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Sunday 10 October 2021

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Bluegrass Horse Feed Novice Hurdle (Listed)

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 5m 18.7s

Off Your Rocco^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

7/4

4/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 7-runner novice hurdle at Listowel (16f) 18 days ago, staying on well. Should do better still at this trip, so leading claims.

Form: 1-171

The Little Yank¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: D E Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 127

11/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 14/1, below form eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good) 16 days ago. More exposed than most, and has a bit to find with a couple of rivals.

Form: 213140

Ballywilliam Boy¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: M Hourigan| OR: 131

7/2

Useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Naas in March. 6/1, good second of 6 in minor event hurdle at Listowel (20f, good) 15 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 36138-2

Il Courra⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: A W Short| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 122

13/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 1 win from 2 runs this season. 11¼ lengths fifth of 7 to Purple Mountain in Joe Mac Novices' Hurdle at Tipperary 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others make more appeal

Form: 52F2-15

Serenity Grove²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

9/2

Won 15-runner maiden hurdle (5/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, soft) on NH debut 23 days ago, easily. Yard in good form. Should improve, so not without a chance.

Form: F-1

Suprise Package⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 126| D

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 5/2, respectable fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Claims if he can get back on the up.

Form: 3721-24

The Dara Man^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B J Cooper| T: J P Ryan

28/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 20½ lengths fifth of 7 to Off Your Rocco in minor event hurdle (11/1) at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 7-21825

Sweet Street¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: R J McGrath| OR: 105

50/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Wexford in September. Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24.2f, good, 9/1) 13 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 5-53210

Forecasts

Off Your Rocco (7/4), Ballywilliam Boy (7/2), Serenity Grove (9/2), Il Courra (13/2), Suprise Package (15/2), The Little Yank (11/1), The Dara Man (28/1), Sweet Street (50/1)

OFF YOUR ROCCO bolted up in a novice hurdle at Listowel recently and promises to do better still now that his stamina is being more fully drawn out, so he's an obvious choice to land this at the likely expense of Ballywilliam Boy, who is closely matched with the selection at the weights. Serenity Grove, an impressive winner at Downpatrick on debut, is another one to consider.