20:10 Killarney

Thursday 24 August 2023

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Executive Helicopters (Q.R.) Race

Off time: 20:13 | Winning time: 3m 51.97s

(7)

Minella Mate²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: J Nallen

5/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers. 66/1, won 16-runner maiden at Galway (12.2f, good to soft) on flat debut 22 days ago, keeping on well. Significantly up in trip. Not ruled out.

Form: 1

(5)

Almuhit^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: D Hogan| OR: 92

13/2

Useful gelding. Seventeenth of 20 in handicap at Galway (16.8f, heavy, 28/1) 24 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 3-00230

(4)

Pied Piper^t¹¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 96| D

11/10

Useful on Flat for John and Thady Gosden and has made into a smart hurdler, last of six in Punchestown Champion Hurdle 118 days ago. Most interesting back on the level.

Form: 35331/6-

(2)

Balaclava³⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Ms M Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 35

300/1

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. Twelfth of 14 in maiden at this course (14.1f, good to soft, 250/1) 37 days ago so others appeal more.

Form: 9/9807-0

(1)

Seddon¹¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

8/1

Smart jumps winner who completed a four-timer in 18-runner handicap hurdle (13/2) at Punchestown (19.1f, good to soft) 117 days ago. Player on his belated Flat debut.

Form:

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 20p in the pound

Non-Runners

(3)

Magellan Strait²⁴

Weight: 11-11| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: Non Runner

(6)

M C Muldoon²⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: W P Mullins J: Mr P W Mullins

Forecasts

Pied Piper (11/10), M C Muldoon (10/3), Minella Mate (5/1), Almuhit (13/2), Magellan Strait (15/2), Seddon (8/1), Balaclava (300/1)

PIED PIPER and Seddon bring lots of hurdling expertise here and can fight out a good finish on the level here with preference for Gordon Elliott's high-class hurdler. M C Muldoon is another to consider for a yard which has an excellent record in this event.