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Monday 9 August 2021

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Broderick's Electrical Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 3m 53.7s

Vermilion Cliffs^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 105

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 11f on flat. Tenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.7f, good, 20/1) 10 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 370

Aboutagout¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: F Costello| OR: 107

11/10

Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. 12/1, creditable second of 18 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.7f, good) 10 days ago. Unreliable individual.

Form: 4R2-232

Born To Rule^b1⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: T Hogan| BF

8/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. 22/1 and visored, fair seventh of 14 in handicap at Galway (13.8f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and not ruled out back in this sphere.

Form: 50-

Caroles Secret²⁵¹

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

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Limerick (19f, heavy). Off 8 months with work to do.

Form: 00-

Donnrua Dream³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: C P McNamara| T: G P Cromwell

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 17/2, fifth of 14 in bumper at Tipperary (16.2f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Greatly respected on hurdles debut on first run for yard after leaving L. Byrne.

Form: 20-5

Finsceal Blue²⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: K C Sexton| T: W J Austin

300/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 125/1). Off 9 months and has lots to find.

Form: 6U0-

Gaelic Arc²⁸⁹

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

14/1

Arcadio gelding. Half-brother to top-class hurdler/fairly useful chaser Galop Marin. Dam fair 17f-21f chase winner. Newcomer appeals on paper but market can prove a good indicator.

Form: 7-

Ni Mhaonaigh¹¹

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

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden in bumpers. Makes hurdles debut on first run for yard after leaving Barry T. Murphy with more needed.

Form: 6-08

Pay The Fine^t³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Roscommon (20.9f, soft, 5/1) 34 days ago. Down in trip and needs to get back on track.

Form: 90-3P

Turkestan²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 102| BF

3/1

Fair hurdler. 3/1, good second of 6 in handicap at Sligo (17f, good to soft) 29 days ago, travelling best. Progressing well recently, so rates a big player here.

Form: 0F0-522

Weston Road²⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: D Cullen

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, last of 8 in bumper at Thurles (16f, soft). Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut with lots more required.

Form: 08-

Wrinkle In Time³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: D Robinson| T: H De Bromhead

9/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. 25/1 and off 9 months before eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 31 days ago. May do better still, so he's one for the shortlist.

Form: 8

Killucan Junction

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

150/1

Sageburg filly. Half-sister to temperamental but fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser Spring Heeled and fair hurdler Derrylea Girl. Newcomer is no forlorn hope. Worth a market check.

Form:

Rags Kitten^h⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: G Kelleher| OR: 89

22/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs, and only twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 8/1) 7 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: PU4020

Non-Runners

Choir Practice³⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: E Bolger J: Mark Walsh

Boola Boola²⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Reserve 1

Darkest Hour³⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 4

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 2

Chrisaldy⁷⁰

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: D Cullen J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Aboutagout (11/10), Turkestan (3/1), Choir Practice (4/1), Born To Rule (8/1), Wrinkle In Time (9/1), Gaelic Arc (14/1), Vermilion Cliffs (16/1), Donnrua Dream (16/1), Rags Kitten (22/1), Pay The Fine (33/1), Ni Mhaonaigh (50/1), Killucan Junction (150/1), Weston Road (250/1), Finsceal Blue (300/1), Caroles Secret (300/1)

TURKESTAN arrives on the up and is taken to go one better than when second at Sligo last month and open his account at the chief expense of Choir Practice, who is worth another chance to confirm her hurdling debut promise at Tipperary. Wrinkle In Time was a fair performer on the level and should be sharper for his recent hurdling debut after an absence so is another worth considering.