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Sunday 31 March 2024

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Ryan's Cleaning Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:26 | Winning time: 4m 22.7s

Bernie's Legacy²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

33/1

Promising individual. Sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 33/1) on NH debut 22 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 6

Darcy's Friend²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: S M Duffy

500/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 21 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy, 200/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 3P0

Depalma

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy

100/1

Ocovango gelding. Dam poor maiden over hurdles. Market should point the way.

Form:

Elusive Prince¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. 18/1, eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, soft) 108 days ago. Rachael Blackmore prefers Cobra Queen.

Form: 140

En Or^t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: A J Martin| C

10/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 14/1, fifth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.7f, heavy) 8 days ago. Player for yard that has won this maiden 3 times since 2015.

Form: 4P5

Fairytale New York¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: A J Martin

500/1

Twice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 20 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 14 days ago. En Or appears to be the stable first-string.

Form: P0

Helicon^t1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

500/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 250/1, fifteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) on hurdles bow 14 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 5790

Mywayorthehighway^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

500/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, heavy) 15 days ago.

Form: P08

Omniscient¹⁶⁶

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

11/2

Useful Flat winner for Sir Mark Prescott Bt. 7/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f), unsuited by way race developed. Very much of interest on hurdles/yard debut.

Form:

Pen To Paper³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: H De Bromhead

7/1

Promising sort. 2/1, eleventh of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.6f, heavy) on NH debut 35 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Open to improvement.

Form: 0

Rath Gaul Boy²⁷

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

8/11

Promising individual. 8/11, pulled up in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, heavy) 27 days ago (reportedly coughed post race). Better judged on good hurdles debut second at Galway last summer, form which gives him very strong claims.

Form: 15/26-2P

Real Lord

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: F J Flood

150/1

£24,000 3-y-o, Lord of England gelding. Closely related to 2 winners on Flat and half-brother to French 17f hurdle/chase winner Coudree. Dam 9f winner.

Form:

Wardens Whisper¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

300/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, heavy) on NH debut 15 days ago.

Form: 0

Albatala^t¹⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell

50/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Sixth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 8/1). Will need to improve for the switch to hurdles if she's to emerge on top.

Form:

Borora River⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: E Walsh| T: P Magee

300/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.7f, heavy, 200/1) on NH debut 49 days ago.

Form: 0

Cobra Queen⁹⁴

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

9/2

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, heavy, 16/1) 94 days ago. Remains of interest.

Form: 31-34

Georgia Celena¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D A Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 200/1, tenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 900

Realtin Lonrach²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: M O'Dowd

300/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, thirteenth of 21 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy) 21 days ago.

Form: 680

Stellar Jury⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr B M Coonan⁽⁷⁾| T: V C Ward

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 250/1, eleventh of 12 in bumper at Naas (18.5f, soft) 63 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 8030

One Night Standard⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

25/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.7f, heavy) on NH debut 8 days ago. Stable in good form. RESERVE.

Form: 3-6

Non-Runners

On The Steel⁴⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: C O'Dwyer J: C G O'Dwyer

Storms End

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: Colm Murphy J: Reserve 1

Whatsanotheryear

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: P J Flynn J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Rath Gaul Boy (8/11), Cobra Queen (9/2), Omniscient (11/2), Pen To Paper (7/1), En Or (10/1), Whatsanotheryear (10/1), Storms End (14/1), On The Steel (14/1), Elusive Prince (16/1), One Night Standard (25/1), Bernie's Legacy (33/1), Albatala (50/1), Depalma (100/1), Real Lord (150/1), Georgia Celena (250/1), Realtin Lonrach (300/1), Borora River (300/1), Stellar Jury (300/1), Wardens Whisper (300/1), Fairytale New York (500/1), Darcy's Friend (500/1), Mywayorthehighway (500/1), Helicon (500/1)

The fact that RATH GAUL BOY is turned out again 27 days after what was ultimately a disappointing reappearance display at Leopardstown suggests that all is well, and he will prove a tough nut to crack if able to put that run behind him and build on his very promising hurdles debut second at Galway last summer. Four-time Flat winner En Or rates the main danger, though Omniscient, who scored twice on the level in 2022, will also be a threat if his jumping passes the test.