13:40 Tramore

Sunday 14 August 2022

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Frank King Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:43 | Winning time: 3m 47.60s

Dixie Flyer^p,t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 111

7/4

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. 9/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cork (17f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Should be thereabouts.

Form: 2460-36

Old Bill Barley³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins

6/4

Promising sort. Winner in bumper at Kilbeggan in April. 5/4, third of 14 in maiden at Kilbeggan (15.2f, good) on hurdles bow 30 days ago. Likely to improve and hard to beat.

Form: 1-33

Western Australia^b1,t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: J Halley

11/2

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 33/1, first run since leaving John Halley when eleventh of 12 in handicap at Killarney (16.8f, good) 33 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 77

Butlers Farm

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: N Stokes

80/1

Califet gelding. Dam, placed in point/over hurdles (stayed 2½m), sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chase winner around 2m Royal Flight.

Form:

Keepthepresent⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: P F Cashman

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 15 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, good) on hurdles bow 8 days ago.

Form: 70/7U-0

More To Follow

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C A Landers| T: A Slattery

33/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Peltwell and fair hurdler Mister Sweets.

Form:

Benz¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

15/2

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. 28/1, sixth of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (18.8f, good to soft) 13 days ago, not knocked about. Place claims for his top stable.

Form: 86

Innellan Shore⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

9/1

Twice-raced maiden. 10/1, remote fourth of 9 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 70 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0-4

Game Beaaa⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Paul Power

66/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in bumper (20/1) at Wexford (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 60 days ago, pulling hard. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

M For Melody³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin| T: B Jordan

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle (250/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 37 days ago, losing touch from 3 out.

Form: FP-0P

Mollys Dream¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E Doyle

50/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving N. Dooly when 14/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.9f, good) on hurdles bow 10 days ago, pulled up after next.

Form: 3-P

Seriously Funny¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Simon Torrens| T: E Bolger

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (17f, good to soft, 40/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 80

Tuff Days¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: Michael Barry

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (18.8f, good to soft, 66/1) 13 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 5200

Non-Runners

Enchanted One⁴⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J P Ryan J: N T Prendergast

Nusra¹⁰

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: G Ahern J: Reserve 2

Starlight Oasis²⁴

Weight: 10-8| Age: 4

T: J Fox J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Old Bill Barley (6/4), Dixie Flyer (7/4), Western Australia (11/2), Benz (15/2), Innellan Shore (9/1), Enchanted One (25/1), Tuff Days (28/1), More To Follow (33/1), Seriously Funny (40/1), Mollys Dream (50/1), Starlight Oasis (50/1), Game Beaaa (66/1), Butlers Farm (80/1), Keepthepresent (100/1), Nusra (100/1), M For Melody (200/1)

OLD BILL BARLEY is likely to improve on his hurdle debut third last month and can provide Willie Mullins with a third win in this contest since 2018. Dixie Flyer might have still needed the run at Cork last time and can follow the selection home. Gordon Elliott's Benz may prove best of the remainder.