11:50 Navan

Saturday 18 November 2023

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Kilberry Pub & Kitchen Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 11:50 | Winning time: 5m 41.60s

Beau Walking²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| BF

9/1

Runner-up completed outing in points. Failed to land the odds when third of 12 in maiden hurdle at Galway (16.4f, heavy, 8/11) on NH debut 21 days ago but is entitled to improve, especially now upped in trip.

Form: F2-3

Coming Up Easy²⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

20/1

Placed on sole outing in points and shaped with some encouragement when sixth of 10 in bumper at this course (16f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut up in trip.

Form: 3/6-

Dancing City²⁰⁵

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

11/4

Won sole outing in points and displayed useful form in bumpers, winning at Wexford in March before finding only a very promising stablemate too good at Punchestown on final outing.

Form: 12/12-

Imbolc⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E Sheehy

150/1

Well held in a pair of maiden hurdles.

Form: P-47

Isenay²³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| BF

40/1

Showed fairly useful form in bumpers but shaped as if amiss on final outing and starts out over hurdles in a warm-looking event.

Form: 6/320-

Largy Hill²⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D A Jacob| T: W P Mullins

10/1

Fairly useful bumper winner so one to consider now stepping up in trip on hurdle debut.

Form: 35/173-

Lispopple

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton

150/1

Milan gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 25f) Paddy Pub.

Form:

Lucky Lyreen²⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

12/1

Useful bumper winner who is a brother to smart hurdler Call Me Lyreen. Very interesting hurdling debutant.

Form: 412-

Party Rocker⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Carberry| T: John J Maguire

200/1

No impact in bumper/maiden hurdles.

Form: 80P

Solly Attwell¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: C Collins

150/1

Placed in points but has been tailed off in a pair of maiden hurdles.

Form: 324-275

Stellar Story²⁶⁵

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

4/7

Useful dual bumper winner who is brother to 3 winners, including very smart hurdler/top-class chaser The Storyteller. Lots to like.

Form: U1/511-

The Bay Horse⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Nathan Andrews⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

200/1

No show in 2 maiden hurdles.

Form: P0

No Turn Unstoned⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: J S McGarvey| T: G Elliott

200/1

In need of experience in bumper/maiden hurdles.

Form: 9-79

Nouvotic^h²⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

40/1

Placed sole outing in points and showed something when sixth of 16 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut up in trip.

Form: 26-

Grace Faraday^h²³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: A McCann

200/1

Modest bumper performer who went with little promise on her only start over hurdles.

Form: 904445-

Thecornerbar

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

150/1

€13,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune filly. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Another Emotion and French hurdler/chaser Linodargent. Dam 19f hurdle winner in France.

Form:

Non-Runners

Rick Dalton⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: C Collins J: E Walsh

Staffordshire Knot

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jordan Gainford

Forecasts

Stellar Story (4/7), Dancing City (11/4), Beau Walking (9/1), Largy Hill (10/1), Lucky Lyreen (12/1), Staffordshire Knot (16/1), Coming Up Easy (20/1), Rick Dalton (25/1), Nouvotic (40/1), Isenay (40/1), Thecornerbar (150/1), Imbolc (150/1), Lispopple (150/1), Solly Attwell (150/1), Grace Faraday (200/1), No Turn Unstoned (200/1), The Bay Horse (200/1), Party Rocker (200/1)

STELLAR STORY, Dancing City and Lucky Lyreen are a trio of interesting hurdling debutants given their useful bumper form, with slight preference for the first named, who is a brother 3 winners, including the very smart hurdler/top-class chaser The Storyteller.