14:35 Wexford

Sunday 24 October 2021

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Michael Moore Car Sales Volkswagen Portarlington Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 4m 9.4s

Ideal Pal^t²⁰

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

12/1

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Tenth of 13 in handicap (15/2) at Tipperary (9f, heavy) 20 days ago. Possible he will do better when handicapping in this sphere.

Form: 56-

Jeweller^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P Power⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Power| D

20/1

Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Fifth of 17 in handicap (66/1) at the Curragh (12f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Betting may prove a good guide now tackling timber.

Form:

Mr Fred Rogers^t²¹⁴

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

9/4

Sholokhov gelding who showed a good turn of foot to land only start in bumpers for W. P. Murphy at Tipperary in March. Since joined leading yard and of definite interest now hurdling.

Form: 1-

State Of Fame³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: R O'Sullivan

10/1

Sligo bumper winner (18f). 11/1, good fifth of 18 in novice hurdle at Listowel (20f, good) 30 days ago, running on. Drop back in trip not an obvious plus on evidence of last run.

Form: 40-915

Chosen Diamond²¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, much improved from debut when third of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) in March, running on. Absent since but he may do better again.

Form: 03-

Cullaghs Star^h³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: S Fahey| OR: 106

5/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. 4/1, respectable fifth of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.8f, good) 36 days ago. Sound each-way claims again in an ordinary affair.

Form: 432325

L'impertinent¹⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Bolger| BF

2/1

Produced a promising first effort when third of 20 in maiden hurdle at Cork (2m) in December. Shaped as if better for the run when fourth at Killarney (17f) in May and he's an obvious player here.

Form: 3-4

Naomh Moling^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: J O Clifford

125/1

No form in bumpers/maiden hurdles.

Form: P/0-098

Salamanca Bay¹⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: M P Fogarty| T: J Fogarty

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 19 in bumper at Punchestown (16.6f, heavy, 66/1) on NH debut. Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0FP-

Upping The Anti²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF

6/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifth of 11 in novice hurdle at Gowran (20f) on hurdles bow 22 days ago. Clearly thought capable of better and he's not one to write off given powerful yard.

Form: 26-5

Miss Fanta²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: S Byrne

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, good) 24 days ago, not knocked about. Rates a likely type to do better in low-grade handicaps.

Form: 0-608

Shoebox²⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: P E Corbett| T: A Mullins

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 300/1, fifteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.6f, soft). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving J. F. O'Shea and he can only be watched here.

Form: 090-

The Higher Road²⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: C D Maxwell| T: P O'Callaghan

40/1

Winning pointer before twice in the frame in bumpers at Fairyhouse and Navan in January. However, failed to improve with further experience in that sphere. Hurdles debut.

Form: 124665-

Windsor Diamond²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J Barcoe

200/1

Long-standing maiden on Flat who has showed no form in that sphere following a long lay off this summer. Passed over now hurdling.

Form:

Non-Runners

Golden Cosmos²⁴

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: P Fenton J: Reserve 1

She Might⁷⁴⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Lackaneen Rebel³²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: D Budds J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

L'impertinent (2/1), Mr Fred Rogers (9/4), Cullaghs Star (5/1), Upping The Anti (6/1), State Of Fame (10/1), Ideal Pal (12/1), Jeweller (20/1), Chosen Diamond (25/1), Golden Cosmos (33/1), The Higher Road (40/1), Lackaneen Rebel (50/1), She Might (66/1), Miss Fanta (80/1), Salamanca Bay (100/1), Naomh Moling (125/1), Windsor Diamond (200/1), Shoebox (200/1)

MR FRED ROGERS showed a good turn of foot when making his only start in bumpers a winning one back in the spring and he may well be up to building on that now hurdling for his powerful stable. L'impertinent has shown promise in this sphere and is the chief threat, ahead of Cullaghs Star and Chosen Diamond.