16:25 Downpatrick

Thursday 13 July 2023

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Plus 2 Print Remembering Tony Oakes MBE Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 5m 32.0s

Howaya C D And E^t²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Keane| OR: 107| C

10/3

Fair hurdler. Off 8 months before running-on second of 10 in novice hurdle at this course (18.8f, good to soft) 26 days ago, barely adequate test. Big shout now her stamina is drawn out more.

Form: 333F8-2

Fisichella³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Fitzgerald| T: D P Murphy

50/1

Once-raced maiden. 28/1, eighth of 11 in bumper at Listowel (20f, good) on NH debut 38 days ago. Also pulled up sole start in points (Nov 2022). Makes hurdles debut with more to do.

Form: P-8

Foxfire Glow^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 113| BF

11/10

Fair hurdler. 5/4, respectable third of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (18.8f, good) 25 days ago. Solid form claims.

Form: 2/30-33

Hees Dynamite⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.2f, good) 44 days ago. Significantly up in trip with more required.

Form: 7-07

Kalko Blue⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

12/1

€11,000 3-y-o, Khalkevi gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser in France No Risk For You. Maiden pointer, unplaced last time (Apr 16). In good hands so not ruled out.

Form: 3P5-

Scorsese¹³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy

7/4

€21,000 3-y-o. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/very smart chaser (winner around 2m) I'msingingtheblues. Got off mark in points at second attempt (Mar 5) so he needs considering.

Form: 51-

Struell Duke⁶⁰⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: S Wilson

150/1

September Storm gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to ungenuine but fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Tullyraine. Failed to complete all 3 starts in points in 2021.

Form: UPP/

Another Nightmare⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

40/1

Mahler mare. Dam, showed nothing in bumpers, half-sister to Champion Hurdle winner (stayed 2½m) Rooster Booster. Maiden pointer, third last time (May 21). Considered.

Form: FF6P-23

Forecasts

Foxfire Glow (11/10), Scorsese (7/4), Howaya C D And E (10/3), Kalko Blue (12/1), Another Nightmare (40/1), Fisichella (50/1), Hees Dynamite (80/1), Struell Duke (150/1)

HOWAYA C D AND E should prove well suited by this return to further having taken second late on over 2m3f here last time and she can edge out Foxfire Glow, who holds the edge on form but wasn't at his very best when runner-up here last month. Hurdling newcomer Scorsese brings winning point form and needs considering too.