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Bluegrass Horse Feeds Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:20 | Winning time: 3m 54.7s

Chutzpal^b²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| D

20/1

Fair handicapper on the Flat (stays 2m), looked badly in need of the experience sent hurdling back in May. Respectable efforts on the level since but unlikely to be troubling the judge back in this sphere.

Form: P

Como Park^t1³⁴

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

5/2

Useful winner at 13f on Flat. 9/4, disappointed bearing in mind hurdling debut promise 4 months earlier when well-beaten fourth of 18 in maiden hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 4-4

Born In Purple^h1²⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

11/10

Fairly useful on Flat in France, stays 10.5f, fourth in handicap when last seen in November 2022. Left J. Reynier €55,000 after that run and makes obvious appeal on hurdling debut having joined this yard.

Form:

Rockview Consort¹⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell

5/1

Fairly useful on Flat, stays 1½m, won maiden at Dundalk when last seen 6 months ago. One to consider on hurdling debut.

Form:

Black Vega²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: J F Gleeson

66/1

Well held in bumper but hinted at ability when ninth of 16 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 3 weeks ago. Step forward needed.

Form: 09

Blue Reed^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 12 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Galway (16.6f, soft) 17 days ago. Best watched.

Form: 76-9

Can't Think²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: Steve Jones

300/1

125/1, looked badly in need of the experience when last of 16 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) on debut 3 weeks ago.

Form: 0

Imperial Delta³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: A McCurtin| T: D Kenneally

100/1

100/1, shaped as if in need of the experience when tenth of 18 in maiden hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) on debut 34 days ago.

Form: 0

Man Oh Man²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: W J Burke

100/1

Shaped better than first time up when eleventh of 16 in maiden hurdle (25/1) at Limerick (16f, soft) 3 weeks ago.

Form: 5-60

Mr Globalist^p1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin| T: S Slevin| OR: 94

9/1

Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. 15/2, went backwards from reappearance when seventh of 12 in maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan (18f, soft) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 5P58-37

R S Ambush²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: D H Kelly

18/1

Offered some encouragement when fourth of 16 in maiden hurdle (50/1) at Limerick (16f, soft) on debut 3 weeks ago.

Form: 4

Rene Artois³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash

80/1

50/1, did no better for debut in this sphere when ninth of 14 in maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good) 3 days ago.

Form: 69

Sea The Sunset⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J Morrison

200/1

Well held over hurdles so far and finished last of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, soft, 80/1) 6 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 08-7

Its Not Over Yet⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan

50/1

10/1, shaped similarly to on debut despite the longer trip when sixth of 10 in bumper at Sligo (18f, good to soft) 65 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 76

Legal Secretary³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: D J McGrath

150/1

150/1, made an inauspicious start over hurdles after 21 months off when fell first in maiden hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) 34 days ago.

Form: F

Non-Runners

Steps In The Sand¹⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Born In Purple (11/10), Como Park (5/2), Rockview Consort (5/1), Steps In The Sand (8/1), Mr Globalist (9/1), R S Ambush (18/1), Chutzpal (20/1), Blue Reed (25/1), Its Not Over Yet (50/1), Black Vega (66/1), Rene Artois (80/1), Man Oh Man (100/1), Imperial Delta (100/1), Legal Secretary (150/1), Sea The Sunset (200/1), Can't Think (300/1)

A case of quantity over quality with only a handful making any serious appeal, French-import BORN IN PURPLE selected to make a winning start over hurdles for champion trainer Willie Mullins. Como Park needs to leave a lesser effort behind, but he heads up the dangers now tongue tied having shaped promisingly first time up over timber at Navan in March. Rockview Consort and Mr Globalist round off the shortlist.