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Friday 3 September 2021

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Pat Doyle Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 4m 46.30s

Fields Of Dreams⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: Mrs D Foster

25/1

Fairly useful on Flat (offered little in that sphere after 4 months off in June) but is an underachiever over hurdles.

Form: F000-

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Il Courra¹³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 115

15/8

Fairly useful hurdler. Back on track after 7 weeks off when second of 16 in novice hurdle (7/4) at Limerick (19.2f, soft) back in April. Enters calculations is he's ready to roll.

Form: 4652F2-

Hollocaine¹²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Carberry| T: A McNamara

200/1

40/1, could hardly have shown any less when twelfth of 13 in bumper at Down Royal (16.4f, soft) on NH debut 123 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Rebel Rose¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Fahey

6/4

Fair bumper performer who took her form up a notch sent hurdling when second of 15 in maiden hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, soft, 17/2) 106 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 61-2

Ballinruddy¹⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J S McGarvey| T: A Murray

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Paul W. Flynn when pulled up in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, heavy, 200/1) 101 days ago.

Form: P0R-P

Bluestack Mountain¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan

250/1

Well beaten in a trio of maiden hurdles so easy to look elsewhere.

Form: P00

Carry On Buddy¹¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr S J P Baragry⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Patrick Baragry

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. 25/1, went backwards from debut when eleventh of 15 in bumper at Tipperary (18f, good to soft) 120 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P34-0P

Emancipator⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: S E Lewis⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hassett

17/2

Twice-raced maiden. Took a step forward from debut when fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Navan (22f, good, 15/2) 79 days ago.

Form: UP-RP84

Fix The Bill^h¹¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 103

12/1

Fair hurdler. 14/1, let down by his jumping when pulled up before 4 out in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 113 days ago. Hood back on. Must bounce back but can.

Form: 64408-P

King Rj²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: P Flood

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1, unable to match hurdling debut form when eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.7f, good) 21 days ago, merely passing beaten horses.

Form: 878

Old Durham Town^b1,t1⁸²

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

10/3

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 10 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.3f, good, 5/1) 82 days ago. Blinkers/tongue strap on 1st time. Each-way claims on his penultimate second at Limerick.

Form: 8-26

Royal Finesse¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: L Young

250/1

Never landed a blow when tenth of 12 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Ballinrobe (18.2f, good) on NH debut 11 days ago.

Form: 0

Darraughs Diamond^t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: D M Christie

200/1

33/1 and tongue strap on, went with no promise when last of 8 in bumper at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) on NH debut 7 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 8

Eannasareal²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Adam Ellis⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack

250/1

40/1, shaped as if in need of experience when tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.7f, good) on NH debut 21 days ago, losing place when hampered 3 out.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Rebel Rose (6/4), Il Courra (15/8), Old Durham Town (10/3), Emancipator (17/2), Fix The Bill (12/1), Fields Of Dreams (25/1), King Rj (40/1), Carry On Buddy (50/1), Darraughs Diamond (200/1), Hollocaine (200/1), Ballinruddy (200/1), Royal Finesse (250/1), Eannasareal (250/1), Bluestack Mountain (250/1)

A case of quantity over quality here with bumper winner REBEL ROSE selected to open her account over hurdles having shaped with plenty of promise at Tipperary back in May. With improvement on the cards, Mark Fahey's charge could take some stopping. Il Courra filled the runner-up spot a couple of times earlier this year and he may have to settle for that spot again, ahead of Old Durham Town.