14:00 Clonmel

Thursday 26 October 2023

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Crottys Lake Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 28.0s

Brave Adam

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Cooper

50/1

Brave Mansonnien gelding. Brother to smart hurdler/top-class chaser Bravemansgame. Dam, twice-raced over hurdles, half-sister to useful hurdler/fair chaser (stayed 21f) Gray Steel and fair hurdler/useful chaser (2¼m-3m winner) Sagalyrique. Check betting.

Form:

Chiefs Kingdom^t¹¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, shaped as if still in decent heart for much of the way when seventh of 14 in maiden hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, good to soft) back in July. Sets the bar of those with hurdling experience.

Form: 40-237

Croke Park¹⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

3/1

£400,000 4-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Winning pointer who made an encouraging start under Rules when second of 16 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 13/8) back in May. The winner that day has gone in again since and he's high on the shortlist on hurdles bow.

Form: 21/2

Grow As You Go⁷¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

100/1

Fourth of 7 in bumper (28/1) at this course (16.4f, heavy) on debut just under 2 years ago. Best watched on hurdles debut after such a lengthy absence.

Form: 4/

Knocknaconnery²⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling

150/1

Seventh of 9 in bumper at Navan (15.8f, soft, 50/1) on debut 9 months ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving P. F. McEnery.

Form: 7-

Restless Son¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin| T: N Lee

300/1

Well held in pair of maiden hurdles.

Form: 90

Talk In The Park²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

9/2

Promising type. Shaped like a stayer on what was effectively his hurdling debut when second of 9 in maiden at Downpatrick (17.8f, soft, 9/2) 20 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 220-F2

The Electrical Kid⁶⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

4/6

€12,500 3-y-o, £95,000 4-y-o, Malinas gelding. Dam point winner/modest maiden hurdler. Runner-up sole start in points (Nov 2021). One to note on Rules debut for a top yard.

Form: 2/

The Empty Kettel^t1³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara| T: G J Power

100/1

Showed ability but was well positioned when fourth on hurdles bow at Tramore but was well held at Listowel (24f, good to soft) since. Significantly down in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: P-40

Glenmalure Flyer^t1²⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

25/1

25/1, went backwards from debut when fifteenth of 22 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 8 months ago. Tongue strap on 1st time and needs keeping a close eye on in the betting given connections.

Form: 40-

Non-Runners

River Vale²⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: M Winters J: A P Heskin

Forecasts

The Electrical Kid (4/6), Croke Park (3/1), Talk In The Park (9/2), Chiefs Kingdom (12/1), Glenmalure Flyer (25/1), River Vale (33/1), Brave Adam (50/1), Grow As You Go (100/1), The Empty Kettel (100/1), Knocknaconnery (150/1), Restless Son (300/1)

THE ELECTRICAL KID was runner-up on his sole start in points a couple of years ago and he's fancied to go one better on Rules debut for Willie Mullins. Croke Park finished runner-up in a Kilbeggan bumper back in May, so he's put forward as the main danger starting out over timber, while Chiefs Kingdom sets the standard of those with hurdling experience and can battle out third spot with Glenmalure Flyer.