17:10 Kilbeggan

Friday 14 May 2021

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Irish Farmers Journal Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 4m 57.3s

Cullaghs Star¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

4/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 12 in maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.1f, soft, 250/1) 10 days ago. Repeat of that should see him bang there.

Form: 0-4

Imperial Sachin's¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: B J Cooper| T: Mrs D Foster

11/8

Showed ability in bumpers. 14/1, fourth when unseated rider last on Gowran hurdle debut (heavy) in January. May do better.

Form: 37U-

Kingsgate²⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A Lee

33/1

€40,000 Milan gelding. Brother to fair hurdler/useful chaser Full Cry, and closely related to a winner, and half-brother to fair 19f hurdle winner My Destiny. Unplaced on point debut in October.

Form: 7-

Pats Gift²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Broderick

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 13 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: UP0-

Port Jack²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: P Fenton

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 15 in novice hurdle (50/1) at this course (19.4f, good) 22 days ago.

Form: P8-

Son Of Mahler¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: K Purcell

50/1

Once-raced maiden. 80/1, eighth of 12 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.4f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 6 months.

Form: 8-

A Cheap Thrill

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins

13/2

€7,500 3-y-o, Imperial Monarch gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Big Bad Brian. Starts out in an ordinary race and worth keeping an eye on in the betting.

Form:

Coastal Soon²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Doyle| T: P M J Doyle| BF

4/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, eighth of 14 in bumper at Ballinrobe (17.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 28 days ago but he fact he went off at 7/2 suggests he's thought capable of better.

Form: 8-

Corkbeg

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D H Kelly

33/1

Milan gelding. Dam multiple point winner. betting should guide.

Form:

Getaway Master⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in bumper (50/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 40 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 9-

Simpletwistoffaith

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: E McNamara

25/1

Laverock gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Tullybeg.

Form:

Voice Of Hope¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery

14/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventeenth of 18 in handicap at Gowran (14f, soft, 100/1) 10 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 6U-

Argenta

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Crawley

50/1

Califet mare. Dam (c124/h122) 2½m-3m hurdle/chase winner.

Form:

Carols Wish

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr L J Carberry⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch

40/1

Kalanisi mare. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (2½m winner) Kill Devil Hill.

Form:

Mahler Storm⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

66/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Clonmel (18.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 43 days ago, going in snatches.

Form: 0-

Fainche

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy

40/1

Fame And Glory filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Voodoo Doll and bumper winner Wylde Magic, stayed 3m over hurdles. Dam maiden on Flat.

Form:

Non-Runners

Conkerall⁵⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: M F Morris J: Reserve 1

Sequoiaspirit²⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: R Hackett J: Reserve 2

Fairly Bold

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Imperial Sachin's (11/8), Cullaghs Star (4/1), Coastal Soon (4/1), A Cheap Thrill (13/2), Voice Of Hope (14/1), Sequoiaspirit (20/1), Fairly Bold (20/1), Conkerall (20/1), Simpletwistoffaith (25/1), Port Jack (28/1), Corkbeg (33/1), Kingsgate (33/1), Fainche (40/1), Carols Wish (40/1), Son Of Mahler (50/1), Argenta (50/1), Mahler Storm (66/1), Getaway Master (80/1), Pats Gift (200/1)

IMPERIAL SACHIN'S had faded into a well-held fourth when departing at the last on his heavy-ground hurdle debut in January but he'd shown a fair level of ability in bumpers prior to that and this return to a sounder surface should help. Recent Ballinrobe fourth Cullaghs Star looks next best ahead of Coastal Soon, who was heavily backed on his recent bumper debut so is seemingly well regarded.