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West 'Howya' Maiden Hurdle

  • 6YO plus  |   2m 1f 89y  |   Good  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:12  |   Winning time: 4m 11.00s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Akmaam11
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: D Duggan
14/1
Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fourth of 18 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Cork (16.9f, good) 11 days ago.
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2
Horse silk
Migdam41
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E Buckley| BF
14/1
Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Fourth of 12 in claimer (10/3) at Limerick (11.5f, good) 41 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Adrian McGuinness.
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3
Horse silk
Love At Sea138
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: Edward F Power| OR:  108
4/1
Fair hurdler. 16/5, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.6f, good to soft) 138 days ago.
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4
Horse silk
Bubba Yeats18
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-4| J: Cian Quirke| T: S Curling
125/1
Twice-raced maiden. 100/1, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.8f, good to soft) 18 days ago.
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5
Horse silk
Eden Valley58
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D Doyle(7)| T: T Doyle
150/1
Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, soft, 33/1) on NH debut. Off 14 months. Makes hurdles debut.
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6
Horse silk
Just Dennis11
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Kennedy(7)| T: P Maher
200/1
Once-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Cork (16.9f, good) on NH debut 11 days ago.
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7
Horse silk
Last Man D'arcy15
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-4| J: J Smith(5)| T: B McMahon
80/1
Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Roscommon (20.6f, good) on NH debut 15 days ago.
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8
Horse silk
No Demand11
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D Collins| OR:  105
22/1
Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, fifth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good) 11 days ago, not knocked about. Might be capable of better again.
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9
Horse silk
Red Or White9
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-4| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan| OR:  100
33/1
Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 16/1, second of 10 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, good) 9 days ago.
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10
Horse silk
Tactical Mission11
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Maher
250/1
Twice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Cork (16.9f, good) 11 days ago.
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11
Horse silk
Way Down We Go9
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-4| J: C G O'Dwyer(5)| T: Charlie Keegan| OR:  98
100/1
Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fifth of 10 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, good, 14/1) 9 days ago, needing stiffer test.
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12
Horse silk
Nothing Hectic54
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss H McLoughlin
6/1
Modest hurdler. 12/1, creditable fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19.2f, good) 54 days ago. Should go well.
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13
Horse silk
Shannon Bank37
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-11| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: G P Cromwell
5/1
Poor hurdler. First run since leaving Seamus Fahey when respectable fourth of 9 in bumper at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft, 7/2) 37 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.
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14
Horse silk
Spick And Span9
Age: 8|  Weight: 10-11| J: Kevin Sexton| T: J Fahey| OR:  102| BF
5/6
Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 19 hurdle runs. 9/4, good second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, good) 9 days ago. Leading claims.
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15
Horse silk
Townhill Lassp,t18
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-11| J: B W Harvey| T: D McNamara
200/1
Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in novice hurdle at Wexford (24.4f, good to soft) 18 days ago, pulled up before last. Back down in trip.
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Non-Runners

16
Horse silk
Streamsforth Lad167
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 7
T: G Elliott  J: Reserve 1
NR
17
Horse silk
Teagarden Jazz9
Weight: 10-11|  Age: 6
T: Charlie Keegan  J: Reserve 2
NR

Forecasts

Spick And Span (5/6), Love At Sea (4/1), Shannon Bank (5/1), Nothing Hectic (6/1), Streamsforth Lad (10/1), Migdam (14/1), Akmaam (14/1), No Demand (22/1), Teagarden Jazz (25/1), Red Or White (33/1), Last Man D'arcy (80/1), Way Down We Go (100/1), Bubba Yeats (125/1), Eden Valley (150/1), Just Dennis (200/1), Townhill Lass (200/1), Tactical Mission (250/1)

Verdict

If SPICK AND SPAN can reproduce the form she's shown when placed in a couple of Sligo handicaps this summer this might finally be her day. Nothing Hectic has recorded creditable in-frame efforts in similar races this spring and is second choice ahead of No Demand.

  1. Spick And Span5/6
  2. Nothing Hectic6/1
  3. No Demand22/1

Previous Winners

2024
Royal Hollow
Weight: 10-11  |Age: 6
J: Philip Donovan  |  T: A Slattery
13/8

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00

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