18:00 Kilbeggan

Friday 15 July 2022

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Tom McCormack Memorial Cup Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 3m 45.4s

Old Bill Barley³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF| CD

5/4

Fairly useful bumper winner. Third of 11 in bumper at Listowel (20f, heavy, 6/4) 39 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Back down in trip.

Form: 1-3

Shona Mea¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington

11/1

Fair Flat winner. Promising individual, 50/1, sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Bellewstown (16.8f, good) 13 days ago, finishing with running left. Should progress.

Form: 86

Aliunde⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff

28/1

66/1, eleventh of 21 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.6f, good) on NH debut 47 days ago. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Gerard Quirk.

Form: PR4-80

Castle Darby

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: P M Lynch

50/1

Quest For Peace gelding. Dam unplaced sole start in points.

Form:

Itwasfate³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 112| BF

6/5

Fairly useful hurdler. Respectable second of 18 in novice hurdle (5/4) at Clonmel (16f, good to soft) 35 days ago, just failing. Sets the standard.

Form: 6/324-F2

Kansas Joe³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: W J O'Doherty

150/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fifteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 39 days ago.

Form: 0-0

Simpletwistoffaith⁴¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: N F Glynn

50/1

150/1, ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft). Off 13 months. First run for yard after leaving Eric McNamara.

Form: 09-

Free View^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 15 in bumper at Roscommon (15.4f, good, 20/1) 11 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 75

Mary Meehan⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins

22/1

12/1, bit below form seventh of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (19f, good to soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 042P-47

Saint Bernadette

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Ryan

28/1

Ask mare. Closely related to fair hurdler Durbanville, stays 3m. Dam (b86) bumper winner.

Form:

Sayitfirst⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

100/1

Twelfth of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft, 200/1) 7 days ago.

Form: PPPP-00

Up And Out¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Second of 8 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good, 4/1) on hurdles bow 12 days ago.

Form: 56-92

Superlike³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: K C Sexton| T: G Elliott

33/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. First run since leaving Kevin Prendergast when 13/2, fell in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 33 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: F

Royal Hideaway^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C J Orr| T: D P Dunne

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft, 125/1) 7 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: F0-0

Non-Runners

Astrophysicist¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 4

T: J Nash J: Gavin Brouder

Righteous Ruane³²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: P J Gilligan J: J G Gilligan

Francis Marion⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: J G Murphy J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Itwasfate (6/5), Old Bill Barley (5/4), Francis Marion (10/1), Shona Mea (11/1), Astrophysicist (12/1), Up And Out (14/1), Mary Meehan (22/1), Aliunde (28/1), Saint Bernadette (28/1), Superlike (33/1), Free View (33/1), Simpletwistoffaith (50/1), Castle Darby (50/1), Righteous Ruane (66/1), Sayitfirst (100/1), Royal Hideaway (125/1), Kansas Joe (150/1)

OLD BILL BARLEY was pretty useful in bumpers and given the yard he represents, he's sure to be expertly prepared for this hurdles debut. He's therefore taken to get the better of standard setter Itwasfate. Up And Out also warrants consideration.