14:10 Roscommon

Monday 25 September 2023

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Boyle Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 0.60s

Billy Lee Swagger¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

125/1

First foal, dam unraced. Made frame completed start in points, fell last time (Apr 22).

Form: 4F-

Chicago Storm⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

33/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making jumps debut. 20/1, fifth of 13 in handicap at Listowel (14.2f, soft) 4 days ago.

Form:

Fascinating Story

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

125/1

Fascinating Rock gelding. Dam maiden on Flat.

Form:

Jhentong Enki²²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan

13/8

€48,000 3-y-o, Buck's Boum gelding. Half-brother to fair French 17f hurdle winner Haiku Enki. Easy winner sole start in points in February so one to take seriously on Rules debut.

Form: 1-

Saynothinatall¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: D Collins

250/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.6f, soft) on hurdles bow 14 days ago.

Form: 00

Showman²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: E A Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey

12/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft) on Saturday.

Form: R7-4

The Lovely Man²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 116| BF

5/4

Promising sort. Bit below form second of 11 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, soft, 11/8) 24 days ago, though had rather hopeless task from position. Sets a good standard on earlier form.

Form: 452-2

Upthereforthinking²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

12/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 11 in novice hurdle at Bellewstown (20.4f, good, 12/1) on hurdles bow 26 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 46

Yeats Star¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Very good third of 10 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, soft, 4/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 4-443

Juniper Hill²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

28/1

11/2, fourth of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (24f, soft) on hurdles bow 24 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 534

Leste

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

125/1

Shirocco filly. Dam, unraced, closely related to temperamental but fair hurdle winner/fairly useful chaser (stayed 2½m) Avoca Promise.

Form:

Stabila¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: A McCurtin| T: M Flannery

200/1

Last of 9 in handicap (125/1) at Galway (12.2f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 98-

Non-Runners

Jullou De Grissay⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: J J Hanlon J: Miss F Leaney

Lake Manzaleh¹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: J J Hanlon J: J S McGarvey

Tropical Speed

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: M Butler J: Miss C Butler

Bayou Belle³¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J P Fahey J: Peter Smithers

Evans Secret¹³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

The Lovely Man (5/4), Jhentong Enki (13/8), Yeats Star (5/1), Bayou Belle (5/1), Showman (12/1), Upthereforthinking (12/1), Juniper Hill (28/1), Chicago Storm (33/1), Lake Manzaleh (33/1), Tropical Speed (50/1), Jullou De Grissay (66/1), Fascinating Story (125/1), Billy Lee Swagger (125/1), Leste (125/1), Stabila (200/1), Saynothinatall (250/1)

THE LOVELY MAN had no chance with the well-ridden winner at Wexford on return to action at the beginning of the month and is fancied to run much closer to form in a conventional race this time. Jhentong Enki was an easy winner on his point debut so has to be feared, with Yeats Star another to consider.