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Friday 29 October 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:12 | Winning time: 6m 11.80s

Golden Cosmos²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton

66/1

Promise in bumpers. Sixteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, good, 40/1) on hurdles bow 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 5360

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Hollow Games³⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

1/9

Wide-margin point winner who fetched £255,000 and has remained unbeaten in bumpers with victories at Punchestown and Leopardstown. Top hurdles prospect.

Form: 1/11-

Simply Shabra¹⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J M Moore| T: A McCann

11/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, heavy, 3/1) 157 days ago. Sets the standard over hurdles.

Form: F5-32

Woodstream Lad³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: R K Watson

80/1

22/1, seventh of 12 in bumper at Roscommon (15.4f, good) 32 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0-37

Ailie Rose³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 106

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 10/3, fifth of 8 in novice hurdle at Perth (20.2f, good to soft) 37 days ago.

Form: 235

Menindee³⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D M Christie

80/1

Yeats mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Another Mattie. Dam 12.5f winner in France.

Form: 44P-

Coqueta⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: C A McBratney

33/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making jumps debut. 14/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Yarmouth (11.5f, good to firm) 66 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Gay Kelleway.

Form:

Non-Runners

Eat The Book⁶⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: D P Dunne J: C D Maxwell

Reflectionist¹³⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 4

T: D P Dunne J: Keith Donoghue

Forecasts

Hollow Games (1/9), Simply Shabra (11/2), Eat The Book (8/1), Ailie Rose (16/1), Coqueta (33/1), Reflectionist (33/1), Golden Cosmos (66/1), Menindee (80/1), Woodstream Lad (80/1)

HOLLOW GAMES is hiked up markedly in trip switched to hurdling, but he's looked a really good prospect in winning all 3 starts so far and this looks a nice opening. Simply Shabra will attempt to put his experience over obstacles to maximum use and is feared most.