17:30 Killarney

Friday 20 August 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 5m 42.50s

Calagogo^p1,t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D Foster

22/1

Fair hurdler. Career best when winning 8-runner novice hurdle (4/9) at Cartmel (22.1f, good) 34 days ago, finding extra. Cheekpieces on 1st time. In a rich vein of form but needs to step up again.

Form: 324-411

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Ferdia¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 119

12/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in July. 9/2, bit below form third of 7 in minor event hurdle at Sligo (17.9f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 12163

Quirt Evans^t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 122

17/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Career best when winning 10-runner novice hurdle (13/8) at Tramore (20.5f, good) 8 days ago, getting first run. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 93-7211

Desir Du Large^t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien

5/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Didn't need to be at best when winning 19-runner novice hurdle (9/4) at Galway (21f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Likely to go well again.

Form: 01/34-21

Edison Kent²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| C

18/1

Fair hurdler. Course winner. Winner in hurdle here in May. Last of 10 in novice hurdle at Galway (20.7f, good, 20/1) 22 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 8P33-10

Summer Tide²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 116

18/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Tipperary in July. Bit below form ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Galway (21f, good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 4306-19

Suprise Package²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 126

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 8/1, good 8 lengths second of 7 to Annie G in listed hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 23 days ago, no match for winner. Significantly up in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 03721-2

Molly Wedger⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: Dermot P O'Brien| OR: 120

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in July. Second of 11 in maiden at Tramore on Flat debut 8 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Thriving at present, so boasts strong claims.

Form: P-43112

Non-Runners

Bardenstown Lad⁴⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Simon Torrens

Leac An Scail Lady³⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Mike O'Connor

Forecasts

Desir Du Large (5/4), Suprise Package (5/2), Molly Wedger (15/2), Bardenstown Lad (8/1), Quirt Evans (17/2), Ferdia (12/1), Summer Tide (18/1), Edison Kent (18/1), Leac An Scail Lady (20/1), Calagogo (22/1)

BARDENSTOWN LAD has done everything right to this point and the form of his successful hurdling debut has been boosted a couple of times since, so he gets the ahead of the bang-in-form Molly Wedger. Surprise Package also warrants plenty of respect.