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Bluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle

4YO plus | 2m 1f 105y | 23 Runners | Turf

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr N Gault⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar

Landed a weak bumper in October 2024. Seventh of 8 in bumper at Punchestown (17f, soft, 66/1) 115 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: P7714-7

Carrig Padraig^h¹⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

9/2

Career best when winning 9-runner bumper at Fairyhouse (12/1) 157 days ago, in control long way out. Makes hurdles debut after leaving Martin Paul Fitzgerald and joining successful yard.

Form: 806-651

Ehteyat¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: M K Flannery

15/2

Fairly useful Flat winner and placed in a couple of big-field maiden hurdles in recent weeks, second at Leopardstown 2 weeks ago.

Form: P32

Good Show⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

50/1

Useful at best on the Flat. First run since leaving Andrew Balding when ninth of 17 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Thurles on NH debut 40 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Should step up markedly on that.

Form: 9

Imperial Fighter^h,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: P J McKenna

66/1

Fair Flat winner, making jumps debut. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (7/1) 11 days ago, very slowly away. Isn't certain to take to hurdling given profile.

Form:

Barley Lane⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E & P Harty

10/3

Promising type. 3/1, third of 25 in 2m novice hurdle at Naas (soft) 67 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Sets a good standard for the rest to aim at back up slightly in distance.

Form: 9-23

Codger's Rock

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kevin Healy⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins

50/1

Fascinating Rock gelding. Dam maiden on Flat.

Dubhain^t1³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: S R B Crawford

20/1

Placed both starts in bumpers and he's a promising type. 13/2, fifth of 9 in novice hurdle at Ayr (heavy) on hurdles bow 35 days ago. Tongue strap on first time and he's expected to build on that back in trip.

Form: 1-335

Hey Now⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: A McNamara

20/1

Fourth of 15 in bumper at Naas (heavy, 10/1) on debut 92 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 4

Keep Em Quite¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Harvey| T: C Collins

40/1

Fifth of 16 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (soft, 40/1) on NH debut 15 days ago.

Form: 6P-335

Ozark's Walk⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Brian Barry⁽⁷⁾| T: R Dunne

66/1

50/1, fifteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (heavy) 65 days ago.

Form: 0-24200

Powerful Paddy⁴⁰

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

5/4

Promising individual. 6/4, first run since leaving A. McIntyre when second of 14 in novice hurdle at Thurles (20.4f, heavy) on hurdles bow 40 days ago. There should be plenty more to come for his leading yard.

Form: 3426-2

Takenasred^h⁶⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 113

20/1

Fair hurdler. 9/1, bit below form eighth of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (soft) 67 days ago. Limit looks fairly established.

Form: 45-0238

Thatsmyroadie^h⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin

150/1

Eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (heavy, 200/1) 61 days ago.

Form: P0

Combs^t,p⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 120

9/2

Fairly useful winner at 12f on Flat. 11/1, creditable fourth of 8 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (soft) 62 days ago. Likely to give his running again but that may not suffice.

Form: 23334

Mayor Of Maghera¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: Gerald Quinn

150/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles, 80/1, ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 89

Three Leaf Clover⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Alix Balfe⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

150/1

250/1, tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (heavy) 61 days ago.

Form: 00

Whispering Hopes⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr E P Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 100

150/1

Remains a maiden after 10 hurdle runs. First run since leaving Gordon Elliott when fourteenth of 20 in novice hurdle (150/1) at this course (17.2f, soft) 56 days ago.

Form: F23F60

Out Of Aces¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: R Deegan| T: J P O'Brien

11/1

Fourth of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (17.3f, good to soft, 16/5) on debut 156 days ago, going with enthusiasm and second when bad mistake last. Open to improvement.

Form: 4

Dahab¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Reserve 1| T: N C Kelly

66/1

Seventh of 12 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Ayr (soft) 11 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 0-7

All For Brooke^t1³²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Reserve 2| T: O McKiernan

150/1

Twentieth of 24 in bumper (150/1) at Punchestown (good to soft). Off 10 months. Makes hurdles debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: 90-

Auntie Ida³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Reserve 3| T: Patrick Turley

50/1

Ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.5f, heavy, 150/1) 30 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 409

Non-Runners

Certamen¹⁵⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: E Buckley J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Barley Lane (11/4), Powerful Paddy (3/1), Combs (7/2), Ehteyat (6/1), Carrig Padraig (6/1), Dubhain (12/1), Out Of Aces (12/1), Hey Now (12/1), Takenasred (16/1), Keep Em Quite (20/1), Good Show (33/1), Arctic Craft (50/1), Imperial Fighter (50/1), Certamen (50/1), Codger's Rock (50/1), Dahab (66/1), Mayor Of Maghera (100/1), Ozark's Walk (100/1), Auntie Ida (100/1), Thatsmyroadie (100/1), All For Brooke (100/1), Three Leaf Clover (100/1), Whispering Hopes (100/1)

BARLEY LANE cemented a very solid start to his career when third at Naas in January and with more to come upped slightly in trip, he looks the answer. Powerful Paddy will doubtless be popular having shaped well on debut for Willie Mullins recently, with Combs also of interest.