15:07 Naas

Thursday 30 March 2023

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Treo Eile Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 4m 10.2s

Abbeydale^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 125| D

5/1

11/2, career best when winning 18-runner novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 19 days ago, always holding on. Likely to improve again for top yard.

Form: 02451

Nucky Johnson¹²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| D

7/2

Confirmed promise of hurdles debut when winning 20-runner novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.3f, good to soft, 6/1) 121 days ago (second past the post but subsequently promoted). Will go on improving.

Form: 3-131

Walhaan²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| D

10/1

Won 13-runner novice hurdle (12/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 24 days ago, very much having run of race.

Form: 441

Popova⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 122| D

11/2

Made winning hurdles debut at Thurles in December. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (17.7f, good to soft, 33/1) 53 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before fifth.

Form: F5-142P

Doyen Ta Win^h²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: K C Sexton| T: D Queally| OR: 119| CD

3/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft, 2/1) 25 days ago, kept up to work. That completed a hat-trick of handicap wins and she's clearly thriving.

Form: 023111

Rumi^h,t1¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| D

25/1

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. 33/1, 15 lengths fifth of 6 to Irish Point in Kingsfurze Novices' Hurdle at this course (15.4f, soft) 18 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Difficult ask.

Form: 15

Monty's Way^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: G Stanley

200/1

Useful winner at 17f on Flat. 23½ lengths last of 6 to Irish Point in Kingsfurze Novices' Hurdle at this course (15.4f, soft, 250/1) 18 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 706

Ney⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 116| D

18/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 22/1, 34 lengths twelfth of 18 to Doyen Ta Win in handicap hurdle at this course (15.7f, soft) 60 days ago.

Form: 3-41930

Ludus¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 112| D

4/1

Respectable twelfth of 21 in juvenile hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, soft, 25/1) 16 days ago. This represents an easier assignment for his top yard.

Form: 05120

Non-Runners

Marelly⁶⁵

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: E McCarthy J: R Deegan

Forecasts

Doyen Ta Win (3/1), Nucky Johnson (7/2), Ludus (4/1), Abbeydale (5/1), Popova (11/2), Walhaan (10/1), Marelly (10/1), Ney (18/1), Rumi (25/1), Monty's Way (200/1)

An open-looking novice with NUCKY JOHNSON taken to continue the good work and follow up his Punchestown success. Doyen Ta Win's has been in tremendous form in handicap company and her slick jumping will continue to stand her in good stead, with the Gordon-Elliott pair Ludus and Abbeydale also interesting.