13:30 Listowel

Sunday 19 September 2021

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Kerry Group 3-Y-O Hurdle

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 3m 55.2s

Realist²³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

10/3

Fairly useful Flat winner for Michael Bell. Successful start over hurdles for new yard in Down Royal juvenile last month, seeing off the reopposing Bell Ex One with more than 1¾ length margin implies.

Form: 1

Too Bright^t⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

11/4

Promising type. Won on Flat last month and looked good when making a successful start over hurdles in juvenile at Ballinrobe (18f, good to soft) 11 days later, plenty in hand. Should progress.

Form: 1

Astrophysicist⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Gearoid Brouder

100/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap (8/1) at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good) 62 days ago.

Form:

Bell Ex One²³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Cody| BF

4/1

Fairly useful winner on Flat. 13/8, 1¾ lengths second of 15 to Realist in juvenile at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) on hurdle debut 23 days ago, finishing with running left. More to come.

Form: 2

Inca Prince³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: A W Short| T: C W J Farrell

125/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 150/1, last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 35 days ago.

Form:

King Wasp^h,t¹⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: N Slevin

250/1

Modest maiden handicapper on Flat (stays 1m). Likely outsider on hurdle debut.

Form:

Putonthenews¹⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash

250/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 14/1 and blinkered for 1st time, fifth of 8 in handicap at Dundalk (8f).

Form:

Rich Law No Law³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: M Keane

250/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Well held both starts over hurdles. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 05

Virtual Hug^t²³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer

33/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. 33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, 8¼ lengths sixth of 15 to Realist in juvenile at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) on hurdle debut 23 days ago.

Form: 6

Calvados²²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell| D

13/2

Won on Ballinrobe hurdle debut last month. Creditable third of 12 on Flat at Navan since. Should have more to offer in this sphere.

Form: 1

Feigh³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

9/4

Promising sort. Won 11-runner juvenile hurdle (4/6) at Killarney (17f, good to soft) on debut 30 days ago, easily. Looks yet another useful prospect for her yard.

Form: 1

Willows Way^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 10-3| J: J J Slevin| T: J G Fitzgerald

250/1

French Navy filly. Half-sister to 4 winners on Flat, including Tig Tog. Dam 7f winner. Wears tongue strap on debut. Best watched.

Form:

Non-Runners

Doctor Brown Bear³⁰

Weight: 10-10| Age: 3

T: B W Duke J: M M McDonagh

Forecasts

Feigh (9/4), Too Bright (11/4), Realist (10/3), Bell Ex One (4/1), Calvados (13/2), Doctor Brown Bear (14/1), Virtual Hug (33/1), Astrophysicist (100/1), Inca Prince (125/1), Willows Way (250/1), Rich Law No Law (250/1), Putonthenews (250/1), King Wasp (250/1)

This has the look of a good early-season juvenile. FEIGH was impressive when overcoming inexperience to win on her Killarney debut last month and can build on that and make it 2-2 but fellow winners Too Bright and Realist are likely to ensure that Willie Mullins' filly doesn't get things all her own way.