18:15 Kilbeggan

Friday 14 May 2021

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Mullingar Novice Hurdle

Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 5m 3.30s

Homme D'Un Soir^t⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 126

1/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 9/4 and tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 20-runner novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.6f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Progressive sort who needs considering.

Form: 13/2351-

Berkshire Royal⁴³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

5/2

Useful on Flat for Andrew Balding in 2018. Well held in Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, soft, 100/1) on NH debut 14 months ago and off since. One to beat if retaining ability.

Form: 0/

Flying Colum³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: R M Power| T: M F Morris

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Cork (24.4f, good to soft, 14/1) 39 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 690-

Noble Expression^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: D P Dunne

80/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 14f on flat. 40/1, ninth of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (19.4f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 09-

Svenman⁴⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

Salutino gelding. Dam (b78), in frame once in bumpers, half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Tazbar. Pulled up both starts in points (latest Jan 2020).

Form: PP/

The Tartan Spartan²⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: F J Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 100

28/1

Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. 12/1, last of 6 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.4f, good). Off 8 months.

Form: 5/4P476-

Tohellortoconnacht

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: K J Brouder| T: E McCarthy

14/1

Tobougg gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Champers On Ice and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser King Mak. Dam (h86) 2½m hurdle winner.

Form:

Shrule Operator⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: D F O'Regan| T: Mrs D Foster

16/1

Promising sort. Better effort when seventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft, 50/1) 8 days ago. Up in trip. May well do better.

Form: 6-7

Non-Runners

Krisquin¹¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 10

T: S Nolan J: P E Corbett

Unbreakable Bond¹³⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: B Connell J: M J Bolger

The Getaway Star⁶¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: D Queally J: Mr D L Queally

Forecasts

Homme D'Un Soir (1/2), Berkshire Royal (5/2), The Getaway Star (5/2), Tohellortoconnacht (14/1), Flying Colum (16/1), Shrule Operator (16/1), Unbreakable Bond (25/1), The Tartan Spartan (28/1), Krisquin (50/1), Noble Expression (80/1), Svenman (100/1)

BERKSHIRE ROYAL was useful on the Flat but faced a very stiff task on his hurdles debut for new connections when well held in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham 14 months ago. He hasn't been seen since but is of obvious interest at this much lower level. The Getaway Star and Homme d'un Soir look the only realistic threats.