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Friday 18 August 2023

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Michael Griffin Auctioneers Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 4m 19.40s

Delta Melody²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Killarney (20f, good) on NH debut 29 days ago.

Form: 2432-50

Doctor Brown Bear^t²⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: M Brassil| OR: 119

4/6

Fairly useful hurdler. 50/1, creditable 14¼ lengths sixth of 10 to Rock My Way in Classic Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Back down in trip. Difficult to oppose.

Form: 3440/56-

Fermoyle³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade

6/4

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 14 in maiden (11/4) at Killarney (14.1f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. 2/17 on last hurdle run.

Form: 236-2

Inchidaly Robin^p⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A Ott

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good) 4 days ago.

Form: R22-3R8

Kool Kal⁵⁸⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: J Barcoe

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.8f, heavy, 150/1). Off 19 months.

Form: 480P/

Picinisco^t¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Martin

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden underRules. Eleventh of 12 in bumper (200/1) at Kilbeggan (15.1f, good to soft) 120 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: UPP0-

The Empty Kettel¹⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: G J Power

125/1

Snow Sky gelding. Half-brother to fair chaser Dee Star, stays 4m. Dam maiden pointer. Pulled up sole start between the flags.

Form: P-

The Flying Donkey

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Dullea

50/1

Hillstar gelding. Dam bumper winner (stayed 23f). Worth a second look in the betting.

Form:

Tullybawn¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: J J Hanlon

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 15/2, first run since leaving Patrick Martin when fifteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (19.8f, good to soft) 10 days ago, possibly amiss. Each-way chance if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: PP-620

Knockaneleigh Girl^h,t1⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Kevin Sexton| T: D Queally

28/1

Twice-raced maiden under Rules. 66/1, first run since leaving Ruaidhri Tierney when seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, soft) on hurdles bow 7 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 72-U87

Ladybela³²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: P Kiely

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1 and hooded for 1st time, thirteenth of 17 in bumper at Tipperary (16f, good). Off 10 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 80-

Lucky Storm¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fell in novice hurdle (80/1) at Cork (17f, good to soft) 11 days ago (almost certainly would have finished in frame had she completed). Should progress.

Form: 0F

Missus Beeton⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: S Nolan

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 10 in bumper (125/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0-006

Onefortheditch⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: E F Gallagher

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 6 days ago.

Form: 55-6688

Forecasts

Doctor Brown Bear (4/6), Fermoyle (6/4), Tullybawn (14/1), Lucky Storm (16/1), Knockaneleigh Girl (28/1), Inchidaly Robin (40/1), The Flying Donkey (50/1), Onefortheditch (80/1), Kool Kal (80/1), The Empty Kettel (125/1), Delta Melody (125/1), Missus Beeton (125/1), Ladybela (125/1), Picinisco (150/1)

This represents a golden opportunity for DOCTOR BROWN BEAR to get off the mark. His form from a couple of years ago was pretty useful and he was by no means disgraced in Grade 2 company when last seen at Cheltenham in January. Lucky Storm was in the process of leaving her debut form well behind when unseating at the third last at Cork recently and she is second choice ahead of Fermoyle.