KilbegganRaces.com Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 6m 8.8s

Clodders Dream¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 117

13/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Career best when winning 17-runner novice hurdle at Clonmel (19f, soft, 13/2) 17 days ago, forging clear. Significantly up in trip. Stable in good form. Respected.

Form: 244/03-1

Maxi Mac Gold^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan| OR: 125| D

5/2

Back from 4 months off when taking 13-runner novice hurdle at Cork (24.6f, good) 22 days ago, hard held. Remains low mileage and holds strong claims.

Form: 4/233-1

Littlebiggie^h²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett| D

9/4

Upped in trip and found improvement when winning 16-runner novice hurdle at Killarney (22.4f, good to soft) 20 days ago, always holding on. May have more to offer yet.

Form: 1/2623-1

Paggane³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 118

10/3

Fair hurdler. 33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form 33¼ lengths seventh of 16 to Casa No Mento in listed hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 31 days ago. In calmers waters now and ought to give a good account.

Form: 5231P7-

Shantou Show^p1,t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: R P Cody| BF| D

7/1

Lightly-raced winner in chases. First run since leaving Noel C. Kelly when fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Down Royal (26.2f, good to soft, 3/1) 27 days ago. Plenty on plate switched to hurdling.

Form: 1/136P-5

Ivy Hall^p³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan| OR: 95

28/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 12 hurdle runs. Fourteenth of 17 in minor event hurdle (250/1) at Punchestown (19.3f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Engaged 5.25 Listowel Saturday.

Form: 06F650-

Forecasts

Littlebiggie (9/4), Maxi Mac Gold (5/2), Paggane (10/3), Clodders Dream (13/2), Shantou Show (7/1), Ivy Hall (28/1)

MAXI MAC GOLD was clearly suited by the stiffer test of stamina when scoring at Cork last month and is fancied to follow up. Littlebiggie may provide the chief threat.