17:15 Kilbeggan

Friday 26 July 2024

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Tom McCormack Memorial Cup Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 4m 38.4s

Avalo⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: Peter Fahey

9/2

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Down the field in Punchestown bumper in May but showed definite ability when midfield in a maiden hurdle at the Leopardstown Christmas meeting prior to that.

Form: 90-

Be Fierce^t¹⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: T M Walsh| OR: 93

22/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. Below form seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, good, 7/1). Limited impact in points when last seen in the spring.

Form: 44774P-

Bodybuilder¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| BF

9/1

Point winner. Twice-raced maiden under Rules. 11/8, fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 11 days ago. Respected for top trainer.

Form: 4/1-64

Fremantle Doctor^t¹⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell

18/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) 172 days ago, not knocked about. Should progress.

Form: P/85-

I Am Mimi⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| BF

6/4

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 8 in bumper (11/4) at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good to soft) 59 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Enters the reckoning.

Form: 29-4

Mullanour⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: W J Martin

40/1

Won a 3m point in May. The betting should help guide to expectations on hurdle debut.

Form: 5U1-

Silent Dawn^t⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 12 in novice hurdle at this course (19f, good) 70 days ago.

Form: 00-3

Val Venus^h1⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: P Hurley

14/1

Once-raced maiden. 4/1, fifth of 9 in bumper at Tipperary (18f, good to soft) on NH debut 78 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Edward F. Power. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 31-5

What's Lariat Now^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: Francis Casey

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1 and blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.9f, good to soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 0/70P-6

Leitzel¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A McNamara

9/2

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 8f on flat. 3/1, second of 12 in maiden hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, good) 19 days ago. Likely to be in the shake-up again.

Form: 2-32

Forever Wild

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: M McCabe

66/1

Workforce mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser Competitive Edge, stayed 21f, and fair hurdler Presenting Meghan, stayed 2¾m.

Form:

Manhattan Brook¹⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Alix Balfe⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, soft, 200/1) 143 days ago.

Form: 000-

Olivine Queen¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: D King| T: N Stokes

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 18/1, tenth of 14 in bumper at Roscommon (15.9f, good to soft) on bumper debut 18 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 5-30

Hardy Diamond⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

14/1

Diamond Boy mare. Half-sister to a point winner. Dam, modest maiden hurdler, half-sister to fairly useful hurdle winner/useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) Rath An Iuir. Runner-up on last of 4 starts in points. Joined a top stable. RESERVE

Form: P56-2

Kinnagrelly Boy^p1¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: A Murray

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. 11/1, sixth of 11 in bumper at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 11 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: F-86

Non-Runners

Janus Bede

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Peter Fahey J: Jake Coen

Moonlight Jazz²¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Granda George⁵⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: E McCarthy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

I Am Mimi (6/4), Leitzel (9/2), Avalo (9/2), Moonlight Jazz (9/2), Bodybuilder (9/1), Hardy Diamond (14/1), Val Venus (14/1), Olivine Queen (16/1), Janus Bede (16/1), Fremantle Doctor (18/1), Be Fierce (22/1), Silent Dawn (22/1), Granda George (33/1), Mullanour (40/1), Kinnagrelly Boy (50/1), Forever Wild (66/1), What's Lariat Now (80/1), Manhattan Brook (125/1)

MOONLIGHT JAZZ is taken to build on his improved fourth at Cork last time and strike for the Henry de Bromhead/Rachael Blackmore combination. Leitzel has been placed on all 3 starts since switching to hurdles and should figure prominently again, while I Am Mimi has achieved enough in bumpers to think he could make his presence felt in a race like this now hurdling.