13:40 Wexford

Monday 28 October 2024

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Kehoe Farming Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 4m 37.90s

Ol Man Dingle^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin| OR: 116

6/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 5/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 7-runner novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 25 days ago, easily. Needs considering.

Form: 904031

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Tonaghneave Well²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| D

10/3

Fairly useful hurdler. 2 wins from 6 runs this season. Career best when winning 18-runner novice hurdle (4/1) at Gowran (16f, good to soft) 24 days ago, just holding on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 441231

Vaureal^h1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: C Bowe| OR: 111

6/1

Promising type. Fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Roscommon (24.1f, soft) 28 days ago. Significantly down in trip and hood on 1st time. Should improve.

Form: P-514

Kingdom Calling³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| D

25/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Career best when winning 17-runner novice hurdle (250/1) at Listowel (16f, soft) 30 days ago, pushed out. This is more demanding.

Form: 7-091

That's About Right^p³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 110| C

10/1

Fair hurdler. Course winner. 3 wins from 5 runs this season. Career best when winning 6-runner novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.5f, good to soft, 8/1) 38 days ago, forging clear. Down in trip.

Form: 7-11051

Elusive Prince⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 106| BF

16/5

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. Second of 7 in novice hurdle (4/6) at Clonmel (16.6f, good to soft) 4 days ago.

Form: 3U-2402

Grann's Boy⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: H Rogers| OR: 109

7/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 16/1, bit below form eleventh of 20 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft) 5 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 873-1

Queen Nel⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Gilligan| T: E D Delany| OR: 107| D

18/1

Winner at Gowran in March. Ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at Tramore (20.4f, good, 66/1) 74 days ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 613-449

Non-Runners

Has Me Dreaming⁵⁴

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: C Collins J: Jordan Gainford

Forecasts

Elusive Prince (16/5), Tonaghneave Well (10/3), Grann's Boy (7/2), Has Me Dreaming (5/1), Ol Man Dingle (6/1), Vaureal (6/1), That's About Right (10/1), Queen Nel (18/1), Kingdom Calling (25/1)

GRANN'S BOY pulled well clear of the rest with subsequent winner Tonaghneave Well (renews rivalry on 6 lb worse terms here) at Kilbeggan in July and while he hasn't troubled the judged on the Flat since, it would be no surprise to see this 4-y-o get back on track returned to this sphere. Vaureal's stamina was seemingly stretched upped to 3m in Roscommon handicap and he is open to improvement now back down in trip. The unexposed Has Me Dreaming and progressive Ol Man Dingle also merit respect.