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Tuesday 31 May 2022

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McHale Fusion Range Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 5m 40.5s

Meetingofthewaters²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: E M O'Sullivan

11/2

Won 11-runner bumper (7/2) at Downpatrick (17.4f, soft) 25 days ago. Up in trip for this hurdles debut and he's one for the shortlist.

Form: 1223-1

Areyougoinforone

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett

66/1

Mustameet gelding. Half-brother to fair chaser Light Flicker, stays 31f and fair hurdler/chaser Damut I'm Out. Dam unraced. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Coolavin Boy¹¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

80/1

Ask gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler (19f-3m winner) Take Your Time. Pulled up sole start in points.

Form: P-

Dromore Warrior⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: James Andrew Fahey

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 22 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) on NH debut 45 days ago.

Form: 0-

Made In Spain

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr L J Carberry⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee

66/1

Virtual gelding. Half-brother to useful bumper winner Made In Germany. Dam 3m hurdle winner. Engaged 5.10 here Monday.

Form:

Noble Birth²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 108

10/3

Fair hurdler. 10/3, respectable third of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (17.1f, good) 28 days ago. Up in trip and likely to be on the premises.

Form: 86526-3

Silver Gazette²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

9/1

Once-raced maiden. 20/1, fourth of 11 in novice hurdle at this course (21.3f, good) on NH debut 28 days ago, not knocked about. Improvement needed.

Form: 4

Strong Whisper⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventeenth of 24 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 80/1) on NH debut 44 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Engaged 5.10 here Monday.

Form: 0-

Toss Again²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

5/2

Promising individual. Third of 10 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, soft, 7/2) on NH debut 25 days ago. Should improve and leading claims here.

Form: 3/3

Western Walk²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

7/4

Fair hurdler. Good second of 11 in novice hurdle at this course (21.3f, good, 10/3) 28 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 63533-2

Will It Be You

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack

80/1

€37,000 3-y-o, Court Cave gelding. Brother to smart hurdler/chaser Willoughby Court, and closely related to useful chaser Markov, stayed 3m.

Form:

Flemenora²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft, 250/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 0-0

Kalnoo¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good third of 11 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 12/1) 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 808-3

Lough Na Fooey¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin| T: M Flannery

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 40/1, eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.2f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: P36-80

Beacon Street^h1¹⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: N Lee

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, heavy) on NH debut 173 days ago, pulled up before 3 out. Hooded for 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: FP-

Non-Runners

Emily Roebling¹²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: G Kelleher J: Non Runner

As You Do

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: David Barry J: Reserve 1

Didnt Ask²⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P J Gilligan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Western Walk (7/4), Toss Again (5/2), Noble Birth (10/3), Emily Roebling (9/2), Meetingofthewaters (11/2), Silver Gazette (9/1), Kalnoo (20/1), Didnt Ask (25/1), Made In Spain (66/1), As You Do (66/1), Areyougoinforone (66/1), Will It Be You (80/1), Coolavin Boy (80/1), Lough Na Fooey (100/1), Dromore Warrior (125/1), Beacon Street (200/1), Strong Whisper (200/1), Flemenora (300/1)

TOSS AGAIN made an encouraging start under Rules when third at Downpatrick earlier this month and, with improvement on the cards, he could be the answer. Emily Roebling sets the standard and should be firmly in the mix once more, but she has had plenty of chances and lacks the scope of the selection. Western Walk is third choice ahead of Noble Birth and bumper winner Meetingofthewaters.