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Mervyn Gray Construction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:04 | Winning time: 4m 23.30s

Anightaway¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Byrnes| T: Sean Davis

200/1

Making GB/IRE jumps debut. 33/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 17 days ago. Best watched,

Form:

Blow Wind Blow²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: E Bolger

40/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 18 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Gowran (16.1f, heavy) on NH debut 28 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 6

City Of Cork^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

10/1

Westerner gelding. Dam dual bumper/2m hurdle winner, sister to very smart hurdler/smart chaser (stays 3m) Home By The Lee. Wears tongue strap. Market check advised on debut.

Form:

Coup D'essay⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: G P Cromwell

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, fourteenth of 24 in minor event hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 7 days ago. Improvement required.

Form: F80

Danny The Champ¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Alex Harvey| T: J C McConnell

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 22 in novice hurdle (125/1) at this course (20.2f, heavy) on hurdles bow 19 days ago. Back down in trip. Up against it.

Form: 0-00

Daymer Bay⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Eoin Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy

150/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 17 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Thurles (16f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 95

Fighting Falcon^t³⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Ryan Treacy| T: J Halley

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, soft, 200/1). Off 11 months. May well need this outing.

Form: 08-

Global Skies¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley| T: R O'Sullivan

100/1

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 6f on flat. 50/1, first run since leaving B. F. Brookhouse when ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (15.9f, soft) 13 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 4-9

Grey Gardens¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Third of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (18.7f, heavy, 14/1) 18 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 0-83

Las Brisas Boy²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Tom Buckley| T: E Buckley

80/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16.1f, heavy) on hurdles bow 28 days ago.

Form: 0-0

Lazare De Star²²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

13/8

€48,000 3-y-o, €190,000 4-y-o, Masked Marvel gelding. Half-brother to French hurdler/chaser Fun Work. Runner-up sole start in points and must be of interest on Rules debut.

Form: 2-

Lord Tobin²³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 17 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 22/1). Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut. Looks yard second string judged by jockey bookings.

Form: 40-

Parkland²⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann

80/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 14/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Newbury (12f, firm). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Andrew Balding.

Form:

Playing The Field²³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Daniel King| T: A J Martin

66/1

First foal, dam bumper/2½m hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdle/chase winner (stays 25f) Mr Glass and fairly useful hurdler (stays 3m) Pyffo. Unplaced completed start in points earlier this year and is likely one for longer term.

Form: B5-

Richwood³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: John Shinnick⁽³⁾| T: J Halley

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in bumper at Thurles (15.7f, good to soft, 18/1) on NH debut 37 days ago, doing too much too soon. Makes hurdles bow.

Form: 8

Saint Baco⁴⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

5/6

Promising individual. Third of 12 in juvenile hurdle (42/10) at Auteuil (17.9f, soft). Off 14 months. Since joined Willie Mullins and looks a major player here.

Form: 3-

Sense Of Occasion²⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: H De Bromhead

12/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam placed once over hurdles, out of winning half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (19f-2¾m winner) Strong Pursuit. Runner-up in point and is worth monitoring in market on Rules debut.

Form: 62-

War Rooms⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: G Keane

33/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Eleventh of 16 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy, 20/1) 40 days ago.

Form:

Latopix²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

14/1

Promising type. First run since leaving Jamie Snowden when third of 18 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16.1f, heavy, 10/3) on hurdles bow 28 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 170-3

Malikanna²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Kelly⁽³⁾| T: P Roche

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Creditable tenth of 22 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 150/1) 20 days ago, not knocked about. Likely to need more time.

Form: 3070

Mary Mammon¹⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M M McNiff

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, second of 16 in bumper at Cork (16.9f, good) 148 days ago, no match for winner. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Josh Halley.

Form: 0-52

Rathbawn Soldier^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley

100/1

Soldier of Fortune filly. Dam 17f/2¼m hurdle winner (stayed 3m). Wears hood. Likely a longer-term prospect.

Form:

Soldiers Lady⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Harvey| T: G P Cromwell

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, thirteenth of 24 in minor event hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 000

Thirsty Work¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, fifteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at this course (20.2f, heavy) 19 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 0-P0

Silent Guardian¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann

100/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Promising sort. Switches from Flat to hurdles. 8/15 on last hurdle outing. Open to progress. RESERVE.

Form: 8-

Non-Runners

Atlantic Gamble⁵⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: P J Gilligan J: Philip Donovan

Le Moulin Rouge⁴⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: P Nolan J: Sean Flanagan

Head To Capri⁷⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 2

Let It Settle¹⁰³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Saint Baco (5/6), Lazare De Star (13/8), Le Moulin Rouge (6/1), City Of Cork (10/1), Let It Settle (11/1), Sense Of Occasion (12/1), Latopix (14/1), Atlantic Gamble (20/1), Lord Tobin (25/1), War Rooms (33/1), Blow Wind Blow (40/1), Grey Gardens (50/1), Head To Capri (50/1), Playing The Field (66/1), Malikanna (66/1), Fighting Falcon (80/1), Las Brisas Boy (80/1), Parkland (80/1), Mary Mammon (80/1), Silent Guardian (100/1), Rathbawn Soldier (100/1), Global Skies (100/1), Richwood (100/1), Thirsty Work (125/1), Coup D'essay (125/1), Daymer Bay (150/1), Danny The Champ (200/1), Anightaway (200/1), Soldiers Lady (250/1)

SAINT BACO sets the standard on his French form and likely has more to offer on debut for new connections here. He gets the nod. Le Moulin Rouge and Lazare de Star head the list of dangers.