Matchbook Betting Podcast 3-Y-O Hurdle

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 4m 9.80s

In The Minus¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: B Cawley| D

9/2

Lightly-raced sort who posted a career best when winning 9-runner juvenile hurdle at Galway (16.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago, easing clear. The for pick.

Form: 4341

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Ahellofaman^h⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J J Hanlon

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Hooded for 1st time, ninth of 14 in juvenile hurdle (80/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 9 days ago. Lots more is needed.

Form: 89

I'll Be Handy⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: James Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Smith

11/2

Built on hurdling debut promise when second of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 9 days ago. A likely player.

Form: 52

Mode Avion^t²⁰⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott

5/4

Tongue tied when winning 7-runner bumper at Le Lion-d'Angers (11.9f, soft, 29/10) 6 months ago for L & M Viel. Goes hurdling now for leading yard and rates an interesting prospect.

Form: 1-

Sopelana^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-11| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C Collins

40/1

Lightly-raced sort who scored over hurdles at Ballinrobe in September. 18/1, below-par fourth of 5 in juvenile hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 6314

In My Teens^h²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: G P Cromwell

2/1

Progressive daughter of Camelot on the level who scored at Downpatrick in June and posted an excellent second of 8 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, soft) 28 days ago. Dam was also a Grade 1-winning hurdler and she brings significant potential to this sphere.

Form:

Non-Runners

Dream Angel⁶⁵

Weight: 10-5| Age: 3

T: C Collins J: Eoin Walsh

Forecasts

Mode Avion (5/4), In My Teens (2/1), In The Minus (9/2), I'll Be Handy (11/2), Dream Angel (33/1), Sopelana (40/1), Ahellofaman (200/1)

IN MY TEENS rates a most interesting prospect for hurdling given she showed useful (and progressive) form on the Flat and is out of a Grade 1-winning hurdler so she is taken to go in at the first time of asking. Gordon Elliott's fairly useful ex-French bumper scorer Mode Avion also has plenty to recommend him and could emerge as the chief threat to Gavin Cromwell's filly ahead of In The Minus and I'll Be Handy who both have the form to play a part too in a fascinating contest.