15:30 Limerick

Sunday 24 March 2024

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I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 5m 44.30s

Diamondfranticsoup¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: E Griffin

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 200/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 00

Drumgill¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 8 in bumper at this course (16.2f, heavy, 50/1) 14 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 8676

Gold In The Rivers²⁰

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

13/8

Promising sort. Second of 7 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, heavy, 12/1) 20 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 542

Littlewell Lariat¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: Ciaran Murphy

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 21 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Naas (19f, heavy) on NH debut 14 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 0

Moudan¹⁵

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

10/1

Twice-raced maiden. 66/1, third of 15 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 15 days ago. Needs to step forward again.

Form: 83

Summer Melody¹⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 119

4/6

Fair hurdler. Well-beaten last of 4 to High Class Hero in listed hurdle at this course (21f, heavy, 28/1) 155 days ago. Likely to be on the premises returning to calmer waters.

Form: 44/174-4

Doyen Flyer¹²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: J Barcoe

33/1

Poor hurdler. 200/1, fifth of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.2f, heavy) on hurdles bow 128 days ago. Needs to do more.

Form: 000605

Kyusha^h1³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 80/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Punchestown (22.4f, heavy) on NH debut 32 days ago, beaten 5 out. Hooded for 1st time. Up against it.

Form: P

Sadies Diamond^h¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 9/2, sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 15 days ago. Needs to have learned plenty for that experience.

Form: 2046

Forecasts

Summer Melody (4/6), Gold In The Rivers (13/8), Moudan (10/1), Sadies Diamond (11/1), Doyen Flyer (33/1), Drumgill (66/1), Littlewell Lariat (100/1), Kyusha (100/1), Diamondfranticsoup (150/1)

GOLD IN THE RIVERS has shown a fair level of ability to date and the impression is that he's yet to reach his limit, so he's fancied to improve past Summer Melody, who has an underwhelming reappearance to put behind him. Moudan is the pick of the remainder.