14:00 Listowel

Wednesday 25 September 2024

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McSweeney Brothers Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 12.09s

Brave Fortune¹³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Doyle| T: P M J Doyle| BF

3/1

Run best excused when sixth of 11 in maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good, 4/5) back in May, unsuited by emphasis on speed. Fancied to be bang there judged on his efforts back in the spring.

Form: 7/1532-6

Cresthill⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: M K Flannery

200/1

Point winner. 16/1, always behind when eleventh of 14 in maiden hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good) on NH debut 7 days ago.

Form: 53521-0

Derby Rock^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: M F Morris

80/1

€40,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/high-class chaser Benefficient, stayed 3m, and fairly useful 19f hurdle winner Leader In The Park. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap.

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Diamond Jimmy^t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: Miss J M Lee

200/1

Tongue strap on, always behind when eighth of 12 in bumper (80/1) at Killarney (17f, soft) on debut just under 5 weeks ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 8

Elzaamsan²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: M Halford & T Collins

33/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 2m), successful at Leopardstown in August. 13/2, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Clonmel (16.6f, good) just under 3 weeks ago, doing too much too soon. Makes hurdles bow.

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Glam De Vega¹⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: M Keane

20/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 9f), down the field both starts in 2024. Has left Roger Varian/off 3 months ahead of this hurdling debut and the betting should prove a useful guide.

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River Derwent²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: Thomas Coyle

150/1

Fair handicapper on Flat, stays 8.5f, lost all chance at start last 2 outings. Likely outsider on hurdles bow.

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Sea Of Sands⁷⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

15/8

Useful on Flat in Germany/France for Jean-Pierre Carvalho, mid-division in claimer last time (Aug 2022). Warrants considerable respect on hurdling debut for top yard.

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Special Cadeau¹⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Back on track when second of 19 in maiden hurdle at Naas (16f, soft, 5/1) 6 months ago. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins. Sure to go well provided he's ready to roll.

Form: 848/442-

The Mediator^b¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 115

4/1

Fair hurdler. Blinkered for 1st time, shaped a bit better than the bare result when fourth of 20 in maiden hurdle at Galway (16.7f, good to soft, 5/1) 16 days ago. Can feature.

Form: 274-334

Siul Molly Siul^h¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Jayne Hearne

300/1

Hooded, never involved when fifteenth of 20 in maiden hurdle (150/1) at Galway (16.7f, good to soft) on debut 16 days ago.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Sea Of Sands (15/8), Special Cadeau (5/2), Brave Fortune (3/1), The Mediator (4/1), Glam De Vega (20/1), Elzaamsan (33/1), Derby Rock (80/1), River Derwent (150/1), Cresthill (200/1), Diamond Jimmy (200/1), Siul Molly Siul (300/1)

A few of these in with a squeak but SPECIAL CADEAU got back on track when finishing runner-up at Naas 6 months ago and providing he's ready to roll, he's fancied to make a winning start for Henry de Bromhead at the expense of Sea of Sands, who hasn't been seen for over 2 years but warrants considerable respect making his hurdling debut for champion trainer Willie Mullins. Brave Fortune can edge out The Mediator for third.