18:05 Down Royal

Friday 1 September 2023

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Linden Foods Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:06 | Winning time: 4m 56.0s

Duty Bound²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J P Flavin

25/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourteenth of 16 in handicap (50/1) at Galway (14.1f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form:

Harley Street^p1¹⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien

1/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. First run since leaving Aidan O'Brien when well-beaten last of 5 to Zenta in Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good to soft, 5/1) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Should progress and this is much easier.

Form: 5-

Charlie's Dilemma⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

15/2

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 14 in bumper (11/1) at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 75

Good Lad⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

28/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 7 in bumper (25/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 89 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 5

Jullou De Grissay¹⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: J J Hanlon

80/1

Buck's Boum gelding. Dam cross-country chaser (2¾m/25f winner) in France. Well held in pair of points (latest May 21).

Form: 46

Let Them At It^h1,t1⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Joseph Murray

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 14 in bumper at Tipperary (16f, good to soft, 8/1) on NH debut 57 days ago, dropping away quickly. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Mount Frisco⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Third of 7 in bumper (12/1) at Sligo (18.5f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Can go well.

Form: 8-833

Pinyon Jay²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

9/4

Third of 10 in bumper (17/2) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Got to be respected.

Form: 93

One Flew Eau Verte

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: Peter Fahey

18/1

Elusive Pimpernel filly. Half-sister to fair hurdler Hanoi Jane, stays 2¾m. Dam (h93), 21f hurdle winner (stayed 25f), sister to very smart hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 25f) Bensalem and smart hurdler/useful chaser (21f-3m winner) Court In Motion.

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Non-Runners

Silent Dawn⁸¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: A Murray J: Eoin G Kelly

Forecasts

Harley Street (1/1), Pinyon Jay (9/4), Mount Frisco (7/1), Charlie's Dilemma (15/2), One Flew Eau Verte (18/1), Duty Bound (25/1), Good Lad (28/1), Silent Dawn (33/1), Jullou De Grissay (80/1), Let Them At It (80/1)

Promising Flat-recruit HARLEY STREET was never involved when pitched into the deep end on hurdles bow in a Grade 3 at Fairyhouse in February and is well worth another chance in this much easier race. Pinyon Jay showed a bit when third in a bumper at Kilbeggan, while Mount Frisco should put his experience to good use.