17:40 Perth

Wednesday 11 May 2022

All17:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:40

Murrayshall Country Estate Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 5m 27.95s

Bellaney Lord^t1⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford| BF

17/2

Fairly useful debut effort when second in a Limerick bumper in May 2021. Possibly amiss on return at Thurles and better bumper effort would give him claims on hurdle debut here, despite yard's quiet spell.

Form: 20-

Enki Flacke¹⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Bowen| T: G Elliott| OR: 121| C

5/6

Won bumper here last summer for Gerald Quinn and has twice been placed this winter in maiden hurdles for new yard. Slightly underwhelming last time but overall profile makes him a clear standout.

Form: 0/17335-

Fairly Famous^t1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Fergus Gregory| T: O Murphy

14/1

Well-related sort has shaped like a stayer in a bumper (16f) and novice hurdle (15f) but didn't immediately improve for step up in trip over C&D 21 days ago, making novicey mistakes. Needs more.

Form: 455-

Hogan²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: David England| T: O Murphy

10/3

Improved from debut when second over a similar trip at Ayr last month, rather conceding first run to the winner. That race lacked depth but further progress remains a clear possibility.

Form: 52-

Och One More Gin²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Alain Cawley| T: D Bourke

250/1

More temperament than ability shown in pair of bumpers and hard to fancy on hurdles debut.

Form: 04-

Glen Ava⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine| OR: 94

11/1

Little impact in Irish chases for Ms Claire O'Connell. Needs to find significant improvement to make a winning start for new yard.

Form: 8066PB-

Sunshine Girl²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: B S Hughes| T: S R B Crawford

10/1

In frame first 2 starts in mares bumpers, though hasn't particularly improved with experience. Yard going through cold spell but has at least shown enough ability to hold frame claims on hurdles debut.

Form: 437-

Non-Runners

Brown Monday⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Enki Flacke (5/6), Hogan (10/3), Brown Monday (8/1), Bellaney Lord (17/2), Sunshine Girl (10/1), Glen Ava (11/1), Fairly Famous (14/1), Och One More Gin (250/1)

ENKI FLACKE's best effort came when chasing Au Fleuron and Ha d'Or home at Navan in December and, despite not quite reaching that level again since, his overall profile remains the most solid here. Hogan ran well at Ayr last month and can provide the biggest danger, whilst Bellaney Lord is preferred of the Crawford hurdle debutants.