17:40 Ballinrobe

Tuesday 25 July 2017

All17:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:40

Paddy Smyth Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 4m 14.60s

1^st

Spin A Yarn

411-1

7/4f

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin (5)

Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd at 3rd, slight mistake 4th and mistake 5th, led before 3 out, slight mistake 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure run-in op 15/8 tchd 13/8

2^nd

1 ½

Skeaping

411-6

14/1

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Held up towards rear, headway into moderate 5th 3 out, headway 2 out, went 2nd before straight, ridden at last, kept on same pace run-in op 16/1

3^rd

Artiste Celebre

511-4

6/1

T: E DoyleJ: Donagh Meyler

Towards rear, mistake 5th, headway into 4th 3 out, ridden in 4th after next, moderate 3rd before last, one paced op 11/2

4^th

Harry Smiles

510-11

50/1

T: N LeeJ: A Ring (3)

Tracked leader in 2nd, led 3rd, ridden and headed before 3 out, moderate 3rd 2 out, dropped to moderate 4th before last, no impression

5^th

Billy's Angel

511-12

5/2

T: A MurrayJ: A E Lynch

Rear of mid-division, progress on inner into 5th halfway, went 3rd 3 out, 2nd next, soon ridden, weakened quickly after 2 out, no impression tchd 9/4

6^th

Presenting Court

510-11

100/1

T: S J MahonJ: Mr J C Canavan (7)

Always behind and trailing early, mistake 1st, reminders 5th, never a factor

Also Ran

English Pale

411-6

7/2

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Danny Mullins

Tracked leaders in 5th, ridden and weakened 3 out, pulled up before next op 3/1

Vermeulen

411-6

25/1

T: H De BromheadJ: C Brassil (5)

Led, ran around approaching 3rd and headed, weakened from 4 out, behind when pulled up before last op 33/1

Leah's Little Star

511-4

100/1

T: Kevin McDonaghJ: C A Landers (7)

Tracked leaders in 4th, weakened from 4 out, soon behind, pulled up before last

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Non-Runners

Dark Du Tabert Aa⁶⁴

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: J G Carr J: I J McCarthy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.40Pl:€1.02, €2.80, €1.80EX:€22.00Trifecta:€86.60SF:€26.24

Forecasts

Spin A Yarn (7/4), Billy's Angel (5/2), English Pale (7/2), Artiste Celebre (6/1), Skeaping (14/1), Vermeulen (25/1), Dark Du Tabert Aa (33/1), Harry Smiles (50/1), Presenting Court (100/1), Leah's Little Star (100/1)

The pace in this contest should come from Vermeulen and English Pale. There are quite a few you can immediately put a line through, which leaves the likes of Artiste Celebre and Skeaping to fight for the places, while the winner can come from between Billy's Angel, beaten 7L in Gowran Park 2m maiden hurdle, last month and SPIN A YARN, encouraging third of 16, in Roscommon extended 2m maiden hurdle when last seen.