13:35 Listowel

Saturday 23 September 2023

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John Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 4m 6.2s

Askwell¹³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara

250/1

125/1, last of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) on NH debut 132 days ago.

Form: 0

Balally Park²⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: T Cooper

40/1

Failed to meet expectations when only sixth of 7 in bumper at Leopardstown (16f, good, 3/1) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 6-

Black Vega³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R P Treacy| T: J F Gleeson

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, thirteenth of 15 in maiden at Tramore (16f, good) 37 days ago.

Form: 090

Dudley's Bar^t⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy

28/1

Regressive on the Flat but showed a bit tried hurdling when fifth of 18 in maiden at Cork (16.9f, good to soft, 50/1) on NH debut 71 days ago.

Form: 5

Good Heavens^t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 121

10/3

Useful Flat winner. Just fair form so far over hurdles but should be all the better for his recent return at Wexford. Player.

Form: 04-3

Imperial Delta³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin| T: D Kenneally

200/1

Well held in a brace of maiden hurdles.

Form: 00

Juke Box²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton

125/1

11/1, last of 6 in bumper at Killarney (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 28 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 6

Ninth Loch²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

6/5

Fairly useful bumper winner who made a promising start over hurdles when second of 14 in a maiden at Killarney (16.4f, good to soft) 28 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Sure to improve and well up to winning a similar event.

Form: 4-12

Scottish Dancer²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle| D

125/1

Fairly useful Flat winner but well beaten completed starts over hurdles.

Form: 5B7

Showman¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey

40/1

Modest maiden on Flat, yet to fire in 2023. Looked more tractable second time over hurdles with a hood applied when seventh of 21 in a juvenile at Punchestown back in January but needs to take another big step forward to be heavily involved.

Form: R7-

Smooth Tom³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery

5/2

Dam half-sister to winning hurdler/chaser up to 19f in France/Czech Republic Cheminee. Useful on Flat (stays 12.5f), good second last time. Interesting hurdling debutant.

Form:

Tippin And Tappin¹⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E Bolger

25/1

€40,000 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Half-brother to unreliable but fairly useful hurdler/chaser Rosmuc Relay and fair hurdler/chaser Shes Flat Tothemat, stayed 2¾m. Pulled up in maiden point (Apr 23).

Form: P-

Wandering Rocks^t³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: W Durkan

25/1

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1½m) when with James Fanshawe, below form on stable debut last time. Tongue tied for hurdle bow.

Form:

Boxcar Molly¹⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

100/1

Down the field in a pair of maiden hurdles and finished only mid-division in a Cork bumper when last seen in May, albeit racing on unfavoured inside.

Form: 97-9

Eabha Rose⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: T P O'Connor

250/1

Tongue strap on, twelfth of 14 in maiden hurdle (150/1) at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good) on NH debut 40 days ago.

Form: 0

Molly's Gamble^p,t⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S C Cronin⁽⁵⁾| T: P O'Flynn

17/2

Sister to dual 15f hurdle winner in Italy Thistleton. Fairly useful on Flat (stays 13f), below form last time. Has left Mrs Denise Foster. In tongue strap and cheekpieces combination for hurdle debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Shesabreeze

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: E McNamara J: Reserve 1

Streetscape²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: E McCarthy J: Reserve 2

Phoebe's Charm¹⁸⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: E McCarthy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Ninth Loch (6/5), Smooth Tom (5/2), Good Heavens (10/3), Molly's Gamble (17/2), Streetscape (20/1), Wandering Rocks (25/1), Tippin And Tappin (25/1), Phoebe's Charm (25/1), Dudley's Bar (28/1), Shesabreeze (33/1), Showman (40/1), Balally Park (40/1), Boxcar Molly (100/1), Scottish Dancer (125/1), Juke Box (125/1), Imperial Delta (200/1), Black Vega (200/1), Askwell (250/1), Eabha Rose (250/1)

NINTH LOCH shaped with plenty of promise sent hurdling when runner-up to a subsequent winner at Killarney 4 weeks ago and is the obvious choice to go one better with improvement on the cards. Good Heavens has yet to translate his useful Flat form to this sphere but still has time on his side and ought to be better for his recent run, while Smooth Tom is a very interesting hurdling newcomer having shown a good level of ability on the Flat.