16:30 Kilbeggan

Friday 2 September 2022

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Sean Hughes Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 3m 43.3s

Aghinagh^p1,t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: G O'Leary

50/1

Fair hurdler. Bit below form sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good, 12/1) 28 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 8U8P-36

Ballymist²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: T O'Brien

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at this C&D (good, 40/1) 27 days ago.

Form: 2333-09

Keepthepresent¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P F Cashman

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 13 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Tramore (16f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 70/7U-00

Pats Choice^b1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

11/4

Fairly useful hurdler. 3/1, creditable second of 14 in novice hurdle at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 4/4222-2

Rodney Bay¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 110

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. Creditable second of 14 in novice hurdle (2/1) at Ballinrobe (18f, good) 11 days ago, no match for winner.

Form: 755-322

Shore¹⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: J G Carr

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 10/1, last of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Gerard Keane. Poor on last bumper outing.

Form: 0/

So Scottish²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| OR: 107| BF

6/4

Fair hurdler. Excellent second of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good, 5/6) 21 days ago. Another step forward would put him right in the mix.

Form: 956-702

Cherisheverymoment¹¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: R Deegan| T: Miss E Doyle

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, tenth of 11 in bumper at Downpatrick (17.4f, soft, 14/1) on NH debut 119 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving David Christie.

Form: 0

Glenstan

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J S McGarvey| T: D H Kelly

150/1

Mukhadram mare. Closely related to 2-y-o 6f winner Qawaasem and half-sister to 2 winners on Flat, including useful 7f-8.6f winner Mukalal.

Form:

Music Of Tara^t¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF

2/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 17 in novice hurdle (5/4) at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 120 days ago. Hard to beat.

Form: 163-2

Princess Sophia^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

20/1

Modest hurdler. 11/2, fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: F8-2544

Non-Runners

Moyode Mist¹¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: J Nash J: Gavin Brouder

Forecasts

So Scottish (6/4), Music Of Tara (2/1), Pats Choice (11/4), Rodney Bay (15/2), Princess Sophia (20/1), Moyode Mist (25/1), Aghinagh (50/1), Ballymist (80/1), Cherisheverymoment (150/1), Glenstan (150/1), Shore (200/1), Keepthepresent (250/1)

MUSIC OF TARA's second in a novice at Tipperary is the best piece of form on offer and, despite a 120-day turnaround, she looks the obvious one to go with. Pats Choice is the nearest danger on form but he's had plenty of chances, so it might be that So Scottish, who was much improved on his latest outing, could pose the main threat.