KilbegganRaces.com Novice Hurdle

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 4m 40.0s

Sicario¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C A Landers| T: M M McNiff| OR: 109| C

10/1

Fair hurdler. 9/4, career best when winning 13-runner novice hurdle at this course (16f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Stable having good spell.

Form: 0560/31

The Dara Man^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: J P Ryan

8/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in July. Eighth of 10 in novice hurdle at Galway (20.7f, good, 40/1) 22 days ago.

Form: 367-218

Ilmig²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 115

6/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Cork in July. Bit below form seventh of 12 in minor event hurdle (14/1) at Galway (16f, good) 22 days ago, needing stiffer test.

Form: 2537-17

Raven Rule¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke| OR: 124

2/1

Fairly useful hurdler. One win from 3 runs last season. Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in May. 11/2, fell in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) 18 days ago race at mercy. Stands out on form.

Form: 48-214F

Wicklow Flyer³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: Mrs D Foster| C

14/1

Twice-raced winner under NH rules. Won 10-runner novice hurdle at this course (19.8f, good, 6/1) on hurdles bow 35 days ago, kept up to work.

Form: 61

Apple Crumble³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

7/4

Promising type. 10/3, 5½ lengths second of 13 to The Dara Man in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good) on hurdles bow 31 days ago, no match for winner. Likely to improve.

Form: FP-12

Rose Milan¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters

66/1

Thrice-raced winner under NH rules. Fair winner at 24f in chases. Sixth of 7 in minor event hurdle at Cork (24f, soft, 66/1) on hurdles bow 18 days ago. Down in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 1/122-P6

Forecasts

Apple Crumble (7/4), Raven Rule (2/1), Ilmig (6/1), The Dara Man (8/1), Sicario (10/1), Wicklow Flyer (14/1), Rose Milan (66/1)

RAVEN RULE was most unlucky not to make a winning handicap debut at Cork 18 days ago, 3 lengths clear with the race at her mercy when falling heavily at the last, and she can make amends back in a novice if over that experience. Bumper winner Apple Crumble made a positive start over hurdles when second to The Dara Man and can improve past that rival on much better terms.