14:05 Downpatrick

Monday 28 August 2023

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A J C Group Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 4m 12.05s

Fathom Two³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in bumper (9/2) at Limerick (19f, soft) 32 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Not ruled out for good yard.

Form: 5/19-327

Josies Dylan^p1¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

11/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 9 in novice hurdle at this course (21.8f, good, 20/1) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time with more to do.

Form: 76P/2-04

Kalanisi Flash^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable third of 8 in bumper (10/3) at this course (18.8f, good) 15 days ago. Much respected on his hurdles debut.

Form: 11/4-263

Kalu Pande⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D Leahy

40/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap (20/1) at Gowran (13.7f, good to soft), hampered. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Pulled up on last hurdle run so has work to do.

Form: P-

Truckers Fame²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: D Queally

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Galway (21f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 444-300

Bama Breeze¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr M E McCrory⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 11 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 16 days ago.

Form: P/70

Fortuna Favente¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell| BF

10/1

Promising sort. 6/4, looked in need of the experience when eighth of 11 in novice hurdle at this course (17.3f, good) on NH debut 15 days ago. Sure to improve and she's one to consider.

Form: 8

Signora Di Milano^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

7/2

Twice-raced maiden. 22/1, first run since leaving William Durkan when second of 11 in novice hurdle at this course (17.3f, good) 15 days ago. The form choice.

Form: P5-02

Dubeyeracingcraic⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

2/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. 17/2, third of 8 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 8 days ago. Should progress. In the mix.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Zaghraf²¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: L Breen J: C D Maxwell

Forecasts

Dubeyeracingcraic (2/1), Kalanisi Flash (3/1), Signora Di Milano (7/2), Fathom Two (5/1), Zaghraf (8/1), Fortuna Favente (10/1), Josies Dylan (11/1), Truckers Fame (33/1), Kalu Pande (40/1), Bama Breeze (200/1)

SIGNORA DI MILANO made a promising start for Gordon Elliott when a recent runner-up here and can go one better now at the chief expense of Fortuna Favente who should have learned plenty from coming home eighth in the same contest and can get much nearer this time. Fathom Two is another to consider starting out over hurdles for Gavin Cromwell.