13:00 Wexford

Saturday 13 July 2024

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Shamrock Enterprises Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 5m 12.80s

Glin Road Dream

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes⁽³⁾| T: C Byrnes

14/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Dubai Days, stays 23f, and fair chaser Carnet de Stage, stays 23f. Dam unraced.

Form:

Handy Manny³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin

150/1

Once-raced maiden under Rules. 125/1, twenty first of 22 maiden hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good) on NH debut 35 days ago.

Form: 80

Impakt St Georges⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: Mary Ellen Doyle

18/1

Ran to a similar level as on debut in a first-time tongue strap when seventh of 18 in maiden hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, good to soft, 33/1) 9 days ago.

Form: P3FP-57

Lightkeeper^p,t1³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 112

6/1

Fair hurdler. 8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, shaped like a non-stayer when eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (23.3f, good) 34 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time and respected back down in trip.

Form: 2345-38

Nels Son

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy

3/1

Mount Nelson gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2¾m) Sword of Fate.

Form:

Nouvotic^h⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 115

13/8

9/4, ran below previous form when fourth of 12 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 64 days ago. Trainer going well. Sets the standard on earlier form.

Form: 26/62-4

Ol Man Dingle³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin

50/1

Well held in 2 maiden hurdles1. Up in trip.

Form: 27-90

Tommies Call¹²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey

14/1

Well held both starts in maiden hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 3/7060-

Tom's My Star³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: H Morgan| T: E Griffin

150/1

Well held in 2 maiden hurdles.

Form: 00

Waramunga³⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Bernard Crowley

150/1

Well held in bumper at Tipperary (16f, good to soft, 125/1) on NH debut. Off 12 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving J. F. O'Shea.

Form: 0-

Fix It For Me⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy

150/1

Down the field in bumper/maiden hurdle.

Form: 9-0

Knocknagoran Lady

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: B W Harvey| T: Cian Hughes

16/1

Lauro mare. Dam unraced from family of Grand National winner Rule The World and smart staying hurdler Venalmar.

Form:

Premier Gale²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs

50/1

Little impact in bumpers. Makes hurdles debut up in trip.

Form: 9/67

Penny West^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins

4/1

Westerner mare. Sister to fair 2m hurdle winner That'll Be The Day, and half-sister to Paris Eiffel. Yard having good spell. Wears hood. RESERVE.

Form:

Non-Runners

Dysart Dasher³⁹¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: W P Mullins J: Paul Townend

Southern Point⁴⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: A O'Grady J: Reserve 1

Forgothekeys

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J F Gleeson J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Nouvotic (13/8), Dysart Dasher (7/4), Nels Son (3/1), Penny West (4/1), Lightkeeper (6/1), Glin Road Dream (14/1), Tommies Call (14/1), Knocknagoran Lady (16/1), Impakt St Georges (18/1), Ol Man Dingle (50/1), Premier Gale (50/1), Fix It For Me (150/1), Waramunga (150/1), Handy Manny (150/1), Tom's My Star (150/1)

DYSART DASHER was still in need of the experience sent hurdling when fifth at Downpatrick 13 months ago and, with improvement on the cards over this longer trip, he earns the vote. Nouvotic and Lightkeeper are obvious threats.