13:55 Killarney

Friday 21 July 2023

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Killarney Grand 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:59 | Winning time: 4m 3.6s

Allesnick¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: E & P Harty

14/1

Modest maiden on Flat, stays 10.5f. 50/1, again ran poorly when twelfth of 16 in handicap at Bellewstown (14.4f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form:

Charlie Darling^p⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

16/1

Modest maiden on Flat, stays 1½m.18/1, seventh of 15 in handicap at this course (11.2f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Cheekpieces retained for his hurdling debut.

Form:

Cossack Chach²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

4/1

Finished down the field in maiden sole start on Flat. In top hands and no surprise should he leave that effort behind sent hurdling.

Form:

Kyogo¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

5/1

Modest form on Flat, stays 1¼m, possibly needed run after 9 months off in handicap on stable debut last time. Yard won this last year and he's an interesting hurdling debutant.

Form:

Let's Avit

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

33/1

Anodin gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart French hurdle winner around 2m Jigme.

Form:

Show No Fear^p1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: D Hogan

11/2

Fair maiden on the Flat. 3/1, below that level when sixth of 11 in juvenile hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good) on NH debut 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 6

Sparkit^v1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery

4/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Took well to hurdling when third of 11 in juvenile at Tipperary (16f, good, 8/1) on NH debut 15 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Entitled to improve and leading claims.

Form: 3

Teejaydee^p1⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: R Sweeney

125/1

Well held in maidens/handicap on Flat for K. J. Condon. Cheekpieces applied for stable/hurdling debut.

Form:

Thats Jet¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R O'Sullivan

3/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. 9/2, took to hurdling well enough when fifth of 11 in juvenile at Tipperary (16f, good) on NH debut 15 days ago, sticking to task. One to consider.

Form: 5

Northern Rose²⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss M M Gannon

150/1

Well held in minor event/maidens on Flat, latest for Miss Natalia Lupini. Has moved yards again and best watched on hurdles bow after 9 months off.

Form:

Reel Her In

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: G P Cromwell

18/1

Highland Reel filly. Dam (h140) 2m-2½m hurdle winner, also 1½m winner on Flat. Worth a market check given connections.

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Forecasts

Thats Jet (3/1), Cossack Chach (4/1), Sparkit (4/1), Kyogo (5/1), Show No Fear (11/2), Allesnick (14/1), Charlie Darling (16/1), Reel Her In (18/1), Let's Avit (33/1), Teejaydee (125/1), Northern Rose (150/1)

SPARKIT took well to hurdling at the first attempt when third at Tipperary just over a fortnight ago so he's fancied to put that experience to good use with first-time headgear enlisted. Kyogo represents top trainer Gordon Elliott, so he has to be feared on hurdling debut, with Thats Jet and Reel Her In another couple to consider in a tricky opener to solve.