14:20 Downpatrick

Sunday 12 June 2022

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

AJC Group Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 4m 31.60s

Brown Monday⁸

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

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 40/1, fifth of 11 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, good to soft) 8 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip.

Form: PP-645

Crabtrees Rebel²⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fahey

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 8 in bumper (80/1) at this course (17.8f, soft). Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 77-

Rodney Bay³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 112

5/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. 15/2, creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 30 days ago, barely adequate test. Difficult to oppose.

Form: 53755-3

Sergeant Moss²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Murphy

25/1

Presenting gelding. Brother to fair chaser Mad Jack Duncan, and half-brother to 2 winners. Made frame once from 4 starts in points, unplaced latest (May 21).

Form: 4/5P-9

Woolfie Smith^h1

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin

25/1

Frammassone gelding. Dam tailed off sole start over hurdles. Wears hood. Doesn't make much appeal.

Form:

Superlike⁴³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

13/2

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 25/1, thirteenth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk on debut. Off 14 months. First run for yard after leaving Kevin Prendergast. Worth a market check.

Form:

Bella Bliss^t³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 17/2, bit below form fifth of 11 in bumper at this course (17.4f, soft) 37 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 428-5

Downtown Queen^t¹⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: C P McNamara| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 102

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Below form eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy, 12/1) 167 days ago. Solid claims if she returns on her game.

Form: 8260-

Kalanisi Dubh³³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

40/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (24f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 11 months. Down in trip.

Form: 0-

Forecasts

Rodney Bay (5/4), Bella Bliss (3/1), Downtown Queen (4/1), Superlike (13/2), Brown Monday (12/1), Sergeant Moss (25/1), Woolfie Smith (25/1), Kalanisi Dubh (40/1), Crabtrees Rebel (80/1)

RODNEY BAY consistently achieves a fair level of form and this is a decidedly weak contest so, back up in trip, he's an obvious choice to gain a deserved first win. Downtown Queen can trouble the selection if back from five months off in form, and Bella Bliss' bumper form gives her some sort of chance on hurdling bow.