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Tuesday 23 July 2024

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RBC Brewin Dolphin Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 18:23 | Winning time: 4m 6.50s

Torquay Road¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 116| D

7/2

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. First run since leaving Peter John Flood when winning 10-runner novice at Sligo (17.4f, good, 9/2) on hurdles bow 16 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 7-651

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Queen Nel⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh| T: E D Delany| OR: 114

28/1

Fair hurdler. 40/1, first run since leaving R. P. Cody when fourth of 7 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (19.2f, good) 44 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 09613-4

Valsorpresa¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 113

7/2

Fair hurdler. Winner at Downpatrick in April. Badly hampered home turn when third of 6 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Roscommon (15.9f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Solid form claims.

Form: 2481-83

If Any Man Can¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Mary Ellen Doyle| D

5/1

Once-raced winner over hurdles. Won 16-runner novice hurdle (28/1) at Cork (16.9f, good) on NH debut 18 days ago, always holding on. This demands more though.

Form: 531

Miss Gherkin⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P Croke| OR: 110| D

9/2

Promising sort and on a hat-trick after wins at Leopardstown and Tramore, posting a career best in 13-runner handicap hurdle (16.7f, good to soft) on latter occasion. Big shout.

Form: 740011-

Boom Boom Boom³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 103

4/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 14 hurdle runs. 9/2, respectable fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 37 days ago. Stable in good form. Enters calculations.

Form: U076-64

Andyourbirdcansing⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J P Ryan| OR: 102

6/1

Modest hurdler. Career best when winning 13-runner novice hurdle (6/1) at Sligo (17.8f, good to soft) 42 days ago, holding on gamely. Shortlisted.

Form: 4504-41

So Easy Way²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: I Madden| OR: 80| D

100/1

Poor hurdler. Remains a maiden after 12 hurdle runs. 18/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap chase at Tipperary (17.3f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: P003-80

Forecasts

Torquay Road (7/2), Valsorpresa (7/2), Boom Boom Boom (4/1), Miss Gherkin (9/2), If Any Man Can (5/1), Andyourbirdcansing (6/1), Queen Nel (28/1), So Easy Way (100/1)

MISS GHERKIN is on a roll and fancied to complete her hat-trick having posted her best effort yet when going in at Tramore last time out. Boom Boom Boom also has the form to play a big part in his bid for a breakthrough success, with Valsorpresa in the mix too having not enjoyed the rub of the green when third at Roscommon.