18:35 Sligo

Thursday 5 August 2021

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Lough Arrow Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 5m 14.70s

The Banger Doyle^t¹⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: R K Watson

4/1

Winner in bumper at Punchestown in December. 50/1, tailed-off last of 10 to Kilcruit in Gr 2 bumper at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 180 days ago. Warrants respect on hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 3/32210-

Arctic Warrior^h¹⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins

1/4

Having first run for Willie Mullins when coming down 2 out (going better than winner) at Down Royal (16.7f, heavy) on NH debut in February. Looks the one to beat.

Form: F-

Chasing My Dream^p1²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: C Bowe

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) on NH debut 23 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Work to do.

Form: FP6/P4-8

Coastguard Station^p1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Kevin Sexton| T: S Curling

40/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 12/1, ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good) on hurdles bow 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Up against it.

Form: PF-399

Dream Believe⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, fourteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Galway (21f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 00

Moakland¹⁴

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

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, excellent third of 15 in novice hurdle at Limerick (20f, good) 14 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 86943

Motion In Limine^p²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: William P Murphy

20/1

Twice-raced maiden. Running well fell in novice hurdle (28/1) at Cork (24f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Improvement required to open account here, though.

Form: PP-UP2F

Ruhm Und Ehre³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr C Abernethy⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 500/1, last of 6 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (20.9f, soft) 30 days ago.

Form: P77/07-6

Vain Rocks⁶⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Daniel O'leary

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 17 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft) 66 days ago. Each-way player.

Form: 9-6

Non-Runners

Anthony Montanna²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: J P O'Sullivan

Forecasts

Arctic Warrior (1/4), The Banger Doyle (4/1), Moakland (8/1), Vain Rocks (16/1), Motion In Limine (20/1), Coastguard Station (40/1), Chasing My Dream (50/1), Anthony Montanna (66/1), Ruhm Und Ehre (100/1), Dream Believe (200/1)

It's hard to look past ARCTIC WARRIOR, who would have gone close on his NH debut in February but for falling 2 out. The Banger Doyle and Moakland may give him most to think about.