16:35 Kilbeggan

Monday 19 June 2023

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www.kilbegganraces.com (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 3m 47.40s

Be Fierce^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: T M Walsh| OR: 95

7/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable fourth of 14 in novice hurdle (7/1) at Tramore (21.6f, good) 16 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 5005-44

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Blue In The West⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr M J O'Connor| T: E F Gallagher

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.8f, good, 14/1) on hurdles bow 9 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 3P6-717

Champagne Saloon^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: S Aherne| OR: 99

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, fourth of 17 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good) 14 days ago, plugging on. Remains low mileage and each-way possibilities here.

Form: PP/P0-04

Colonel Bellew^t1²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R A Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

12/1

28/1, first run since leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien when eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (15.8f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 27 days ago, unable to sustain effort. This ought to reveal more.

Form: 6P/8

Forest Pump^h,t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 102

7/2

Fair hurdler. 16/1, unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.6f, good to soft) 6 days ago, headway when unseating 2 out. Has good chance on form.

Form: P04P-6U

Gino Drummer Boy^p1¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 104

11/4

Promising individual. Sixth of 8 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20f, good to soft, 14/1) 19 days ago, not ideally placed. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can make presence felt.

Form: 500/56

Knockwilliambridge²²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr R L McCrory⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

50/1

Remains a maiden after 12 bumper runs. Last of 10 in bumper (80/1) at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 9/56840-

Robin Elite^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: G O'Loughlin

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fourteenth of 20 in novice hurdle (20/1) at Punchestown (19.8f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 984-50

Ta Se Rua⁴⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Healy

150/1

Modest chaser. 40/1, below form fifth of 10 in hunter chase at Down Royal (23.2f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly down in trip.

Form: P4FP4-5

Aeros Luck³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

15/2

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifth of 13 in juvenile hurdle (100/1) at Tipperary (16f, good) 32 days ago.

Form: 0-65

Croi Corcra^p⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr B Finn⁽⁷⁾| T: C Bowe

14/1

Multiple point winner but not yet offered much under Rules, pulled up in novice hurdle at Punchestown (23.6f, good) 8 days ago, tailed off when pulled up after seventh. Can only be watched with cheekpieces refitted.

Form: 6/76P-1P

Miss Madeline⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 95

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden who landed steeply when falling first in a mares' maiden at Sligo (17.6f) 6 days ago. Pick of form over hurdles to date gives her each-way claims provided she's none the worse for that.

Form: 84-8F

Robin Des Boston^h,t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr A O Harrington⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss S J Harty

250/1

Well held all 3 starts in bumpers and likely set for another struggle now attentions switch to timber.

Form: 0-00

Unklipped¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr C J Shine⁽⁷⁾| T: D Leahy

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.1f, good) 17 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 00-0U

Non-Runners

Split The Pound²⁶²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J P Ryan J: Mr H C Swan

The Mass Path³⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: C Byrnes J: Mr R W Barron

Jeriko De Baune¹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: P Fenton J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gino Drummer Boy (11/4), Forest Pump (7/2), Miss Madeline (5/1), Be Fierce (7/1), Aeros Luck (15/2), The Mass Path (11/1), Colonel Bellew (12/1), Croi Corcra (14/1), Blue In The West (14/1), Champagne Saloon (14/1), Jeriko De Baune (25/1), Robin Elite (40/1), Knockwilliambridge (50/1), Split The Pound (100/1), Ta Se Rua (150/1), Unklipped (200/1), Robin Des Boston (250/1)

A tricky opener with a number holding claims but GINO DRUMMER BOY took a small step forward from his comeback run without being seen to best effect at Wexford 19 days ago and, with cheekpieces now enlisted, he could be the answer. Forest Pump and Be Fierce head up the dangers, whilst Blue In The West rates a likely improver.