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Thursday 4 July 2024

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Kevin McManus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 18:14 | Winning time: 3m 54.90s

Daddy Long Legs^t⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 150| D

2/5

Landed 2 of his first 4 starts over hurdles and showed much improved form when running out an impressive winner of 24-runner listed handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, good to soft) in April. More to come again, surely a graded performer.

Form: 1P611-

Winter Fog³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 147| D

22/1

Smart hurdler. Two wins from 5 runs last season. May have needed first start for 9 months when last of 4 at Ballinrobe (18.4f, good, 11/2) 38 days ago. Better showing anticipated.

Form: 52141-4

No Looking Back^p1,t³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 135| D

20/1

Useful hurdler. 5/2, stepped up markedly on his reappearance effort in calmer waters when second of 4 in minor event hurdle at Ballinrobe (18.4f, good) 38 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time but he does need to pull out more.

Form: 1203/P-2

Senecia³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr J C Barry| T: V Halley| OR: 136

10/1

Left a low-key effort over fences in his wake when successful at Killarney (17f) in May and backed that up when 1¼ lengths second of 12 to Minx Tiara in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 31 days ago. More required back up in class but he's clearly in good heart at present.

Form: P6PP-12

Shecouldbeanything^t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 137| D

11/1

Likeable, useful mare who returned to winning ways reverting back to patient tactics when winning 6-runner mares' hurdle at Listowel (16.4f, good) 33 days ago. Respected for all this is more demanding.

Form: 1340-31

Suprise Package³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 145| D

40/1

Useful hurdler. 14/1, seventh of 10 in minor event at Listowel (13.4f, good) 32 days ago, racing off the pace and never dangerous. That was his first start for 10 months and ought to have brought him on ahead of this return to hurdling.

Form: 29166/1-

Harsh^p³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Gilligan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 129

20/1

Finished a highly creditable fourth in Fred Winter at Cheltenham in March and confirmed promise of that effort when landing big-field Punchestown handicap (19.3f) in May. Creditable effort on the Flat at the Curragh since and unlikely we've seen best of him in this sphere.

Form: 31441-

Minx Tiara³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 136| D

15/2

Useful hurdler. 7/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 31 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Senecia, always holding on. Not ruled out in hat-trick bid receiving weight all round.

Form: 0420-11

Forecasts

Daddy Long Legs (2/5), Minx Tiara (15/2), Senecia (10/1), Shecouldbeanything (11/1), Harsh (20/1), No Looking Back (20/1), Winter Fog (22/1), Suprise Package (40/1)

DADDY LONG LEGS made a mockery of his opening mark to take his hurdles tally to 3 wins from 5 starts on handicap debut at Punchestown in April. That effort marked him down as a potential graded performer and he can take the rise in class in his stride and go in again. Stablemate Winter Fog and thriving Minx Tiara (reportedly in foal) are others to consider in a competitive affair.