13:45 Limerick

Sunday 27 March 2022

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Nevilles Bar And Restaurant Irish EBF Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 50.5s

Crosshouse Boy⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 97

25/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. Seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Thurles (23f, good to soft, 80/1) 45 days ago.

Form: 473997

Double Talkin Jive^h1,t⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins

11/2

Bumper winner (but regressive in that shpere). Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fell in novice hurdle (25/1) at Naas (19f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 56 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 137/F

Free Handshake²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1, creditable eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Open to improvement, albeit perhaps further down the line.

Form: 20-768

From The Ashes³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D J McInerney| T: C Byrnes

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. 22/1, sixth of 10 in bumper at Navan (15.8f, heavy) 33 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 56

Meeauldsegotia

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B Browne| T: P W Flynn

125/1

Gamut gelding. Dam, placed in points, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 25f) Casey Jones.

Form:

Midnight It Is³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 112

15/8

Fairly useful hurdler. 50/1, seventh of 18 in novice chase at Gowran (20f, heavy) 36 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Could get back on track returned to the smaller obstacles.

Form: 3U3887

Mr Brogue⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Braddish

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.5f, good to soft, 66/1) on NH debut 8 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Pats Choice²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

6/4

Promising individual. Second of 13 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 11/4) on hurdles bow 20 days ago. Should progress, and looks the one to beat.

Form: 4-422

The Sages Answer^h1⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: L P Cusack

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 17 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Thurles (15.5f, good to soft) 63 days ago. Up in trip. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 00

Winning Rascal⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 16/1, fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, soft) on NH debut 5 days ago.

Form: 3-P0

Kicking Princess^t1⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 109

9/2

Fair hurdler. Winner in bumper at Wexford in October. Below form tenth of 22 in novice hurdle (12/1) at Punchestown (20.3f, soft) 55 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 331380

Loveen²⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: J Neilan

300/1

Once-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on, last of 10 in bumper at Galway (16.6f, good, 50/1) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Bite That²¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: P J Flynn J: S Fitzgerald

Kool Kal⁸⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: J Barcoe J: C A Landers

Forecasts

Pats Choice (6/4), Midnight It Is (15/8), Kicking Princess (9/2), Double Talkin Jive (11/2), Bite That (10/1), Free Handshake (14/1), Crosshouse Boy (25/1), From The Ashes (28/1), Kool Kal (100/1), Winning Rascal (125/1), Meeauldsegotia (125/1), Mr Brogue (200/1), Loveen (300/1), The Sages Answer (300/1)

PATS CHOICE sets the standard after a good second on hurdling debut at Leopardstown and there's more to come, so he's a straightforward choice ahead of Midnight It Is, who should benefit from this return to hurdling after a disappointing spell over fences. Most of the others have something to prove.