16:05 Down Royal

Friday 30 August 2024

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Dale Farm Dromona 3-Y-O Hurdle

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 4m 5.00s

Butter Fingers²³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr L P Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

9/4

Totally different proposition for this yard, making a winning hurdles prior to landing the odds in 6-runner handicap at Sligo (13.4f, soft) back on the level 23 days ago, always holding on. Switches from Flat to hurdles. The one to beat.

Form: 1

Teriferma^t⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| D

6/4

Mixed round of jumping but that didn't prevent him winning 14-runner juvenile hurdle at Killarney (17f, soft, 14/1) on NH debut 8 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 1

Chesterbaylad

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham

66/1

Ribchester gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners on Flat, including useful 1¼m-14.5f winner Going Gone. Dam unraced sister to Deutsches Derby winner Sea The Moon.

Form:

Rhythm And Moves³⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: N C Kelly

33/1

Making jumps debut. 16/1, nineteenth of 23 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) on debut, slowly away. Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving G. M. Lyons.

Form:

Sinbad My Dad^h1⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

22/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. 12/1, 17¼ lengths sixth of 14 to Teriferma in juvenile hurdle at Killarney (17f, soft) 8 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: P6

Syosset

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell

16/1

Crystal Ocean gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Normal Norman. Dam 7.5f winner.

Form:

Inspire Hope¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J P O'Brien| D

11/2

Built on promise of her hurdles debut when winning 11-runner juvenile contest at Killarney. Last of 4 in maiden (11/2) at Tramore (12f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and should be a factor at this level.

Form: 21

Jlow^h1,t1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Sam Ewing| T: C W J Farrell

22/1

Shaped quite well when sixth of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good to soft, 16/1) on NH debut 18 days ago. Hooded for 1st time, tongue strap on for 1st time. Should have more to offer.

Form: 6

Sheen Falls Time³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: John O'Donoghue

7/1

Fair Flat winner, making jumps debut. 4/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 9 in handicap at Cork (12f, good) 35 days ago.

Form:

Forecasts

Teriferma (6/4), Butter Fingers (9/4), Inspire Hope (11/2), Sheen Falls Time (7/1), Syosset (16/1), Jlow (22/1), Sinbad My Dad (22/1), Rhythm And Moves (33/1), Chesterbaylad (66/1)

BUTTER FINGERS has been transformed by the move to Ross O'Sullivan and he's fancied to complete a cross-code hat-trick. Teriferma and Inspire Hope are probably the main dangers.