15:00 Sligo

Friday 27 October 2023

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John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 30.3s

Derby De Thaix⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss H Heffernan⁽⁴⁾| T: James Andrew Fahey| OR: 80

80/1

Modest chaser. Remains a maiden after 29 hurdle runs. 100/1, fourth of 9 in minor event at Listowel (14f, soft) 35 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and easily passed over.

Form: 0878P/6-

Zaidi²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J H Williamson⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott| BF

1/2

Bumper winner who went down narrowly after 5 months off when second of 17 in maiden hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, heavy) 27 days ago, clear of rest. Sets a solid standard.

Form: 1/212F-2

Charming Fortune^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J Dunne| T: G P Cromwell

9/2

Runner-up sole outing in bumpers and has shaped with promise in a bumper/maiden hurdle under Rules. Open to improvement.

Form: 2-33

Kalanisi Flash^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D Doyle⁽²⁾| T: J C McConnell

10/3

Fair in bumpers and similar form when runner-up on Downpatrick hurdle debut in August. Fell at the fifth back there last time but respected nonetheless.

Form: 4-2632F

Perfect Pupil²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Anna McGuinness⁽²⁾| T: S McConville

200/1

Well held in bumper/maiden hurdle. Up in trip.

Form: PP/330-0

Evans Secret^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr B Barry⁽²⁾| T: M M McNiff

33/1

Fair maiden on the Flat who was well held on hurdling debut at Gowran (16f, heavy, 28/1) 28 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 7

Grizzley Adams

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr A Burke-Ott⁽²⁾| T: A Ott

80/1

€6,000 3-y-o, Quest For Peace gelding. Dam ran once on Flat.

Form:

Midweek Voices²⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr A Harney⁽⁴⁾| T: E Doyle

125/1

Ocovango gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Cregane Ned. Dam (h100) point winner. Unplaced sole start in points (Apr 9).

Form: 0-

Moig Raven

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr D E Phelan⁽⁴⁾| T: D Queally

28/1

Getaway gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Allbetsoff, stays 3m. Dam ran once in bumpers/failed to finish in points.

Form:

The Nagger Reidy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr M N Sharpe⁽⁴⁾| T: Stephen Gerard Carey

16/1

Kayf Tara gelding. Dam (h136) 2½m-25f hurdle winner, also 7.4f-21f winner on Flat.

Form:

Ar Aghaidh¹⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr S Cavanagh| T: H P Finegan

150/1

Tailed off both starts over hurdles.

Form: 54-00

Four Shares³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽²⁾| T: M Hourigan

150/1

Well held in maiden hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft, 200/1) on NH debut 39 days ago.

Form: 0

Menrva¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr C J Shine⁽²⁾| T: M Magnussen

50/1

Poor in bumpers and was well held at Punchestown (20f, good) on hurdles bow 17 days ago.

Form: 470

Non-Runners

D'jo Dela Barriere³²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: S Curling J: Mr J O'Grady

Forecasts

Zaidi (1/2), Kalanisi Flash (10/3), Charming Fortune (9/2), D'jo Dela Barriere (10/1), The Nagger Reidy (16/1), Moig Raven (28/1), Evans Secret (33/1), Menrva (50/1), Derby De Thaix (80/1), Grizzley Adams (80/1), Midweek Voices (125/1), Ar Aghaidh (150/1), Four Shares (150/1), Perfect Pupil (200/1)

ZAIDI is proving a shade expensive to follow as a hurdler, but he went down only narrowly on his return at Gowan last month and is surely up to winning a race such as this. Charming Fortune and Kalanisi Flash look the obvious threats.