17:50 Down Royal

Friday 30 August 2024

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Linden Foods Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:55 | Winning time: 4m 47.1s

How About No^b³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| BF

11/8

Promising individual. Fairly useful winner at 12f on Flat. 4/1, eleventh of 17 in handicap at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time over jumps and he has a bigger performance in him. Major claims.

Form: 22

Indication Rocket^t⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Gary McGill

100/1

Modest winner at 8f on Flat. 5/1, second of 13 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good) 60 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Pulled up previous hurdles outing and since moved yards.

Form: P-

Rapparee Champ²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes

11/2

Fairly useful winner at 12f on Flat. First run since leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien when sixth of 16 in novice hurdle (16/1) at Roscommon (15.4f, soft) on NH debut 24 days ago

Form: 6

Boston Jury¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

7/2

Promising sort. Fourth of 12 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.4f, good to soft, 18/1) 12 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Should progress.

Form: 64

Hungry Rock²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff

20/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Sixth of 10 in novice hurdle at Sligo (20.5f, soft, 15/2) on NH debut 22 days ago, finishing with running left.

Form: 6

Knowing Me³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: K C Sexton| T: D Queally

100/1

28/1, eleventh of 14 in bumper at Galway (16.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 32 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Largy Mason^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: S R B Crawford

150/1

14/1 and tongue strap on, seventh of 11 in bumper at Perth (16.2f, good) on NH debut 13 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 7

Largy Texas^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

22/1

15/2 and tongue strap on, fourth of 11 in novice hurdle at Perth (16.2f, good) on NH debut 13 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 4

Orlando Spirit^t⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: R P Treacy| T: D Queally

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, fifth of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 50/1) 91 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 05

Southey^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sam Ewing| T: S R B Crawford

11/1

Promising type. Good fourth of 11 in novice hurdle (9/2) at Perth (16.2f, good) 13 days ago, unsuited by emphasis on speed. Back up in trip. Open to progress.

Form: 6-8U324

Jane Eire^h1,t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

9/2

Dam, maiden hurdler/over fences (stayed 3m), half-sister to fairly useful chaser (stayed 25f) Master Neo out of French chaser (17f winner) Really Royale.

Form:

Lockeen Gem^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney

100/1

Berkshire filly. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart hurdler/fairly useful chaser (17f-2¾m winner) Oscar Dan Dan. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Massabielle²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs

150/1

Eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft) on NH debut 20 days ago.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Sysko³²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: W P Mullins J: D E Mullins

Morell River¹⁵

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: P Maher J: Sean O'Keeffe

Truly Elegant⁹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: G Keane J: Jack Kearney

Forecasts

How About No (11/8), Sysko (5/2), Boston Jury (7/2), Jane Eire (9/2), Rapparee Champ (11/2), Southey (11/1), Hungry Rock (20/1), Largy Texas (22/1), Truly Elegant (25/1), Orlando Spirit (33/1), Morell River (33/1), Indication Rocket (100/1), Knowing Me (100/1), Lockeen Gem (100/1), Massabielle (150/1), Largy Mason (150/1)

HOW ABOUT NO sets the standard on a brace of runner-up efforts and with blinkers likely to sharpen him up, he can get off the mark. Sysko should have more to offer for Willie Mullins, with Southey completing the shortlist.