17:05 Downpatrick

Friday 10 May 2024

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Road Stud Installations Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 5m 24.00s

Augusta George³⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Bryson

66/1

Sixth of 13 in bumper at this course (17.3f, good to soft, 66/1). Off 11 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 9/46-

Big Stage²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

4/6

Promising individual. Good second of 18 in novice hurdle at Naas (19.3f, soft, 9/2) 24 days ago. Shortlist material with limit not yet reached.

Form: 15322-

Citizen Dan¹¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

100/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle (250/1) at Navan (20f, heavy) 111 days ago.

Form: 70P-

Fellowshall³⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R K Watson

125/1

Fell in novice hurdle (200/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) on NH debut. Off 13 months.

Form: F/

Kalanisi Flash^t¹⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell

13/2

Fair hurdler. Fourth of 7 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.5f, heavy, 11/1) 168 days ago.

Form: 632F24-

Le Nouveau⁴⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: Conor Maxwell

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 28/1 and blinkered for 1st time, sixteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (18.8f, good to soft). First run for yard after leaving Miss Elizabeth Doyle.

Form: 680PFF/

Nouvotic^h¹³⁰

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

9/4

Promising type. Second of 8 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.6f, heavy, 7/2) 130 days ago. Enters calculations with promise of a bigger performance.

Form: 26/62-

Paddy Elvis^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 86

14/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. Below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at this course (18.8f, good) 14 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip.

Form: 806838-

Remember'hesmine²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr A P Fahey⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey

14/1

14/1, respectable fourth of 8 in bumper at Clonmel (18.7f, soft) 22 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0/7244-

University Of Life¹⁰⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: H Smyth

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Down Royal (17.2f, heavy) 108 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out. Up in trip.

Form: PP-

Essential Part⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton| OR: 80

125/1

Remains a maiden after 11 hurdle runs. 100/1, fifteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, heavy) 131 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 776000-

Little Hero²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Paul Mulligan

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 10 in claiming hurdle (200/1) at Clonmel (18.7f, soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 0/0FP8-

Forecasts

Big Stage (4/6), Nouvotic (9/4), Kalanisi Flash (13/2), Remember'hesmine (14/1), Paddy Elvis (14/1), Augusta George (66/1), Little Hero (80/1), Le Nouveau (80/1), Citizen Dan (100/1), Essential Part (125/1), Fellowshall (125/1), University Of Life (200/1)

Likely to develop into a match between BIG STAGE and Nouvotic with the former's speed tiling the scales his way.