Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 5m 50.9s

Alvarez Eclipse^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: D Queally

7/1

Twice-raced maiden. 9/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, showed ability when fourth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Cork (24f, good to soft) in July.

Form: 3-1U4U

Iron Allen¹⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Ciaran Murphy

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tailed-off last of 16 in maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft, 50/1) 6 months ago.

Form: 15FP4-0

Leva Tip^h²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee

100/1

Hooded, well-held seventh of 11 in maiden hurdle (150/1) at this course (16.7f, heavy) on debut 26 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 7

Magic Sadler²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

16/1

€16,000 3-y-o, Clovis Du Berlais gelding. Dam bumper/fair 2½m hurdle winner. Winning pointer, well-beaten last of 4 finishers latest start (Apr 9).

Form: 4/77214-

Reversal⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

66/1

Given a considerate introduction when thirteenth of 18 in maiden hurdle (50/1) at Navan (15.6f, good to soft) on debut 43 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0

Search For Glory^t¹⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 132

1/9

Bumper winner. 50/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fared much better than he had at Cheltenham when 14¾ lengths seventh of 15 to Apple Away in Sefton Novices' Hurdle at Aintree (24.7f, good to soft) when last seen 6 months ago. Standout contender.

Form: 1/133P7-

El Phenomeno

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh

28/1

Morandi gelding. Dam, maiden over hurdles/fences in France, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2¾m) Harapour. Market check advised.

Form:

Forecasts

Search For Glory (1/9), Alvarez Eclipse (7/1), Magic Sadler (16/1), El Phenomeno (28/1), Iron Allen (40/1), Reversal (66/1), Leva Tip (100/1)

A gilt-edged opportunity for SEARCH FOR GLORY, who was contesting graded events earlier in the year and Gordon Elliott's 6-y-o won't get a better opportunity to open his account over hurdles. Alvarez Eclipse and newcomer El Phenomeno can battle out the forecast spot.