18:10 Kilbeggan

Friday 17 May 2024

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William Hill Epic Value Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 4m 43.00s

Gaucher^h,t⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

5/2

Promising type. Hood on for 1st time in this code tongue strap on, first run since leaving C. Laffon-Parias when fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.7f, heavy, 7/2) on NH debut 96 days ago.

Form: 4-

Brave Fortune²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Doyle| T: P M J Doyle

4/5

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 3/1, good second of 19 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Obvious claims.

Form: 7/1532-

Donnie Devito^h1⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr L P Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 10 in bumper (6/1) at Cork (19f, heavy) 47 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 4335-

Haveigotnewsforyou⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: Colm Murphy

14/1

Promising type. Fifth of 18 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.6f, heavy, 100/1) on NH debut 48 days ago. May well do better and merits consideration.

Form: 5-

Mr Dibbs²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 9/1, fourth of 6 in bumper at Limerick (19f, heavy) 28 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 6/32874-

Topgun Simmy²⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| BF

8/1

Fairly useful form in bumpers. Running well when unseated rider in bumper (10/11) at this C&D (good). Off 8 months. Worthy of interest on hurdling debut.

Form: 32/3U-

Heroes Rise⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

28/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 18 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Fairyhouse (19.6f, heavy) on NH debut 48 days ago.

Form: 18-

Ilbdare⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 200/1, sixth of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut 76 days ago. Should improve but has plenty to find.

Form: 6-

Phoenix Belle²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| BF

18/1

Once-raced maiden. 5/2, fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.6f, soft) on NH debut 28 days ago. Open to progress and can't be ruled out.

Form: 34-

Rock On Dolly⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Alix Balfe⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, fourteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) 43 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 00-

Ar Nos Na Gaoithe²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft, 80/1) on NH debut 26 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 0-

Non-Runners

Jhentong Enki²³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P Nolan J: Sean Flanagan

Olympy De Cerisy²⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D Queally J: Shane Fitzgerald

Zulu Mike¹⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: J J Slevin

Takemeuptocarlow²²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: A Sexton J: Reserve 1

Starcrossed Lover

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Colm Murphy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Brave Fortune (4/5), Gaucher (5/2), Jhentong Enki (13/2), Topgun Simmy (8/1), Olympy De Cerisy (8/1), Haveigotnewsforyou (14/1), Starcrossed Lover (16/1), Phoenix Belle (18/1), Zulu Mike (20/1), Mr Dibbs (25/1), Heroes Rise (28/1), Donnie Devito (28/1), Takemeuptocarlow (66/1), Ilbdare (100/1), Rock On Dolly (150/1), Ar Nos Na Gaoithe (150/1)

BRAVE FORTUNE's second at Tipperary last time is comfortably the best piece of form on show and a repeat should be enough to go one better for all that both Jhentong Enki and Gaucher are open to improvement.