14:25 Leopardstown

Monday 4 March 2024

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Colours Bar Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 5m 18.70s

Captain Jake²⁹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: L Fowler

80/1

Fourth of 13 in bumper (14/1) at Tipperary (16f, good) on NH debut. Off 9 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 4

Gold In The Rivers²³

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

12/1

€220,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. 7/2, fourth of 9 in novice hurdle at Naas (19.1f, heavy) 23 days ago. 1 of 3 for yard. Open to more progress.

Form: 54

Nemo

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

18/1

Rule of Law gelding. Half-brother to 2½m bumper winner/smart hurdler Salvador Ziggy. Dam unraced. 1 of 3 runners for yard.

Form:

Postileo¹⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins

11/4

Smart stayer on Flat (effective at 1½m to 2½m), won twice in 2023, placed in Cumberland Lodge Stakes at Ascot last time. Sold from Roger Varian 78,000 gns. Rather late recruit to hurdling but bags of class and no surprise if he proves good enough.

Form:

Rath Gaul Boy²¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| C

8/11

Useful bumper winner. Promising individual. 10/3, second of 18 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.8f, soft) on hurdles bow. Off 7 months. Should have more to offer and leading claims.

Form: 115/26-2

Rokathir^h1,t1³³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Daire James McConville⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

22/1

€110,000 4-y-o, half-brother to 2 winners, including fair French hurdler Milltop. Won point at second attempt (Apr 2023). Off a while and hooded/tongue tied for hurdles debut but point form reads well and he's got to be respected.

Form: 41-

Twoohthree⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

7/1

€35,000 brother to fairly useful hurdler Everyonesgame and half-brother to 2 winners, including fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Way Out West. Off mark in points at second attempt (Nov 2023). 1 of 3 runners for top yard and the betting may help sort them out.

Form: P1

Non-Runners

Aurea Fortuna⁶⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: P J Carberry

Brave Adam¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: T Cooper J: Sean Flanagan

Forecasts

Rath Gaul Boy (8/11), Postileo (11/4), Twoohthree (7/1), Gold In The Rivers (12/1), Nemo (18/1), Rokathir (22/1), Brave Adam (25/1), Aurea Fortuna (50/1), Captain Jake (80/1)

POSTILEO doesn't have many miles on the clock for his age and the smart Flat winner (Timeform rating of 112) could prove a class above these if taking to hurdling at the first attempt having joined shrewd connections. Useful bumper performer Rath Gaul Boy is a big danger if ready to go having shown plenty first time up over hurdles at the Galway Festival last summer. Rokathir's point form reads well and he's respected also in what could be an informative maiden.