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Thursday 13 July 2023

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Cosy Roof (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 9.50s

Art Of Silence²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: G Keane

14/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Ninth of 14 in handicap (10/1) at Leopardstown (15f, good) 28 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. 3/15 on last hurdle outing. Each-way claims.

Form: 713U-3

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Irish Envoy³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: Liz Doyle

16/1

Promising type. Second of 17 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good, 25/1) 33 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 10/02

Colonel Bellew^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, excellent third of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 12/1) 24 days ago. Claims if building on that.

Form: 6P/83

Farewellchancer

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J P Robottom⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

66/1

Notnowcato gelding, first foal, dam, unraced, closely related to fairly useful hurdler (2m-2½m winner) Native Sparkle and half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 25f) Star To The North. Market check advised on debut.

Form:

Gino Drummer Boy^p²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 104| BF

11/2

Fair hurdler. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 11/4) 24 days ago. Not out of things.

Form: 500/564

Instinct De Loup

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: D Harvey

80/1

€8,000 3-y-o, Puit D'or gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to Grand National winner Mon Mome.

Form:

Liberty Flame^h²⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: P Flood

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 18/1, fifth of 10 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, good). Off 9 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 535-

Mon Loulou⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P Griffin

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (24.8f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 68 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Ian Patrick Donoghue.

Form: P67-0

Moneynabane²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Gearoid Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey

100/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 9 in bumper (80/1) at this course (18.8f, good to soft) on bumper debut 26 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: P66P-97

Now Is The Hour¹²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

7/1

€30,000 3-y-o, Westerner gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Katahdin, stayed 2½m, and fair chaser Mister Bells, stays 3¼m. Won on point debut and runner-up next time. Interesting Rules debutant.

Form: 12-

Temptation Time³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Sligo (17.6f, good) 30 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 97

The Folkes Tiara^t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 111| BF

8/15

Fairly useful chaser who matched best form in this sphere when creditable second of 13 in novice hurdle (11/8) at Tramore (16.8f, good) 40 days ago. Looks the one to beat.

Form: 22423-2

Farrokh³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: B Connell

66/1

Once-raced maiden. 15/2, tenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good) on NH debut 33 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 0

J'adore Chas²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Gerald Quinn| OR: 98

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at this course (21.3f, good, 18/1) 25 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4-46

Non-Runners

Back To Toledo

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Kieren Buckley

Forecasts

The Folkes Tiara (8/15), Gino Drummer Boy (11/2), Now Is The Hour (7/1), Art Of Silence (14/1), Liberty Flame (14/1), Irish Envoy (16/1), J'adore Chas (18/1), Back To Toledo (20/1), Colonel Bellew (22/1), Farrokh (66/1), Farewellchancer (66/1), Instinct De Loup (80/1), Moneynabane (100/1), Mon Loulou (100/1), Temptation Time (125/1)

THE FOLKES TIARA has proved consistent over both fences and hurdles and can gain a deserved first success here. Irish Envoy is feared most of those with experience whilst Now Is The Hour looks the pick of the newcomers.