13:40 Downpatrick

Sunday 2 April 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Cosy Roof Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 5m 53.5s

Smooth Player¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

3/1

Promising sort. Good second of 17 in novice hurdle (7/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Stable in good form. Open to progress.

Form: 14-4P42

Law Ella³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 116| BF

11/10

Promising type. 5/4, good second of 14 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (22.1f, good to soft) 39 days ago, travelling best. Merits consideration.

Form: 12-2242

Any Luck Colm^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: C A McBratney

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 19 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, heavy) 16 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 59-P000

Bective Bridge³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 12 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good to soft, 50/1) 36 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 347

Calazure⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: N Meade

50/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Thirteenth of 15 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Thurles (22.8f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 52 days ago.

Form: 50

Jimli's Cave¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Last of 10 in bumper at Navan (16f, heavy, 125/1) on NH debut 13 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0

Lucky Two¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 10 in bumper at Navan (16f, heavy, 50/1) on NH debut 13 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 7

Marronstown¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M Christie

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 12/1, seventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, heavy) 16 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 1-1P3U7

Our Jervis¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 19 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, heavy) on NH debut 16 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: P4-6P9

Assume Nothing²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: B R Hamilton

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Navan (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0

Crumb Of Comfort³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

10/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in novice hurdle (5/1) at Punchestown (22.1f, good to soft) 39 days ago.

Form: 30

Ottizzini⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

11/4

Fair hurdler. 14¾ lengths fifth of 8 to Hauturiere in listed hurdle at Punchestown (21f, good to soft, 33/1) 42 days ago. Big player with sights lowered.

Form: 363-435

Golden Nugget²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

22/1

Once-raced maiden. 14/1, seventh of 25 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 29 days ago, not knocked about. Significantly up in trip. Should improve.

Form: 7

Forecasts

Law Ella (11/10), Ottizzini (11/4), Smooth Player (3/1), Crumb Of Comfort (10/1), Marronstown (20/1), Golden Nugget (22/1), Calazure (50/1), Bective Bridge (100/1), Lucky Two (100/1), Any Luck Colm (200/1), Assume Nothing (200/1), Jimli's Cave (250/1), Our Jervis (250/1)

LAW ELLA impressed with the way she travelled at Punchestown last time and can make it fifth time lucky over hurdles, perhaps at the main expense of Ottizzini who acquitted herself well in listed company last time. The shortlist is completed by Gordon Elliott's Navan runner-up Smooth Player.