18:55 Kilbeggan

Saturday 6 August 2022

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Joe Cooney Memorial Hurdle

Off time: 18:55 | Winning time: 6m 12.60s

Darver Star^b,t²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 142

9/4

Useful hurdler. Visored for 1st time, good second of 6 in minor event at Cork (20f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Up in trip. Blinkers/ tongue strap back on. Leading claims.

Form: P1257-2

Macgiloney²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 130| C| D

10/1

Useful hurdler. 22/1, creditable 4¼ lengths fifth of 14 to Waitnsee in handicap hurdle at this course (24.4f, good to soft) 29 days ago. More needed here, though.

Form: P0-F8P5

Doctor Duffy^v⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 130| CD

11/2

Fairly useful hurdler. C&D winner. 9/1, third of 4 in minor event hurdle at Cork (24f, good to soft) 5 days ago, flattered by proximity. Fifteen runs since his last win in 2020.

Form: P2P-P53

Off You Go^p²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: C Byrnes| OR: 151

16/1

Useful chaser. Last of 6 in minor event hurdle (6/1) at Cork (20f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Back up in trip. Risky proposition at present.

Form: 68P-246

Streets Of Doyen^b,t⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 137

10/3

Useful chaser. Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap chase (11/1) at Uttoxeter (26.1f, good) 41 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and not ruled out.

Form: R3P6-U4

Three Loud Knocks⁵⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: B Mortell

150/1

Modest chaser. Winner in chase at Clonmel in March. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap chase (10/1) at Wexford (25.3f, good to soft) 59 days ago. Makes hurdles debut and has lots on his plate.

Form: 0147-44

Agusta Gold^t⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 125

9/2

Useful chaser. Unseated rider 1st in minor event chase at Galway (22.5f, soft, 9/2) 6 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and she's no forlorn hope.

Form: P2F5-0U

Waitnsee⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Ryan| OR: 120| C

13/2

Useful chaser. Latest win in hurdle here in July. Fifteenth of 20 in handicap chase (14/1) at Galway (22.5f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and this course winner needs to get back on track.

Form: 403-610

Non-Runners

Level Neverending⁶²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Darver Star (9/4), Streets Of Doyen (10/3), Agusta Gold (9/2), Level Neverending (9/2), Doctor Duffy (11/2), Waitnsee (13/2), Macgiloney (10/1), Off You Go (16/1), Three Loud Knocks (150/1)

DARVER STAR is favoured at these weights and looks to have an excellent opportunity to resume winning ways on the back of his good Cork second. Agusta Gold is switched to this sphere having exited at the first over fences at Galway and can't be dismissed for her top yard, while Streets of Doyen is another with solid place claims returned to hurdling.