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Friday 23 April 2021

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KilbegganRaces.com Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 17:29 | Winning time: 4m 55.1s

Blowing Dixie³⁸

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

10/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Second of 6 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f, 11/4) 38 days ago, slowly away. First run for yard after leaving Iain Jardine. Much respected.

Form:

Antrim Town^t1²⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: Caroline Mccaldin

100/1

Arcadio gelding. Dam fairly useful 2m-23f hurdle/chase winner. Wears tongue strap. Other newcomers appeal more.

Form: PP

Creggsman^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: L P Dempsey| T: J Neilan

50/1

Tongue strap on, sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 125/1) on NH debut 26 days ago. Lots more required.

Form: P6

Larry O^t1²⁰³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: K C Sexton| T: P Nolan

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, good to soft, 66/1). Off 6 months. Up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Hard to warm to.

Form: 4089

Leish Oscars Son¹⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: A W Short| T: N McKnight

28/1

Kalanisi gelding. Dam useful 2½m chase winner. Not ruled out on paper. Market can prove a good indicator.

Form: 3

Onehundredpercent¹¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: C W J Farrell

6/5

Fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy, 80/1) on NH debut 110 days ago. Needs fair bit more now.

Form: F5

Paris The Lad

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: M J Stenson⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee

40/1

Carlotamix gelding. Dam lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles. Newcomer faces no easy ask.

Form:

The Royal Pump^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith

25/1

€4,000 3-y-o, Valirann gelding. Dam, ran twice in bumpers, half-sister to useful chaser (stayed 2½m) Some Tikket. Wears hood. No forlorn hope on his first run.

Form:

We'llhavewan⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Miss J Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: T Townend

14/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 18 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 55 days ago. Up in trip with work to do.

Form: P67

An Taibhse¹⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

1/1

Promising sort. 3/1, third of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 101 days ago. Sets a good standard here.

Form: 33

Silvertone^t1⁴⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: D P Dunne

150/1

33/1, last of 10 in bumper at Down Royal (16.6f) on NH debut. Off 13 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving G. A. Kingston. Others preferred. Engaged Kilbeggan 5.05 Wednesday.

Form: 0-

Story Rory⁵⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer

40/1

Oscar gelding. Dam useful 2m-2¼m hurdle winner. No back number on his first run. RESERVE

Form: 6-

Pugin Hall⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: M Maguire

150/1

100/1, thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) on NH debut 49 days ago. Plenty more required. RESERVE

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Coolamber²⁰

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: S Neville J: Sean O'Keeffe

Tango Theatre³²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Simon Torrens

Ballynagran⁶⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

An Taibhse (1/1), Onehundredpercent (6/5), Blowing Dixie (10/1), Tango Theatre (10/1), We'llhavewan (14/1), The Royal Pump (25/1), Leish Oscars Son (28/1), Coolamber (33/1), Ballynagran (33/1), Story Rory (40/1), Paris The Lad (40/1), Creggsman (50/1), Larry O (66/1), Antrim Town (100/1), Pugin Hall (150/1), Silvertone (150/1)

AN TAIBHSE rates the clear form pick and, with more improvement in the pipeline, Henry de Bromhead's mare should prove difficult to beat. Tango Theatre looks the one to give her most to do if able to shrug aside a modest Navan effort, with hurdling-newcomer Blowing Dixie worth a second look too.