18:00 Down Royal

Friday 3 June 2022

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Hugo Hughes Bookmaker Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 5m 0.09s

Ask Philip¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 20 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 07

Bout Time Bobby^t²³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell

13/2

Fair hurdler. Off 7 months.

Form: 564256-

Copper Point^t1¹¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁴⁾| T: N C Kelly

33/1

125/1, ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at Thurles (23f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 113 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 52409-

Dovlator¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽²⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

16/1

Sixth of 13 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, soft) 14 days ago.

Form: P/37P-6

Every River¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁴⁾| T: W J Bryson

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 18/1, creditable eighth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0/P4-78

Knocky^t1³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁴⁾| T: Gerald Quinn

18/1

Off mark in points at second attempt, pulled up last time (Apr 29).

Form: P1P-

Run For Pat^b¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: E Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 111

85/40

Fairly useful hurdler. 7/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable second of 15 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Obvious claims.

Form: 3/536-42

Sholsang³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: D M Christie

3/1

18/1, good second of 9 in novice chase at this course (19.7f, good) on debut over fences 32 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Yard in good form. Interesting.

Form: U1P3P-2

Hochtdeag^p1⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr B Mulligan⁽⁴⁾| T: Paul Mulligan

66/1

Pulled up both starts in points (latest Apr 9).

Form: PP-

Kelly's Birr⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Ryan

7/2

Fourth of 18 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Limerick (19f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 07-4

So Ladylike³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁴⁾| T: C A McBratney

16/1

Multiple winning pointer, including last time (Apr 30).

Form: P14P31-

Non-Runners

Sixhandsinmypocket⁴²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: C O'Dwyer J: C G O'Dwyer

Sleetansnow

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: Colm Murphy J: Richard Condon

Forecasts

Run For Pat (85/40), Sholsang (3/1), Kelly's Birr (7/2), Bout Time Bobby (13/2), Sleetansnow (14/1), Dovlator (16/1), So Ladylike (16/1), Knocky (18/1), Sixhandsinmypocket (20/1), Ask Philip (25/1), Every River (28/1), Copper Point (33/1), Hochtdeag (66/1)

RUN FOR PAT could be hard to beat with a repeat of his Tipperary second. Sholsang is interesting, while So Ladylike brings recent winning point form to the table and might be in the mix for minor honours.