lordan| T: E Griffin

250/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Fairyhouse (18.2f, soft). Off 6 months with plenty on his plate.

Form:

(12)

Bridge Native^t¹⁶⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: Ciaran Murphy

25/1

Useful jumps winner. Twice-raced mare on Flat, showing fair form. Shortlisted.

Form: 3/4-

(9)

Fahee^b¹³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: E Griffin

250/1

Blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 13 in maiden at this course (10.7f, 200/1) on flat debut. Off 138 days. Others appeal more.

Form: 8-

(11)

Kind Of Loving³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan

80/1

Twice-raced filly. First run since leaving John Gosden when seventeenth of 20 in maiden (150/1) at the Curragh (7f, soft) 31 days ago. Significantly up in trip. No forlorn hope.

Form: 6-0

(14)

Too Falutin²⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady

50/1

Seventh of 12 in minor event (80/1) at Listowel (14f, soft) on flat debut. Off 6 months with lots to find.

Form: 7-

Non-Runners

(15)

Alterno¹⁷⁵

Weight: 9-9| Age: 9

T: D McDonogh J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Amhran Na Bhfiann (1/4), Paloma Blue (5/1), Boola Boola (6/1), Quamino (20/1), Bridge Native (25/1), Tham Luang (33/1), Too Falutin (50/1), Alterno (50/1), Rocky Shores (80/1), Kind Of Loving (80/1), Lug (80/1), It's All Gucci (125/1), Freds Honour (200/1), Twentybore (250/1), Fahee (250/1)

Derby-third AMHRAN NA BHFIANN looks very hard to beat on his seasonal return now back at 1m4f and he can open his account before tackling better company once more. Henry de Bromhead's very smart chaser Paloma Blue could be the one to chase home Aidan O'Brien's colt on his belated debut in this sphere, with another jumps winner Bridge Native appealing as the pick of the remainder.