18:10 Sligo

Wednesday 21 August 2024

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Hankook Pearse Rd Tyres Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 5m 32.5s

Midleton Rare³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

8/1

Poor hurdler. Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. Ninth of 10 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 15/2) 37 days ago.

Form: 6241-09

My Great Mate²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

1/11

Promising type. Creditable third of 18 in novice hurdle at Galway (21f, good to soft, 5/4) 21 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Open to improvement and boasts leading claims.

Form: 1190-23

Boston Rajj²⁰

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

18/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in bumper (9/1) at Galway (18f, good to soft) on NH debut 20 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 9

Gatito Rapido^t1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly

50/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Galway (21f, good to soft, 150/1) 21 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 70

Marlpark¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 8 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 20/1) 11 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 68-5

The Dagda¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (20.2f, soft, 100/1) on NH debut 15 days ago.

Form: 9

Shuil Siorai⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Miss E Lalor

50/1

Morozov mare. Sister to modest hurdler/chaser He Fitz In and half-sister to a multiple pont winner. Maiden pointer, runner-up last 2 starts (latest May 26).

Form: 379P-22

Non-Runners

Nemo¹⁰⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Our Shane⁹⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: B W Harvey

Rocket Ruby⁴⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: C Collins J: E Walsh

Forecasts

My Great Mate (1/11), Our Shane (7/1), Midleton Rare (8/1), Nemo (8/1), Boston Rajj (18/1), Marlpark (33/1), Gatito Rapido (50/1), Rocket Ruby (50/1), Shuil Siorai (50/1), The Dagda (80/1)

Having won a couple of bumpers, MY GREAT MATE has showed more than enough over hurdles to think he's capable of winning a race of this nature. With the drop back in trip in his favour, he's preferred to point winner Our Shane, with Nemo not completely ruled out.