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Friday 16 July 2021

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Coola Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 3m 42.50s

Malbas^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 50/1, fifth of 19 in minor event at the Curragh (12f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Needs to do more in this sphere.

Form: U44-

Wild Shot^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell

13/8

Promising individual. Won 16-runner handicap at Tipperary (12.3f, good to firm, 8/1) 16 days ago, easily. Makes plenty of appeal returned to hurdling.

Form: 4-

Lady De Vesci^t⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: M Halford

66/1

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 100/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, brought down in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 47 days ago.

Form: 0-9B

Burnin Rubber

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly

125/1

€8,500 3-y-o, Mountain High gelding. Dam (h106) 2½m hurdle winner (stayed 23f). Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form:

Chief Black Robe¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: M J Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 13 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Roscommon (16.1f, soft) 10 days ago. Hard to make any sort of case for.

Form: 00

Dream Believe

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling

80/1

Valirann gelding. Dam unraced. Hard to fancy unless the market speaks in his favour.

Form:

Hans Gruber^h1,t1⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D F O'Regan| T: J Motherway

20/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 18 in bumper at Limerick (16f, heavy, 12/1) 50 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Hooded for 1st time, tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 4-8

Inforapenny¹³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Doyle| T: P M J Doyle

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifteenth of 16 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Leopardstown (20f, good) 131 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 57870-

Jetango^t1⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: R P Treacy| T: K Purcell

40/1

€5,000 3-y-o, Jet Away gelding. Dam, well beaten in bumper, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (2m-25f winner) Say What You See. Wears tongue strap. Off the mark in points at third attempt (May 16).

Form: 4P-1

The Virginian³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J S McGarvey| T: P Roche

6/1

Fair maiden on the Flat (below form last time). Latest hurdling effort, when second at Wexford, was encouraging, so he warrants consideration.

Form: 6-2

Versin Getorix

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

18/1

Roderic O'connor gelding. Half-brother to 6f winner Miss Dd. Dam, 1¾m winner, half-sister to French hurdler/chaser Llanes (17f-19f winner).

Form:

Cottie^t1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead

13/8

Promising individual. Creditable fifth of 15 in novice hurdle (3/1) at Down Royal (16.4f, good) 28 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 2254-25

Young Leya⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Mullins

40/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in bumper (22/1) at this course (19.4f, good) on NH debut 85 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Plenty to prove.

Form: 8-

Stoneyford Boy^t¹⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: P J Carberry| T: A McNamara| OR: 105

14/1

Fair hurdler. Ninth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (12f, 50/1), not knocked about. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Needs to bounce back. RESERVE.

Form: 98436P-

Non-Runners

Right Turn Clyde³²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: P Hennessy J: Ricky Doyle

Forecasts

Cottie (13/8), Wild Shot (13/8), The Virginian (6/1), Malbas (10/1), Stoneyford Boy (14/1), Versin Getorix (18/1), Hans Gruber (20/1), Right Turn Clyde (25/1), Inforapenny (28/1), Jetango (40/1), Young Leya (40/1), Lady De Vesci (66/1), Dream Believe (80/1), Burnin Rubber (125/1), Chief Black Robe (150/1)

WILD SHOT was a big eye-catcher on hurdling debut and arrives on the back of an easy win on the Flat, so he takes preference over Cottie, who is closely matched on form and leaves the impression there's a bigger effort in her at some point. The Virginian completes the shortlist.