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Saturday 7 May 2022

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Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 3m 56.2s

Alex D¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R P Treacy| T: L Young

250/1

Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 40/1, last of 16 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 0-

Benjis Benefit²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Mangan

18/1

Showed some promise when fourth of 16 in juvenile hurdle (66/1) at this C&D (heavy) on NH debut 20 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 4-

Devils Cape²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

40/1

Well held in bumper/juvenile maiden hurdle.

Form: 00-

Fascinating Shadow²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

5/1

Fairly useful on the Flat, improving further when winning 14-runner handicap (33/1) at Dundalk (12f) 25 days ago, kept up to work. Worth a second look on hurdles debut.

Form:

Jimmy Boy⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, tailed-off last of 8 to Impulsive Dancer in listed bumper at Limerick (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 41 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 8-

Prince Of Peace²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D E Mullins| T: W J Lanigan

100/1

Fairly useful Flat winner but tailed off in 2 maiden hurdles.

Form: 00-

Prince Of Verona²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

17/2

Fairly useful Flat winner who showed more than first time up over hurdles when second of 16 in juvenile at this C&D (heavy, 33/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 62-

Supposedtobe²⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J M Barrett

16/1

Fair maiden on the Flat who went backwards from hurdling debut at Down Royal (16.9f) in August. Off since.

Form: 30-

Thunder Rain^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Hassett

125/1

Fair Flat winner but well held last 2 outings and stamina concerns over hurdles. Tongue tied.

Form:

All Walks Of Life²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: M Hourigan

9/1

5/1, fourth of 12 in bumper at Ballinrobe (15.6f, good to soft) on bumper debut 29 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles and should improve.

Form: 44-

Ghumama^t⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan

25/1

Fair maiden on the Flat who shaped better than the distance beaten suggests on completed start over hurdles.

Form: 7F-

Igraine^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

9/4

Fairly useful winner at 13f on Flat who looked irresolute as previously when second of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 93522-

Mitiva⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: Miss E Doyle| D

11/4

Overcame inexperience to make a winning bumper debut at Thurles (16.3f, soft, 14/1) 72 days ago. Interesting hurdling debutante.

Form: 1-

No Conscience

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: E Bolger

25/1

Walk In The Park filly. Sister to fair hurdler Dreamsrmadeofthis. Dam smart winning hurdler up to 2½m.

Form:

The Mighty Doyen

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C P McNamara| T: G P Cromwell

20/1

Doyen filly. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler Aasleagh Dawn, stays 25f and half-sister to 1½m-1¾m winner on Flat Aasleagh Fawn.

Form:

Snugsborough Jc

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Broderick

50/1

Workforce filly. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3¼m) Snugsborough Hall. RESERVE.

Form:

Morepowertoya¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P Power⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Power

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Pulled up in maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan (15.1f, good, 200/1) 16 days ago, tailing off early final circuit. RESERVE.

Form: 0P-

Non-Runners

Gentleman Joe¹³¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Spillane's Tower²⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: J J Mangan J: Phillip Enright

Lenebane

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: R O'Sullivan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gentleman Joe (2/1), Igraine (9/4), Mitiva (11/4), Fascinating Shadow (5/1), Prince Of Verona (17/2), All Walks Of Life (9/1), Spillane's Tower (14/1), Supposedtobe (16/1), Benjis Benefit (18/1), The Mighty Doyen (20/1), No Conscience (25/1), Ghumama (25/1), Devils Cape (40/1), Snugsborough Jc (50/1), Prince Of Peace (100/1), Lenebane (100/1), Thunder Rain (125/1), Jimmy Boy (150/1), Alex D (250/1), Morepowertoya (250/1)

MITIVA made a winning bumper debut in good style at Thurles in February and is bred to make a useful hurdler, so she's put forward as the answer. Gentleman Joe remains capable of better and can provide the main threat ahead of Igraine.