14:50 Listowel

Monday 3 June 2024

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John B. Keane (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 5.50s

Bold Brook¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C Collins

17/2

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 25/1, fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 435P6-4

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Brave Endeavour^b1²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss M Harding

66/1

Arctic Cosmos gelding. Dam unraced. Won a maiden point in November but little impact in 4 subsequent starts in that sphere. Blinkered for this Rules debut.

Form: 3/1PP5-5

Frankendael²⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara

28/1

Winner of a 7-runner handicap (6/4) on sole start for Edward Bethell (formerly trained by Tim Easterby) at Beverley (9.9f, heavy) when last seen in September. Appeals as the type to make his mark in this sphere.

Form:

Handlethekettle³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P F Cashman

33/1

€26,000 3-y-o, Youmzain gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Curley Finger. Dam fairly useful 3m hurdle winner. Failed to complete both starts between the flags.

Form: FF-

Ikalimix²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: E M O'Sullivan

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Sixth of 12 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 21 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 34/9-6

Major Barry^h,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: J & T Kiely

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Runner-up twice from 4 starts in bumpers, inluding at Killarney (17f, good to soft) in this headgear combination last time. One to consider on hurdles debut.

Form: F5/2P7-2

Ollie La Ba Ba^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 114

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in novice hurdle (18/1) at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Back down in trip and will have every chance if able to reproduce the form of his Cork second in October.

Form: P562U-9

Southern Point¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A O'Grady

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 17 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Clonmel (19f, soft) on NH debut 18 days ago.

Form: 33F2-20

Autocrat^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Daniel King| T: D Hogan

20/1

25/1, fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time over jumps (on when winning on the Flat).

Form: 5

Eastmore¹²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Byrnes⁽³⁾| T: C Byrnes

7/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. 125/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 125 days ago.

Form: 00P-

Feud³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: R O'Brien

11/2

Fairly useful Flat winner. 11/1, first run since leaving Ralph Beckett when last of 16 in handicap at Navan (13f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Will be a threat if taking to hurdles at the first attempt.

Form:

Florida Strait²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D H Kelly| BF

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in bumper at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 7/2) on NH debut 22 days ago. Makes hurdles debut for new yard.

Form: 9

Ilbdare¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 11 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 17 days ago.

Form: 6-0

Malbay Madness^h⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins

5/4

Fairly useful Flat winner. Promising sort. Second of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft, 7/2) 43 days ago, running on. Open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 742-

Supervalue Park

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: Ms Debbie Hartnett

66/1

€10,000 3-y-o, Ribchester gelding. Half-brother to dual bumper winner I Hope Star. Dam 1½m winner. Likely to come on for the run.

Form:

Tic Tac Toe²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett

33/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, fourth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 0-4

Forecasts

Malbay Madness (5/4), Major Barry (9/2), Feud (11/2), Eastmore (7/1), Bold Brook (17/2), Ollie La Ba Ba (18/1), Autocrat (20/1), Frankendael (28/1), Handlethekettle (33/1), Tic Tac Toe (33/1), Ikalimix (50/1), Supervalue Park (66/1), Brave Endeavour (66/1), Florida Strait (80/1), Southern Point (100/1), Ilbdare (200/1)

MALBAY MADNESS, Feud and Frankendael are closely matched judged on their Flat exploits but the first-named has the benefit of hurdles experience and he gets the nod on the back of a solid effort at Tramore last time. Feud could be the one for the forecast. Major Barry chased home a Willie Mullins-trained newcomer in a bumper last time and he merits respect on debut over hurdles, while Ollie La Ba Ba will be a danger to all if able to get back on track.