13:00 Down Royal

Saturday 2 November 2024

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Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:02 | Winning time: 4m 11.40s

Boston Rover⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 12 in novice hurdle (22/1) at Sligo (20.3f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 56

Captain Porridge^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh| T: E D Delany

100/1

Doyen gelding. Dam fair 2m hurdle winner (stayed 2½m), also 1¼m winner who stayed 1¾m on Flat. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Cutthewire²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Ian Donoghue

14/1

Once-raced maiden. Third of 10 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good, 28/1) on NH debut 26 days ago.

Form: 6P-3

Garrick Painter¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: N C Kelly

100/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Eleventh of 17 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Limerick (16.3f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 0-00

Grey Fable^h1,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton

20/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Seventh of 17 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (16.3f, good to soft, 25/1) 14 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 57

Hangry¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell

125/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, ninth of 17 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16.3f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: U59

Harry's Legacy^t²⁰

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

8/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 28/1, fourteenth of 20 in handicap at Naas (16.1f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Represents a leading stable.

Form:

Ivybrook³⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

25/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 11 in bumper at this C&D (soft, 7/2) on NH debut. Off 11 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 5-

Lygon Lad

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Elliott

16/1

£18,000 3-y-o, Linda's Lad gelding. Half-brother to fair 2½m hurdle winner Boher Cailin. Dam (h107) French hurdler/chaser (15f-17f winner). Romeo Coolio surely the stable number one but still worth a betting check.

Form:

Morning Nightcap^t1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Dempsey

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, good, 20/1) on NH debut 28 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P

Presenting Max¹⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: A J Martin

14/1

11/1, fair form when fourth of 16 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good to soft, 11/1) on NH debut 165 days ago (for Gerard Keane). May do better.

Form: U-4

Romeo Coolio¹⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

2/13

Smart bumper performer. including second in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham Festival. Can't be opposed on hurdle debut for a yard which has dominated this race in recent years.

Form: 1/125-

Viceregent³⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 111

33/1

Won 21-runner handicap on the Flat at Navan when last seen a year ago (final start for Charles Byrnes). Fair maiden hurdler and place claims if new trainer has him ready to roll.

Form: 3324/65-

Yarraman Makarrata¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: G Elliott

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, eighth of 17 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16.3f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Romeo Coolio very much the yard first string.

Form: 58

Summer Dawn

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: L Fowler

100/1

Casamento filly. Half-sister to bumper winner Gentleman's Relish. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 21f) Theo.

Form:

Wayside Lady^t³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Hayes

125/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. 100/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good) 35 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Romeo Coolio (2/13), Harry's Legacy (8/1), Presenting Max (14/1), Cutthewire (14/1), Lygon Lad (16/1), Grey Fable (20/1), Ivybrook (25/1), Viceregent (33/1), Boston Rover (100/1), Yarraman Makarrata (100/1), Garrick Painter (100/1), Summer Dawn (100/1), Captain Porridge (100/1), Morning Nightcap (100/1), Hangry (125/1), Wayside Lady (125/1)

A race which revolves around Champion bumper runner-up ROMEO COOLIO who will surely be a cut above this opposition if taking to his new discipline. Presenting Max and fairly useful Flat performer Harry's Legacy might be the pair to fight it out for the forecast spot.