16:20 Sligo

Friday 25 October 2024

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 6m 45.7s

Great Universe^t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Brassil| OR: 112

7/2

Untrustworthy individual. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft, 10/1) 29 days ago. Up in trip minus hood and he's a player if on his best form.

Form: 14/333-0

The Story So Far^p¹⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 111

9/1

Modest hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 18f in bumpers. Good fifth of 18 in novice hurdle (22/1) at Naas (19.3f, soft), needing stiffer test. Off 6 months. Significantly up in trip, which looks well worth exploring.

Form: 2174F5-

Desert Ian^v1,t1³²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D Queally

11/2

Arctic Cosmos gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler Desert Heather and modest hurdler Lady Malarkey. Dam unraced half-sister to useful chaser (stayed 31f) Outlaw Pete. Successful on second of 2 starts in points. Wears tongue strap.

Form: 2/1-

Machismo¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| BF

7/2

Below form fourth of 8 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good, 2/1) 18 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 1534-4

Tell Me Again^t1³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan

28/1

First run since leaving Paul Cashman when broke blood vessel when pulled up in novice hurdle at Listowel (22f, good, 33/1) 33 days ago, behind when pulled up after 3 out.

Form: 6/F-3P

Chief O'Hara¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.5f, good) 18 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 5UP0

Love Like This¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 95

14/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. 7/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft) 15 days ago, behind when pulled up before 2 out. Up in trip.

Form: 24753P

Westernersunrise^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: K C Sexton| T: J Fahey

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fourth of 12 in bumper at Listowel (20f, soft, 20/1) 30 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 5P54

Workinonadream^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 102

2/1

Fair hurdler. Bit below form third of 7 in novice hurdle (3/1) at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 22 days ago, though would have been closer but for a late error. Up in trip.

Form: 26-3323

Non-Runners

Milanaway¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: D G Hogan

Forecasts

Workinonadream (2/1), Great Universe (7/2), Machismo (7/2), Desert Ian (11/2), Milanaway (7/1), The Story So Far (9/1), Westernersunrise (14/1), Love Like This (14/1), Tell Me Again (28/1), Chief O'Hara (66/1)

Despite having a bit to find, THE STORY SO FAR surely has a bigger performance in him over this sort of distance so he's chanced to make a winning return to action. Workinonadream and Great Universe are a couple of potential threats.