Randox Health Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 5m 28.30s

Bout Time Bobby^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell

3/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, good to soft, 7/1) on hurdles bow 13 days ago.

Form: 564

Gateau De Miel^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

16/5

Tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 11 in novice hurdle (8/1) at Tramore (21.4f, soft) 15 days ago. That effort puts him right in the mix.

Form: 20-92

Hymie Weiss¹³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D F O'Regan| T: N Meade

11/2

Career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle (22/1) at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good) 130 days ago, just failing (second past the post but subsequently promoted).

Form: 6881-

I'll Ask The Uncle¹⁵

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

100/1

33/1, tenth of 11 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.4f, soft) on NH debut 15 days ago.

Form: 0

Moakland¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: B J Cooper| T: J P Ryan

7/2

Fair hurdler. 8/1, good fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, good to soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 694325

Tadhg R Liam^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Cluskey

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (18.8f, soft, 150/1) 28 days ago.

Form: DU00

Branson Missouri¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: C Bowe| OR: 93| BF

3/1

11/4, good second of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, good) 17 days ago. Likely to give her running.

Form: P-14552

Forecasts

Bout Time Bobby (3/1), Branson Missouri (3/1), Gateau De Miel (16/5), Moakland (7/2), Hymie Weiss (11/2), I'll Ask The Uncle (100/1), Tadhg R Liam (150/1)

HYMIE WEISS was perhaps a shade fortunate to be awarded the race at Kilbeggan when last seen in April but this isn't a deep race so the follow up is on the cards. Gateau de Miel and Branson Missouri head the opposition.