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Friday 17 September 2021

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Bill McIlroy Bookmaker Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:27 | Winning time: 4m 41.00s

The Banger Doyle^t⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson

9/4

Bumper winner. Promising sort. 4/1, fourth of 9 in novice hurdle at Sligo (20.2f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 43 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 32210-4

Wild Shot^t⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| BF

4/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 16/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Galway (13.8f, good to firm) 47 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 4-3

Bushtucker Trial¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: A W Short| T: L Breen

200/1

Modest Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Modest winner at 5f on flat. Seventh of 12 in novice hurdle (300/1) at Wexford (16.7f, good) 13 days ago.

Form: 97

Easca Peasca^t¹²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: B R Hamilton

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 10f on Flat. Failed to match previous effort when second of 14 in juvenile hurdle (5/2) at Tipperary (16.1f, soft) 120 days ago.

Form: 825-22

Eternal Prince^p¹⁴

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

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 66/1 and tongue strap on, last of 10 in handicap at Down Royal (12.7f, good) 14 days ago, slowly away. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 09

Magnetic Zero³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: S Curling

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 14/1, fifth of 7 in bumper at Sligo (18f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 55

Royal Finesse¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: R P Treacy| T: L Young

125/1

250/1, seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 07

Serenity Grove¹⁶⁰

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

5/1

£10,000 3-y-o, first foal, dam, little show over hurdles, half-sister to smart hurdler (2m/17f winner) Farmer Brown. 2 lengths down in third when fell last sole start in points (Apr 10).

Form: F-

Skol¹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

25/1

Twelfth of 14 in bumper (14/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 148 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 750-

The Greek¹⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| BF

7/4

Fair hurdler. Bit below form third of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, good to soft, 6/5) 104 days ago. The one to beat on form this spring.

Form: 85222-3

Jj Nester¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: P E Corbett| T: Robert Widger

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Last of 7 in novice hurdle at this C&D (good, 33/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 357

Miss Daingerfield³³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: Paul Power

100/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 16/1, last of 10 in handicap at Naas (10f, heavy). Off 11 months. First run for yard after leaving Henry De Bromhead.

Form:

Whatcoloristhewind¹⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

33/1

Twenty first of 22 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft, 7/1) on NH debut 143 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0-

Darraughs Diamond^t¹⁴

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

80/1

Promising sort. 200/1, fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good) on hurdles bow 14 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 85

Eannasareal¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: L P Cusack

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 09

Non-Runners

I'll Ask The Uncle¹⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: J Fahey J: Reserve 1

Lonracha

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: A McNamara J: Reserve 2

Ingenious Stroke¹⁶⁰

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

The Greek (7/4), The Banger Doyle (9/4), Wild Shot (4/1), Serenity Grove (5/1), Easca Peasca (15/2), Skol (25/1), Whatcoloristhewind (33/1), Lonracha (33/1), I'll Ask The Uncle (66/1), Ingenious Stroke (66/1), Darraughs Diamond (80/1), Jj Nester (100/1), Miss Daingerfield (100/1), Magnetic Zero (125/1), Royal Finesse (125/1), Eternal Prince (150/1), Eannasareal (150/1), Bushtucker Trial (200/1)

THE GREEK has been expensive to follow so far but in a race of quantity over quality, he really should get the job done if back at the level he displayed during the spring. The Banger Doyle won a bumper and should have more to offer as a hurdler, with Easca Peasca also considered.