17:10 Kilbeggan

Monday 14 June 2021

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Forever Equestrian Clothing & Tack Store Novice Hurdle

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 6m 5.5s

Meticulous^t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 131

5/4

Fairly useful hurdler. 13/8, didn't need to be at best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Cork (24.2f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Trainer going well and he may have more to offer.

Form: 45/330-1

Face The Odds^p,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 116| BF

2/1

Winner of a chase at Tipperary in May. 13/2, creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (26f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 6545-14

Multi Mill²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: R P Treacy| T: D H Kelly

100/1

€6,000 3-y-o, Yeats gelding. Dam (b80), ran twice in bumpers, sister to 2½m hurdle winner Shan Valley. Made frame completed start in points (May 16).

Form: P4

Shanavoun Lady³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: A W Short| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 116| CD

8/1

C&D winner in April. Fifth of 14 in novice chase (4/1) at this course (19.9f, good) on debut over fences 31 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. Should progress.

Form: F3P21-5

Shanwalla⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 129

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 7/1, respectable 19 lengths fifth of 13 to Shanavoun Lady in novice hurdle at this course (24.6f, good) 53 days ago.

Form: 0465/45-

Twelve Olympians^b⁷¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: V Clifford

400/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 8 in minor event hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft, 300/1) 71 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 707-

Wrong Direction¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: D J McInerney| T: S Spillane

8/1

Fairly useful chaser. Winner in chase at Cork in April. Fourth of 7 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (19.6f, soft, 12/1) on hurdles bow 16 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 2612-24

Non-Runners

Light Bulb²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: J R Finn J: R Deegan

Forecasts

Meticulous (5/4), Face The Odds (2/1), Shanwalla (15/2), Wrong Direction (8/1), Shanavoun Lady (8/1), Light Bulb (50/1), Multi Mill (100/1), Twelve Olympians (400/1)

METICULOUS made the most of a good opportunity in a novice at Cork last month but that needn't prove his limit and he may well be up to conceding weight all round. Shanavoun Lady, Face The Odds and Wrong Direction all have something to recommend them, too.