13:40 Listowel

Wednesday 22 September 2021

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McSweeney Brothers Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 4m 4.00s

Alvaro²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: R P Treacy| T: E McNamara

25/1

Fair on Flat, stays 1½m, below form last 2 starts.

Form:

Ballyegan Park³¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E O'Grady

11/2

Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/fair hurdler Cougar Kid, stays 23f.

Form: F/PF-

Desert Friend⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan| D

11/2

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. First run for yard after leaving David Simcock.

Form:

Michael Hennery¹⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: W M Roper

66/1

Modest maiden on Flat and offered little on Gowran hurdling debut in March.

Form: 9/

Moulane West⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Foley

2/1

Fair bumper performer who should have a future over hurdles.

Form: 05-618

Paladian Jewel¹²²

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

5/1

Imperial Monarch gelding. Maiden pointer, runner-up last time (May 23).

Form: 8/3P8-2

Venetian Rock^t1⁸⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

40/1

Fair form in various events on Flat when last seen in 2019. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Bolger. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form:

Well Pleased³²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes

16/1

11/1, ran no sort of race when last of 8 in bumper at Killarney (16.4f, good) on NH debut 32 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 8

Choir Practice⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Bolger| BF

4/1

Failed to build on debut promise when fifth of 13 in maiden hurdle at Roscommon (16.1f, soft) 78 days ago. Remains with potential.

Form: 55

Truckers Angel¹⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 93

10/1

Showed improved form when third of 13 in maiden hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, heavy) in March.

Form: 6/FPP63-

Non-Runners

Delikklemunchkin³⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: P W Flynn J: L P Dempsey

Favori De Champdou⁵⁹⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Problem Solver⁵¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: A Leahy J: J J Slevin

Miss Frontiere³³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: D Queally J: D G Whelan

Forecasts

Favori De Champdou (11/10), Moulane West (2/1), Choir Practice (4/1), Paladian Jewel (5/1), Desert Friend (11/2), Ballyegan Park (11/2), Truckers Angel (10/1), Well Pleased (16/1), Alvaro (25/1), Delikklemunchkin (33/1), Problem Solver (33/1), Venetian Rock (40/1), Miss Frontiere (50/1), Michael Hennery (66/1)

FAVORI DE CHAMPDOU has a 19-month absence to overcome but he showed form verging on useful in bumpers and should be well up to winning a race of this nature over hurdles. Choir Practice and Desert Friend make most appeal of the opposition.