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Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle

5YO plus | 2m | Yielding | 22 Runners | Turf

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

Imperial Monarch gelding. Dam, little show sole start in bumpers, half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (2½m-21f winner) Pere Blanc and fairly useful hurdle winner (stayed 3¼m) Behindthelines. Market can guide.

Form:

Breath Caught²⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara

Useful Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 22/1, first run since leaving Ralph Beckett when fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) on NH debut. Off 9 months and more needed.

Form: 0

Canal End⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: Peter Fahey

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 18 in novice hurdle (16/1) at Naas (19f, soft) 41 days ago. Respected.

Form: 66

Coco Kolada²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: K Thornton

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, ninth of 23 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 09

Conyers Hill²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Hooded for 1st time, eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 40/1) on hurdles bow 23 days ago. First run for yard after leaving S. Curling with more required.

Form: 4-958

Fameaftertheglory^v1¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 121| D

Fairly useful hurdler. 9/4, creditable second of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Stable in good form. Visor on 1st time. Bold bid expected.

Form: 38U732

Find A Fortune¹¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott

£47,000 5-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam, fairly useful 2m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stays 2½m) Whoshotthesheriff. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form: 3

Grange Pearl

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan

Fruits of Love gelding. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles, sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Grangeclare Lark.

Form:

Group One Power^t¹⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D Robinson| T: P J F Murphy

10/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 10 in handicap at Windsor (10f, good to soft). First run for yard after leaving Andrew Balding. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form:

Hunt Museum²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: F J Flood

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 23 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, good to soft, 100/1) on NH debut 28 days ago.

Form: 0

Jimmy Mcgill¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: John Winston

Poor maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Seventeenth of 18 in handicap (28/1) at Fairyhouse (6f, good). First run for yard after leaving Thomas Coyle.

Form:

Mister Bo⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| D

Promising type. 6/1, seventh of 8 in novice hurdle at Gowran (20.4f, heavy) 44 days ago. Down in trip. Stable having good spell. Should have more to offer.

Form: 1-67

Pasifucan^p1⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

Once-raced maiden. Unseated rider 5th in novice hurdle (50/1) at Leopardstown (20f, good) on NH debut 6 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: U

Run For Harry^t1⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: Mrs G Callaghan

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 9 in bumper at this course (15.8f, soft, 14/1) 49 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 34

Sign From Above⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey

Fair Flat winner. Promising type. Fourth of 27 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft, 100/1) on NH debut 75 days ago. Open to improvement. Player.

Form: 4

Singing The Blues¹⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| D

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 28/1, eighth of 16 in handicap at Goodwood (16f, good). First run for yard after leaving Rod Millman.

Form:

Smooth Player²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Very good fourth of 23 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, good to soft, 20/1) 28 days ago. Well in the mix.

Form: 14-4P4

Sonny May^t⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: D Hickey| BF

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Below form sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 11/10) 72 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 90-056

Walter Grey¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: F G Hand

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Creditable fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good to soft, 5/1) 14 days ago. Needs to step forward.

Form: 2/08-54

Je T'ai Porte^h⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 25/1 and hood on for 1st time in this code, sixteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.7f, soft) on NH debut 9 days ago. Yard in good form so could step forward.

Form: 0

Myfiabellaevard⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, seventh of 11 in bumper at Naas (19f, soft) 41 days ago. Makes hurdles debut with more needed.

Form: 07

Seriously Ava

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: Una Corcoran

Laverock mare. Dam modest maiden hurdler (stayed 3m). Others are preferred.

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Forecasts

Sign From Above (5/2), Fameaftertheglory (3/1), Smooth Player (6/1), Canal End (7/1), Sonny May (10/1), Find A Fortune (10/1), Walter Grey (12/1), Run For Harry (20/1), Group One Power (20/1), Mister Bo (20/1), Singing The Blues (25/1), Barry Lyndon (25/1), Jimmy Mcgill (33/1), Je T'ai Porte (33/1), Conyers Hill (33/1), Grange Pearl (33/1), Breath Caught (50/1), Pasifucan (50/1), Hunt Museum (66/1), Myfiabellaevard (66/1), Coco Kolada (66/1), Seriously Ava (66/1)

Not so competitive as the numbers suggest and SIGN FROM ABOVE is fancied to build on his promising debut fourth at Leopardstown and open his account. Fameaftertheglory also has the form to play a part and is next on the list ahead of Smooth Player who appeals as the pick of the remainder for minor honours.