17:15 Kilbeggan

Monday 17 June 2024

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www.kilbegganraces.com (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:18 | Winning time: 3m 51.5s

Aill Dubh³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J C Barry| T: M Flannery

18/1

Maiden pointer. Seventh of 12 in claiming hurdle (80/1) at Clonmel (19f, good to soft) 32 days ago.

Form: 35532-7

And Still I Rise⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr K O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill

80/1

Maiden pointer. 250/1, fifth of 7 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (19.2f, good) 8 days ago.

Form: U-48365

Dairy Force^h³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr F Maguire| T: Liam G O'brien

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 16/1 and hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving Anthony Mullins when fourth of 13 in bumper at this course (19f, good) 31 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 07-4

Dream Shaper⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden

50/1

Thirteenth of 16 in bumper (80/1) at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good) 41 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 75565-0

Irina's Path²⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr H C Swan⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

3/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 18 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Navan (15.6f, good to soft) on hurdles bow. Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving D. J. Barry. Likely to improve given yard he's joined.

Form: P8P/898-

Island Mccoo^h¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: B T Murphy

6/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (20.1f, good, 50/1) 15 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0/04

Seskin Flash¹⁶

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

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 40/1, fourth of 12 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 16 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 58-04

Let's Avit^t³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 99

16/1

33/1, last of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 850-0

Cailin Aibrean¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Ms P R Briselden⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey

66/1

40/1, eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (20.1f, good) 15 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 854-00

Cathy West¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr J H Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: Patrick J Hassett| OR: 83

66/1

Fifth of 10 in claiming hurdle at Limerick (16.4f, soft, 100/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 000P0/5

Deise Bella³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: Jayne Hearne

20/1

First run since leaving David J. Phelan when seventh of 11 in bumper (25/1) at Wexford (16f, heavy) 30 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: U/PP8-7

Miss Aytan^h¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: J & T Kiely

11/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1 and hood on for 1st time in this code, seventh of 17 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 80-7

We Will Rock You⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: A Donoghue

13/2

Modest hurdler. 200/1, sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, good to soft) 53 days ago. Back down in trip. Looks competitive on form in an easier race.

Form: 0/PP006-

Chateau Elan^t,p1²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr I Cribbin⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, pulled up in hunter chase at Punchestown (20.2f, soft) 45 days ago, tailing off 3 out. Makes hurdles debut. Down in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: 3743P-3

Non-Runners

Hestheboycandoit⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: S Millar J: Mr N Gault

Time For Tea³⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 2

Spellacy's Cross⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Time For Tea (5/2), Irina's Path (3/1), Dairy Force (4/1), Island Mccoo (6/1), We Will Rock You (13/2), Seskin Flash (8/1), Chateau Elan (10/1), Miss Aytan (11/1), Let's Avit (16/1), Aill Dubh (18/1), Deise Bella (20/1), Spellacy's Cross (20/1), Dream Shaper (50/1), Hestheboycandoit (50/1), Cathy West (66/1), Cailin Aibrean (66/1), And Still I Rise (80/1)

Not a strong maiden hurdle with WE WILL ROCK YOU the selection having fared much better than previously when sixth in a better race than this at Wexford. Miss Aytan and Seskin Flash are a couple of potential threats.