14:05 Listowel

Monday 7 June 2021

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John B. Keane (C & G) Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 14:07 | Winning time: 3m 58.1s

Cosmology²²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D J McInerney| T: V T O'Brien

100/1

Very well bred. Down the field in pair of Flat maidens around 1¼m. Sold from John Oxx/Godolphin €6,500 in November.

Form:

Digby

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: D A McLoughlin

12/1

Tobougg gelding. Dam useful French 1½m/12.5f winner (stayed 15f).

Form:

Dylan Lombardy¹⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

66/1

Last of 7 in bumper at Tramore (16f, heavy, 50/1) on NH debut 178 days ago, pulling hard. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving James Andrew Fahey. Engaged 1.50 Kilbeggan Sunday.

Form: 7-

Earl Of Desmond²⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 103

8/1

Fair hurdler. 5/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.4f, good) 9 months ago. Looking temperamental.

Form: 095/36P-

Jj The Yes Man⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 45 days ago.

Form: 9P9-

Mustafa^t¹⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh

66/1

Tongue strap on, last of 9 in bumper at Limerick (18f, heavy, 11/1) on debut 161 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 9-

Tap The Odds^t1⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: D H Kelly

9/1

Closely related to 4 winners, including useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser Blacklough, and half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Banjo Girl. Pulled up sole start in points (Apr 10).

Form: P-

The Little Yank¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: S Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 111| D

8/13

Bumper winner. Fairly useful hurdler. Remains a maiden after 18 hurdle runs. Seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, heavy, 7/1) 13 days ago. Back down in trip. Sets a good standard.

Form: 57697-7

The Wood Pusher²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: R P Treacy| T: E McNamara

125/1

Thirteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 80/1) on NH debut 29 days ago.

Form: 0

Wouldn't You Agree⁵²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin

16/1

€80,000 buy as a 3-y-o for top connections originally. Made frame first 2 of 3 starts in points, pulled up latest (Dec 2019), not seen since. Best watched starting out over hurdles for new yard.

Form: 24P/

Blackberry Jack²⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: D Leahy

12/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat, making jumps debut. 14/1, sixth of 13 in maiden at Thurles (1m, soft) when last seen in October.

Form:

Breffni Brave

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: H McOwan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster

9/2

Shirocco gelding. Dam 2½m/2¾m chase winner. Appeals starting out in thin maiden.

Form:

Creative Dancer⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D Cleere⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

40/1

33/1, twenty third of 25 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, soft) on NH debut 9 days ago.

Form: 0

Power On Tullassa¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

150/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, fourteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 13 days ago.

Form: 00

Royal Red Persian⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: M J Bolger| T: M Fahey

20/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. 33/1, seventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 5 days ago.

Form: 7

Non-Runners

Art Acord

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: J P Flavin J: H Morgan

Forecasts

The Little Yank (8/13), Breffni Brave (9/2), Earl Of Desmond (8/1), Tap The Odds (9/1), Digby (12/1), Blackberry Jack (12/1), Wouldn't You Agree (16/1), Royal Red Persian (20/1), Art Acord (20/1), Creative Dancer (40/1), Dylan Lombardy (66/1), Mustafa (66/1), Jj The Yes Man (100/1), Cosmology (100/1), The Wood Pusher (125/1), Power On Tullassa (150/1)

Not a strong-looking race by any means, with THE LITTLE YANK, an 18-race maiden in this sphere, given the vote stepping out of handicap-company for the first time since last autumn. Breffni Brave is an appealing newcomer, while Art Acord is also bred for the game and could have a say.