17:10 Roscommon

Tuesday 5 August 2025

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Railway Bar Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 3m 49.6s

Firebrand^p,t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: J Nallen| OR: 108| C

5/4

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 10f on flat. 22/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.3f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Leading claims on best form.

Form: 42/8-8

River Derwent^t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| C

40/1

Modest Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Unseated rider in novice hurdle at this course (15.9f, good, 33/1) 29 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 8-U

Roman Harry^t,h²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Connell| BF

14/1

Fair Flat winner, making jumps debut.

Form:

Breezingwithdstars¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M Flannery

80/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.9f, good to soft) on NH debut 11 days ago.

Form: 0

Keaner's Boy³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr B M Coonan⁽⁷⁾| T: V C Ward

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 66/1, eleventh of 14 in bumper at Wexford (16.9f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 80

Rosie's Wings⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: L Fowler

13/2

Twice-raced maiden. 7/1, sixth of 16 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 50 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Respected.

Form: 56

Bella Colombia²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: S K Ryder

50/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Eighth of 12 in novice hurdle (66/1) at this course (15.9f, good) 29 days ago.

Form: 0-8

Burlington House^h1¹¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

22/1

Modest on Flat. First run since leaving Dylan Cunha when sixth of 10 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Limerick (21.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 117 days ago. Down in trip. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 6-

Morning Mayhem³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Ricky Doyle| T: P Flood

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 16 in bumper (33/1) at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 570

Scottish Reel^t1²⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff

22/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making jumps debut. Seventh of 8 in handicap (50/1) at Newcastle (12.4f). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Johnston. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Should go well if taking to hurdles.

Form:

Silk Degrees⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Ewing| T: S R B Crawford

33/1

Poor on Flat. First run since leaving M. G. Quinn when eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 51 days ago

Form: 0

Zaryagle²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell

100/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (15.9f, good) on hurdles bow 29 days ago.

Form: 60

Cool Summer^h⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Miss H McLoughlin

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, seventh of 10 in bumper at Tramore (16.2f, good to soft, 14/1) 66 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 478-7

Laurie Blue^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Jordan Gainford| T: E D Delany| OR: 97

4/1

Modest hurdler. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good, 40/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 656/P85

Miss Bella Vista

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

28/1

Vadamos filly. Dam fair 9.5f/10.4f winner. The yard won this race 2 years ago. Needs a betting check on debut.

Form:

Forecasts

Firebrand (5/4), Laurie Blue (4/1), Cool Summer (13/2), Rosie's Wings (13/2), Roman Harry (14/1), Morning Mayhem (14/1), Scottish Reel (22/1), Burlington House (22/1), Miss Bella Vista (28/1), Silk Degrees (33/1), River Derwent (40/1), Bella Colombia (50/1), Breezingwithdstars (80/1), Zaryagle (100/1), Keaner's Boy (100/1)

FIREBRAND might have needed the run in his 2 outings this year and is the one to beat if he can recapture his 2024 form. Scottish Reel showed a fair level of ability on the Flat for previous connections and could have a say if taking to his new discipline. Lorna Fowler's Rosie's Wings showed enough in his 2 bumpers to suggest he could also make an impact in a race like this now hurdling.