13:23 Down Royal

Saturday 5 November 2022

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Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 4m 26.8s

Beer With The Boys²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: K C Sexton| T: C Moore

13/2

Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (18/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 22 days ago. Respected on hurdles bow.

Form:

Clandara⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: Miss E Doyle

66/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Thirteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good, 125/1) on hurdles bow 49 days ago.

Form: 5-0

Dontlettheoldmanin¹⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: A J Martin

66/1

Once-raced maiden. 18/1, twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good) on NH debut 161 days ago.

Form: 0

Foxfire Glow³⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott

4/9

Promising individual. Second of 7 in juvenile hurdle at Compiegne (16.9f, soft, 75/10). Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving Francois Nicolle. Likely to improve and leading claims here.

Form: 2-

Hands Of Gold

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: A L T Moore

25/1

€40,000 3-y-o, Shantou gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Fergall.

Form:

Invictus Machin

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

12/1

€72,000 3-y-o, Coastal Path gelding. Dam (h101), ran twice over hurdles in France, half-sister to useful French chaser (19f-2¾m winner) Le Chablis and fairly useful French chaser (2½m winner) Feroe.

Form:

Isaiah¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell

25/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 50/1, seventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 0-7

Jump The Shark

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell

22/1

€38,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Brother to bumper winner Itswhatunitesus. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 21f) Cavite Beta.

Form:

Kinbrace^t1¹⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: S R B Crawford

14/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 17 in novice hurdle at this course (16.4f, good to soft, 40/1) on hurdles bow. Off 6 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 5-8

Manfrominverlochy²¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: J B Foley| T: C A McBratney

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighteenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle (250/1) at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) on hurdles bow. Off 7 months.

Form: 60-

Planet Janet²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Slipped up in novice hurdle (250/1) at Punchestown (16f, good) 24 days ago.

Form: PS

Sand Castle¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J M Moore| T: A Murray

50/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. 16/1, fifth of 16 in handicap at Limerick (11.2f, good). Off 6 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: F/

The Wallpark²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: V C Ward

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. 33/1, sixth of 9 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 28 days ago, pulling hard. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 06

Themanintheboots¹¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 13/8, fourth of 7 in bumper at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 115 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. One to consider.

Form: 324

Vango Opera

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara| T: N C Kelly

150/1

Ocovango gelding. Dam unraced.

Form:

Always Giving²³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Carberry| T: J T R Dreaper

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 66/1, fifth of 18 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy). Off 7 months.

Form: 05-

Eddies Joy^t1²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: E D Delany

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, last of 14 in bumper at Punchestown (16.3f, good) 25 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 90

El Poppochapo²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, eleventh of 14 in bumper at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 9580-

Fourgenerations⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: A Murray

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, heavy, 125/1) 9 days ago.

Form: P00-0

The Mighty Doyen²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

Mac's Xpress⁶⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Reserve 1

Wee Jerry¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: N McCluskey J: Reserve 2

Itstimetomoveon

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: P Roche J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Foxfire Glow (4/9), Themanintheboots (5/1), Beer With The Boys (13/2), Invictus Machin (12/1), Kinbrace (14/1), Itstimetomoveon (20/1), Jump The Shark (22/1), Hands Of Gold (25/1), Isaiah (25/1), Mac's Xpress (25/1), Wee Jerry (33/1), El Poppochapo (50/1), Sand Castle (50/1), The Wallpark (66/1), Dontlettheoldmanin (66/1), Clandara (66/1), Always Giving (125/1), Vango Opera (150/1), Planet Janet (200/1), Manfrominverlochy (200/1), Fourgenerations (250/1), The Mighty Doyen (250/1), Eddies Joy (250/1)

An ordinary maiden which can go to French-recruit FOXFIRE GLOW starting out for Gordon Elliott. He was only just edged out by the now-smart Kyrov at Compiegne 12 months ago so his form looks solid. His stablemate Themanintheboots showed ability in bumpers so can feature, while Beer With The Boys showed fair form on the level.