17:30 Down Royal

Friday 27 August 2021

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Pinnacle Sports Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 5m 7.00s

Decimal Day²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 108

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden who shaped as if back in form when fifth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, good, 25/1) 29 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 4-545

Rich Belief^b²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 105

7/2

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Cork (16f, soft) 25 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Needs to bounce back up in trip.

Form: 02-5328

Sefton Warrior¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

150/1

Fair at best on Flat but little form over hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 6P-0U

Son Of Hypnos³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: K Smith| OR: 109

3/1

Fair hurdler. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, last of 19 in handicap at Galway (16.8f, good to soft, 50/1) 32 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Respectable on last hurdle run.

Form: 454-2P5

Eternal Prince^t⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe

150/1

Well held in maiden hurdle (125/1) at Roscommon (15.4f, good) on NH debut 80 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0

Moselora

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: B Cawley

125/1

Most Improved gelding. Dam lightly raced on Flat.

Form:

Skippin Court²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

7/4

Matched previous form when third of 18 in maiden hurdle (11/1) at Galway (16.7f, good) 28 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 343

Wild Hunt⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: C D Maxwell| T: J McAuley

22/1

Fair form best effort in bumpers. Makes hurdles debut up in trip.

Form: 72-0

High Path¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: L P Dempsey| T: A Donoghue

200/1

Little encouragement in a pair of maiden hurdles.

Form: 60

Intersky Sunset

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr C Abernethy⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor

33/1

Libertarian filly. Dam unraced.

Form:

Motown Maggie¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D Foster

11/2

£30,000 4-y-o, Doyen filly. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Toviere, stayed 3¼m. Placed all 3 starts in points, runner-up last time (May 14). Respected Rules newcomer.

Form: 32-2

Non-Runners

Duck And Vanish¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: D G Hogan

Our Patron Saint⁵⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: Mrs S Dawson J: A W Short

Forecasts

Skippin Court (7/4), Son Of Hypnos (3/1), Rich Belief (7/2), Motown Maggie (11/2), Duck And Vanish (13/2), Decimal Day (7/1), Wild Hunt (22/1), Intersky Sunset (33/1), Moselora (125/1), Sefton Warrior (150/1), Eternal Prince (150/1), Our Patron Saint (150/1), High Path (200/1)

SKIPPIN COURT matched his previous form when third at Galway 4 weeks ago, and with that effort backed up the clock, he is taken to a gain a first success. Decimal Bay and Rules-newcomer Motown Maggie are feared most.