O'Neill's Bar Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 19:32 | Winning time: 4m 56.30s

Downtown Queen^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C P McNamara| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 116| D

4/1

Promising type who has improved to win Downpatrick maiden and Limerick novice in recent months. Likely there's more to come and taken to complete the hat-trick.

Form: 8260-11

Evenwood Sonofagun¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: R O'Brien| OR: 111

11/2

Fair hurdler. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fourteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.5f, good, 18/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 3653-20

Minella Youngy²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 109

11/8

Fair hurdler. 8/13, didn't need to improve to win 14-runner maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 27 days ago, although well on top finish. Should be in the shake-up.

Form: 078-221

Vocito^h1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 107

14/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. Bit below form fourth of 15 in novice hurdle (5/1) at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good) 23 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 535-234

Kilbarry Chianti²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Keeffe| OR: 102| BF

3/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in July. 5½ lengths fourth of 7 to Downtown Queen in minor event hurdle (15/8) at Limerick (20f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 494P-14

Rotten Row²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 100

25/1

Bumper winner but only modest form over hurdles. 10/1, last of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, good) 21 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 18F77-0

Non-Runners

Mister Beeton³⁸

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: S Nolan J: Rachael Blackmore

Forecasts

Minella Youngy (11/8), Kilbarry Chianti (3/1), Mister Beeton (7/2), Downtown Queen (4/1), Evenwood Sonofagun (11/2), Vocito (14/1), Rotten Row (25/1)

DOWNTOWN QUEEN has really got her act together this summer and can make it 3 in a row, perhaps at the main expense of Roscommon winner Mister Beeton. Fellow last-time-out scorer Minella Youngy may prove next best.