18:15 Wexford

Friday 2 July 2021

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Cullen Mills Ballymurn Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 6m 8.40s

Bardenstown Lad²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| BF| D

10/3

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. One win from 1 run last season. Fairly useful winner at 20f in bumpers. 2/1, third of 15 in bumper at Listowel (20f, good) 25 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Big player.

Form: 4/11-3

Forged In Fire^p1³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 116

9/1

Fair hurdler. 18/1, seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at this course (24.5f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 1/6P39-7

All About Joe³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 114| BF

11/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Remains a maiden after 11 hurdle runs. 3/1, creditable second of 11 in novice hurdle at this course (24.5f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Sets the benchmark.

Form: 2P875-2

Courting Flow³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

17/2

Twice-raced maiden. 10/3, second of 9 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (24f, heavy) 38 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: P/6-32

John Adams^b²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Miss T Quail⁽⁷⁾| T: C Bowe| OR: 98

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Blinkered for 1st time, very good second of 16 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Kilbeggan (24.6f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 802-362

Moakland²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 40/1, sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, good) 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 86

One For Joe¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: K J Brouder| T: C Byrnes| OR: 108

4/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. First run since leaving Charles Byrnes when respectable third of 14 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good, 11/2) 14 days ago, just failing.

Form: 3/542P-3

Rocky Stream^p1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: M A Cahill

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, thirteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Navan (22f, good) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 000

Shakespeare's Word³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P Roche| OR: 109

11/2

Fair hurdler. Bit below form sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft, 5/1) 32 days ago.

Form: 29469-6

Mis Clogher^b²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 97| BF| D

25/1

Modest hurdler. Bit below form second of 14 in novice hurdle (4/1) at Tramore (21.6f, good to soft) 27 days ago.

Form: 4060-42

Plan B^t⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G O'Loughlin

40/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1 and tongue strap on, twelfth of 16 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 62 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 0-

Non-Runners

Flashthelights¹⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: S McConville J: Daire James McConville

Larkfield Legacy³⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: R P Rath J: Sean O'Keeffe

Synone¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: J P Ryan J: Reserve 1

Abbeyfeale²⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

All About Joe (11/4), Bardenstown Lad (10/3), One For Joe (4/1), Shakespeare's Word (11/2), Courting Flow (17/2), Forged In Fire (9/1), Abbeyfeale (12/1), Synone (12/1), John Adams (14/1), Mis Clogher (25/1), Plan B (40/1), Larkfield Legacy (50/1), Moakland (100/1), Flashthelights (100/1), Rocky Stream (250/1)

BARDENSTOWN LAD has shown plenty in bumpers and this point winner can make a winning start over hurdles. All About Joe can fill the runner-up spot again with Courting Flow best of the others.