14:50 Gowran Park

Saturday 24 June 2017

All13:4514:1514:5015:2515:5516:3517:0517:40

Kilkenny City & County Vintners Hurdle

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 3m 44.4s

1^st

Nessun Dorma

411-7

2/5f

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Made all, went clear after 2 out, pushed along briefly run-in, stayed on strongly, easily op 4/9

2^nd

5 ½

Treasure Chest

411-7

5/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: Mark Walsh

Tracked leaders in 3rd, moderate 3rd halfway, went 2nd 3 out, slight mistake 2 out and ridden, no impression on winner before last, kept on same pace run-in

3^rd

Fraser

411-0

100/1

T: D H KellyJ: P E Corbett (3)

Tracked leaders in moderate 4th, not fluent at 2nd, ridden in moderate 3rd after 3 out, kept on one pace in 3rd from 2 out op 80/1

4^th

Blue Eyed Lucy

410-7

10/1

T: D H KellyJ: Sean Flanagan

Rear of mid-division, improved into moderate 5th 4 out, ridden in moderate 4th entering straight, no impression

5^th

Spirit Of The Rain

410-7

20/1

T: A SlatteryJ: S J Gray (3)

Towards rear, slight mistake 4th, progress into remote 6th 3 out, kept on one pace straight, never a factor op 16/1

6^th

Fifty Shades

411-0

25/1

T: S DoyleJ: J P O'Sullivan (7)

Towards rear, reminder 3rd, no impression from 4 out, never a factor

7^th

Possible Future

411-0

14/1

T: K ThorntonJ: Donagh Meyler (3)

Tracked leader in 2nd and took keen hold early, slight mistake 2nd, weakened quickly after 4 out, soon behind

8^th

2 ¾

Dublin Road

411-0

100/1

T: K ThorntonJ: Robbie Colgan

Mid-division, weakened from 4 out, never a factor op 80/1

Also Ran

Ihavent A Clue

411-0

33/1

T: J BarcoeJ: D J Mullins

Always behind, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before last op 28/1

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Non-Runners

Muroor²⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: T G McCourt J: A E Lynch

Le Richebourg⁴¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: Mark Walsh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.10Pl:€1.02, €1.02, €19.30EX:€1.60Trifecta:€38.60SF:€2.12

Forecasts

Nessun Dorma (2/5), Le Richebourg (13/8), Treasure Chest (5/2), Blue Eyed Lucy (10/1), Possible Future (14/1), Spirit Of The Rain (20/1), Fifty Shades (25/1), Muroor (25/1), Ihavent A Clue (33/1), Fraser (100/1), Dublin Road (100/1)

Not hard to whittle this down to just a handful, with the highly progressive LE RICHEBOURG heading the shortlist over the improving Nessun Dorma, who is going the right way and can make this a good test. Treasure Chest is a handy second-string for the Joseph O'Brien string to call upon but his profile is less impressive than that of the selection and it would be no surprise to see him having to settle for being the best of the rest.