14:05 Limerick

Sunday 20 October 2024

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Garrynacurra Stud (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:07 | Winning time: 4m 10.05s

Ballybrittas⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: P J Rothwell

5/2

Once-raced maiden under Rules. 14/1, fifth of 12 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 69 days ago. This dual point winner will be an each-way player here if able to build on that.

Form: F5/411-5

Cascade Hall⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: D Murphy

14/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Cork (18.4f, good to soft, 14/1) on NH debut 76 days ago.

Form: 9

Garde My Fortune

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: K Thornton

11/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/chaser Niccolai, stayed 21f, and fair hurdler Aazza. Market should point the way.

Form:

Healdsburg²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Molloy

8/1

Once-raced maiden. 18/1, fifth of 12 in bumper at Listowel (20f, soft) on NH debut 25 days ago. Will need to leave that form well behind if he's to make a winning hurdles debut.

Form: UP-5

Ifyouaskme

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: Richard Hennessy

17/2

Out of an unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser (2½m-2¾m winner) Sunami Storm and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 3m) Future All Star. Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

Ivasecret⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins

8/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 18/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 9 days ago, slowly away. Little impact both previous starts in this sphere.

Form: 00/

Like A Bumblebee¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh| T: M Winters

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, good, 50/1) on NH debut 15 days ago, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out.

Form: P

On Your Way²³

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

9/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 16 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Listowel (18f, soft) 23 days ago, not knocked about. Sizeable step forward needed.

Form: 63U-9

Shanroe Nancy

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton

25/1

€17,000 3-y-o, Rule of Law gelding. Dam, modest maiden hurdler, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Geordie des Champs. Chances are he'll come on for the run.

Form:

Wee Aloysius²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien

16/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft, 16/1) on NH debut 24 days ago.

Form: 8

Opposite Ends²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R P Treacy| T: C Byrnes

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Listowel (18f, soft) 23 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: U/9-80

Non-Runners

Hearts And Spades¹⁶⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: Colm Murphy J: Brian Hayes

I Ballyadam Moon⁵³²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: T O'Brien J: Phillip Enright

Major Wells²³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: R Murphy J: R Deegan

Mellem²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: M Fahey J: Thomas O'Connor

Sporting Glory²⁰³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Taponthego²⁰³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Whatsanotheryear¹⁸⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: P J Flynn J: Mark Walsh

Wrecking Ballbilly³⁴⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: N C Kelly J: J S McGarvey

Forecasts

Sporting Glory (4/5), On Your Way (9/4), Ballybrittas (5/2), Wrecking Ballbilly (4/1), Healdsburg (8/1), Taponthego (8/1), Ivasecret (8/1), Ifyouaskme (17/2), Garde My Fortune (11/1), Cascade Hall (14/1), Wee Aloysius (16/1), I Ballyadam Moon (16/1), Hearts And Spades (16/1), Mellem (20/1), Opposite Ends (22/1), Shanroe Nancy (25/1), Whatsanotheryear (33/1), Major Wells (66/1), Like A Bumblebee (150/1)

This looks ripe for SPORTING GLORY, who made it third time lucky in bumpers at Fairyhouse last season prior to a very promising hurdling debut in a Grade 2 at the same course. He makes his debut for the Gordon Elliott yard in far less exalted company and will likely prove hard to beat. Taponthego showed promise on his completed start in maiden points and is preferred to Wrecking Ballbilly for forecast purposes.