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Thursday 3 April 2025

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Pat O'Hare Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 4m 5.20s

Black Heather³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: D H Kelly| D

4/1

Ballinrobe bumper winner. 14/1, third of 4 in bumper at this course (15.5f, heavy) 39 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 68-3133

Brave Soldier¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff

50/1

First run since leaving Mark Oliver Quigley when seventh of 16 in novice hurdle (8/1) at Thurles (15.6f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 847

Centaq^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin

80/1

Centaurian gelding. Half-brother to a point winner and fair hurdler Ginnets Girl. Dam (h105) 2½m hurdle winner. Wears hood.

Form:

Charlie's Gift^p1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke

300/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle (150/1) at Cork (20f, good to soft) on NH debut 14 days ago, pulled up some way out. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: P

Gatehouse Boy¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D Robinson| T: P J Rothwell

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 300/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 000

Jazz De Cotte¹³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| D

6/5

Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers. Shaped as if amiss when pulled up in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, soft, 11/2) on hurdles bow 132 days ago. Remains with potential if all is well.

Form: 21-P

Lecale's Diamond⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell

9/1

€17,500 3-y-o, Diamond Boy gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Benign Dictator and fair hurdler West Is Awake.

Form: 2

Light On His Feet²⁸

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

125/1

Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Thurles (15.6f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 28 days ago.

Form: 09

Net Boy^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: B Connell

9/2

Promising type. Unseated rider in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 8/1) on hurdles bow 32 days ago, fourth when unseated rider last, might have been placed. Open to progress.

Form: 4-3U

On The Cards¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

200/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Tenth of 15 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, good) on NH debut 17 days ago.

Form: 0

Patrick Street^h1¹⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: A Kinirons

50/1

Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Jamacho (2m-2¼m winner, by Camacho). Fair handicapper at best on Flat (stays 1½m), one of better efforts final outing in 2024 for Patrick Martin.

Form:

Sean Mc³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft, 150/1) 31 days ago.

Form: 709

Sky And Sand¹³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: R O'Sullivan

12/1

€50,000 3-y-o, €27,000 4-y-o, Westerner gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler Cappucino. Made frame twice in points. One to note now hurdling.

Form: 4-53

Tsavo Park⁷

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

40/1

66/1, seventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, good to soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 5P257

Union Alley²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Ms M Mullins

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, thirteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16.1f, heavy) on hurdles bow 26 days ago.

Form: 000

Way Down We Go²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: Charlie Keegan

500/1

Twice-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Limerick (24f, good to soft, 150/1) 21 days ago, tailing off 4 out. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 0P

Youlita⁴²

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

11/2

20/1, first run since leaving Paul Cashman when sixth of 21 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.1f, soft) on hurdles bow 42 days ago.

Form: PP-1336

Non-Runners

Heslostthehunger¹⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: R Sweeney J: Aidan Kelly

Kanog Bay²⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: Ian Donoghue J: Caragh Monaghan

Screaming Eagle¹⁸⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: A J Martin J: Daniel King

Forecasts

Jazz De Cotte (6/5), Black Heather (4/1), Net Boy (9/2), Youlita (11/2), Lecale's Diamond (9/1), Sky And Sand (12/1), Screaming Eagle (20/1), Tsavo Park (40/1), Patrick Street (50/1), Brave Soldier (50/1), Kanog Bay (50/1), Centaq (80/1), Heslostthehunger (100/1), Light On His Feet (125/1), Sean Mc (125/1), Union Alley (150/1), On The Cards (200/1), Gatehouse Boy (250/1), Charlie's Gift (300/1), Way Down We Go (500/1)

NET BOY remains with potential and gets the vote in a thin maiden. Sky And Sand is an interesting newcomer, while Jazz de Cotte remains with potential for Gordon Elliott and this is much easier than the Tipperary race he disappointed in back in the autumn.