14:15 Downpatrick

Friday 15 September 2023

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Toals Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 19.70s

Gone For Tea¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Peter Fahey

9/2

Lightly-raced bumper winner. 11/2, career best when winning 8-runner bumper at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 16 days ago, readily. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 3231

Fathom Two^t1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Third of 9 in novice hurdle at this C&D (good, 5/1) on hurdles bow 18 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 19-3273

Figurehead^p⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: H P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael G Cleary| OR: 99

12/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 14 hurdle runs. 16/1, respectable tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good) 71 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving Sean Aherne.

Form: P0/0-550

Yeats Star¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 15/2, fourth of 11 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, soft) 14 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 4-44

Zaghraf^t³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J S McGarvey| T: L Breen

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fourteenth of 24 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, soft) 39 days ago, merely closing up late. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 6-0

Bayonetta^t1⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Simon Torrens| T: Gerald Quinn| OR: 97

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable third of 11 in novice hurdle (7/2) at Perth (20.2f, good to soft) 45 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: P3-3423

Nt Field Minnesota²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

9/4

Once-raced maiden. 4/9, second of 12 in bumper at Tramore (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 26 days ago. This former point winner is of strong interest now switched to hurdles.

Form: 2451-2

Sally's Cave¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: Francis Casey

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, twelfth of 17 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 90

All Ways And Ever^t⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: C D Maxwell| T: T G McCourt

22/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. 40/1, second of 16 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 50 days ago.

Form: 62

Princess Lily

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

150/1

Second foal. Dam lightly raced in bumpers/once-raced hurdles, herself a half-sister to bumper winner Gaillimh A Chroi out of fairly useful 2½m hurdle winner Burnt Out. Probably more one for the longer term.

Form:

Non-Runners

Willie The Coo²¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: Mr B M Coonan

Forecasts

Nt Field Minnesota (9/4), Fathom Two (7/2), Yeats Star (4/1), Gone For Tea (9/2), Bayonetta (6/1), Figurehead (12/1), All Ways And Ever (22/1), Willie The Coo (33/1), Sally's Cave (66/1), Zaghraf (100/1), Princess Lily (150/1)

NT FIELD MINNESOTA failed to measure up to market expectations on her Rules debut in a Tramore bumper last month, but she may well be seen in a better light now tackling hurdles. Willie Mullins' charge is marginally preferred to Fathom Five, who didn't do much wrong when third in a C&D novice recently and he needs considering. Gone For Tea is worth a second look given what he showed in bumpers, while Bayonetta is also shortlisted.