16:25 Kilbeggan

Friday 22 April 2022

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Spring Two Day N.H. Race Meeting Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 4m 5.6s

Choice Of Mine¹³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 150/1, eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) 138 days ago. Can only be watched until trying his hand in handicaps in this sphere.

Form: 060

Mephisto¹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Keane| OR: 102

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft, 200/1) 148 days ago. May do better as his jumping improves.

Form: 0PP-4

Carrigmoorna Elm^h⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D L Queally| T: D Queally

28/1

Fair bumper winner. Yet to feature in handful of starts in maiden hurdles and another who is best watched until tackling handicaps. Hood back on.

Form: 170000

Leviosa¹⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: B P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

50/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 10.5f) who opened account in that sphere at Gowran (9.5f) in July. Below that level thereafter and she's probably best watched now hurdling back from a break.

Form:

Ballycastle Brat⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Treacy| T: L Young

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 300/1, twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.4f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Readily passed over. Engaged 4.45 here Thursday.

Form: 00

Evergreen And Red²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 120

1/4

Fairly useful Flat winner. Promising type. 4/1, second of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 22 days ago, running on. Looks the one to beat with further progress anticipated.

Form: 822

Got Bright^b,t1¹¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

14/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Once-raced maiden. 50/1, first run since leaving Christophe Ferland when fourteenth of 18 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) on NH debut 116 days ago.

Form: 0

Sixhandsinmypocket³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 40/1, eleventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, heavy) 36 days ago, beaten long way out. Engaged 4.45 here Thursday.

Form: 299U0

Zoom Tiger^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan

11/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Blinkered for 1st time, nineteenth of 20 in handicap (16/1) at Leopardstown (10f, good) 16 days ago. Market should prove a useful guide.

Form:

Catherine Chroi¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin| T: C O'Connell

125/1

Modest Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (50/1) at Dundalk (10.7f). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle run.

Form: 0

Hope Des Blins³²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: D E Mullins| T: J P Ryan

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Last of 5 in bumper at Stratford (16.3f, good to soft, 6/1) on NH debut in May (saddle slipped halfway). This should reveal more now hurdling for new yard. Engaged 4.15 here Thursday.

Form: 3-F5

Ladiam^h1²¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Simon Torrens| T: N Lee

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 18 in bumper at Listowel (16f, good, 100/1). Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 85

Super Proud¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell

20/1

Modest Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 100/1, improved on debut form when seventh of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 15 days ago, keeping on gradually. One to look out for in handicaps in due course.

Form: 77

Carbon Zero

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Mrs P Dobbs

50/1

Presenting filly. Dam (c125/h124) 2½m-3m hurdle/chase winner. In receipt of weight all round ahead of debut but she's likely best watched here.

Form:

Non-Runners

Ucandoit¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: P Byrne J: Reserve 1

Erikson²¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 2

Helios Smart⁴⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: B Connell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Evergreen And Red (1/4), Sixhandsinmypocket (8/1), Zoom Tiger (11/1), Got Bright (14/1), Helios Smart (14/1), Super Proud (20/1), Erikson (20/1), Carrigmoorna Elm (28/1), Mephisto (28/1), Ladiam (40/1), Hope Des Blins (50/1), Carbon Zero (50/1), Leviosa (50/1), Ucandoit (66/1), Choice Of Mine (100/1), Catherine Chroi (125/1), Ballycastle Brat (250/1)

EVERGREEN AND RED has made a bright start over hurdles, running his best race yet and again finding only one too good at Naas 3 weeks ago. Open to further progress, this looks a good opportunity for him to get off the mark. Hurdles debutant Zoom Tiger and Mephisto may take the minor money.