12:30 Cork

Sunday 20 November 2022

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I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:32 | Winning time: 4m 11.06s

Atacanter

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: R O'Sullivan

40/1

Well Chosen gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler Resolute Bay, stayed 25f. Has a useful standard to aim at on debut.

Form:

Embassy Gardens²⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins

5/6

Fairly useful form in bumpers. Won on debut at Leopardstown in December, before 22 lengths fifth of 7 to Facile Vega in Gr 2 at same course (16f, good to soft, 20/1). Off 9 months. Respected as he makes hurdles debut.

Form: 15-

Itswhatunitesus^h²²

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

1/1

15/8 and hooded for 1st time, plenty of promise when second of 20 in maiden at Galway (16.4f, heavy) on hurdles bow 22 days ago. Can go one better.

Form: 14-2

Minella Majestic¹⁰⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J Nallen

12/1

Shantou gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser Corbally Ghost and fairly useful chaser In Your Shadow. Won sole start in points in December 2019. Interesting on belated Rules debut.

Form: 1/

Nibbles⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr T O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor

50/1

150/1, shaped better than on debut when fifth of 19 in maiden hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 48 days ago, finishing with running left. Will be of more appeal in handicaps.

Form: 05

Ranger Billy²²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, eighth of 18 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving David Henry Bergin.

Form: 708-

Thirsty Thursday⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C A Landers| T: C Motherway

125/1

Always behind when nineteenth of 23 in maiden hurdle at Naas (19f, soft, 100/1) on debut 8 days ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 0

Wee Charlie²²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 13 in maiden hurdle (14/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft). Best watched on return from 7 months off.

Form: U9P8-

Catrionas Darling¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Dullea

200/1

125/1, beaten long way out when last of 16 in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.2f, heavy) on debut 12 days ago. Makes little appeal.

Form: 0

Jewelinthesky²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, sixth of 15 in mares maiden hurdle at Galway (16f, heavy) 21 days ago, not knocked about. Shortlisted.

Form: 606

Forecasts

Embassy Gardens (5/6), Itswhatunitesus (1/1), Minella Majestic (12/1), Jewelinthesky (18/1), Atacanter (40/1), Nibbles (50/1), Wee Charlie (80/1), Ranger Billy (80/1), Thirsty Thursday (125/1), Catrionas Darling (200/1)

An impressive bumper winner on debut, ITSWHATUNITESUS showed plenty of promise on his hurdling bow at Galway last month and he can build on that effort to record a first success over timber. Embassy Gardens is the biggest threat to the selection making his hurdles debut for Willie Mullins, with Jewelinthesky the pick of the remainder.