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Saturday 18 September 2021

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Download The Bar One Racing App Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 3m 47.3s

Champagne Vacation^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving S. J. Mahon when fifth of 19 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Galway (16.6f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 7950-5

Cullaghs Star^h⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: S Fahey| OR: 106| BF

4/1

Fair hurdler. 5/2, creditable second of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good) 60 days ago. Can remain competitive.

Form: 0-43232

Great Grey³⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: L Comer

33/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making jumps debut. Seventh of 12 in handicap (14/1) at Fairyhouse (10f, soft). Off 11 months.

Form:

Griffyndor⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C L Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: P Downey

300/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making jumps debut. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Sligo (10.3f, soft, 33/1). First run for yard after leaving John McConnell.

Form:

Party Moon^t⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P E Corbett| T: A Mullins

22/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making jumps debut. 66/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, good to firm) 49 days ago. Tongue strap on.

Form:

Pearland²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 16 in novice hurdle (20/1) at Killarney (16.4f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 47

Tenth Amendment^h,t⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: K H Clarke| OR: 107

100/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap (4/1) at Bellewstown (12f, good) 78 days ago, slowly away. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 25524/0-

Weseekhimhere³³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF| D

11/10

Back-to-back bumper winner last term. Fourth of 15 in maiden at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) on Flat debut 33 days ago and should be a big factor at this level now hurdling.

Form: 0113-

Weston Road⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: D Cullen

300/1

Eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.4f, good, 250/1) on hurdles bow 40 days ago.

Form: 08-0

Anjician^t⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor

300/1

Tenth of 12 in maiden at Down Royal (10.3f, good, 200/1). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Pulled up on last hurdle outing.

Form: P-

David Garrick^t³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: N Terrassin⁽⁷⁾| T: E & P Harty

40/1

Fair Flat winner, making jumps debut. Tenth of 15 in handicap (7/1) at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Tongue strap on.

Form:

Eternal Story⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh

66/1

Ninth of 16 in bumper at Galway (16.5f, good to soft, 12/1) on NH debut 52 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 9

Luke Short⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

10/3

Fairly useful Flat winner, making jumps debut. 80/1, fifth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good) 6 days ago, best work finish.

Form:

Rotten Row⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: A Mullins

20/1

Winning start in a bumper last month. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien.

Form: 1

Vultan^t³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

15/2

Useful Flat winner, making jumps debut. 5/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at Tramore (12f, soft) 35 days ago. Tongue strap on and he's interesting.

Form:

Top Basanta

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short| T: D A McLoughlin

80/1

Califet mare. Dam (h105), 2m-2½m hurdle winner (stayed 2¾m), sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2½m) Mr Cosmopolitan.

Form:

Lonracha

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Carberry| T: A McNamara

50/1

Altruistic filly. Dam (h82) maiden hurdler (stayed 21f).

Form:

Katzoff²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J Morrison

100/1

Making jumps debut. 150/1, twenty third of 24 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good) 22 days ago. RESERVE.

Form:

Drifters Mate⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, good, 50/1) 99 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 08

Non-Runners

Wild Shot¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Jordan Gainford

Money In My Pocket⁴²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: Gearoid Brouder J: Gavin Brouder

Inside Job²⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: P Nolan J: R Deegan

Top Bandit¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Weseekhimhere (11/10), Luke Short (10/3), Wild Shot (7/2), Cullaghs Star (4/1), Top Bandit (13/2), Vultan (15/2), Rotten Row (20/1), Party Moon (22/1), Great Grey (33/1), David Garrick (40/1), Pearland (50/1), Lonracha (50/1), Inside Job (50/1), Champagne Vacation (50/1), Eternal Story (66/1), Top Basanta (80/1), Tenth Amendment (100/1), Katzoff (100/1), Money In My Pocket (100/1), Drifters Mate (150/1), Weston Road (300/1), Griffyndor (300/1), Anjician (300/1)

Plenty of depth to this maiden hurdle, with WESEEKHIMHERE selected to make a successful transition to hurdling having been talented enough to win a couple of bumpers. The main dangers may emerge from the Flat recruits, with Vultan, Luke Short and Party Moon all interesting.