15:35 Listowel

Saturday 1 June 2024

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Shay Rooney Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 5m 15.6s

Napper Tandy^t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J Smith⁽⁴⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 121

4/1

Failed to come on for recent run when seventeenth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.3f, good to soft, 18/1) 31 days ago. Has sound claims on his earlier form.

Form: 2530-

How About No²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: O R Brown⁽²⁾| T: J P O'Brien| BF

1/1

Fairly useful Flat winner who produced a promising first effort over hurdles when second of 16 in juvenile at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Open to improvement and is a leading contender.

Form: 2

Meadow Soprano¹⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 98

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 9 in maiden hurdle (300/1) at Punchestown (19.2f, heavy) 172 days ago.

Form: 799-

Barrakilla Vage²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

200/1

Vendangeur gelding. Dam (h111) 2½m hurdle winner. Unplaced completed start in points (May 6).

Form: FPP-6

Diamond Duke^p,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Aidan Kelly⁽²⁾| T: M F Morris

33/1

Showed a bit more than first time up in a first-time tongue strap and cheekpieces when sixth of 13 in a maiden at Cork (24.6f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 7-6

Granda George⁷³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Gary Noonan⁽²⁾| T: E McCarthy

28/1

Mamool gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fair hurdler (2½m winner) Flanagan. Runner-up sole start in points (May 2022).

Form: 2/

Hellascope

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Byrnes| T: D Hassett

200/1

Telescope gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Sizing John. Unplaced both starts in points (latest May 19).

Form:

La Vega Moon^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: P Hanlon⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon

16/1

Eighth of 13 in maiden hurdle at Cork (24.6f, good, 40/1) 21 days ago. More needed.

Form: 1P4P8-8

Master Of The Sums¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: John Shinnick⁽⁴⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

50/1

£10,000 3-y-o, Black Sam Bellamy gelding. Dam modest 19f/2½m hurdle winner. Winning pointer, unplaced last time (May 19).

Form: 5U1-6

Head For Home

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: J I Duggan⁽⁴⁾| T: O McKiernan

14/1

Kingston Hill gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Bella Bliss and modest hurdler Chelseas Friend. Dam (h64) bumper winner.

Form:

Heroes Rise¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Carl Millar⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott

9/4

Improved on hurdling debut form when third of 11 in maiden hurdle (28/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 15 days ago. Yard in good form. Another bold show likely.

Form: 18-3

Non-Runners

Kudasheva¹⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Non Runner

Forecasts

How About No (1/1), Heroes Rise (9/4), Napper Tandy (4/1), Kudasheva (4/1), Head For Home (14/1), La Vega Moon (16/1), Granda George (28/1), Diamond Duke (33/1), Master Of The Sums (50/1), Meadow Soprano (200/1), Barrakilla Vage (200/1), Hellascope (200/1)

The vote goes to HEROES RISE, who improved on his hurdling debut form when behind a couple of promising sorts at Kilbeggan last month and promises to do better still. How About No and Kudasheva are feared most in that order.