18:00 Kilbeggan

Friday 13 May 2022

All16:5517:3018:0018:3519:1019:4520:17

Irish Farmers Journal Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 4m 52.07s

1^st

Level Neverending

511-12

11/10

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leader, jumped left at 1st, 2nd before 5th, led before 4 out, asserted and ridden before last, kept on well, easily op Evens tchd 6/5

2^nd

Ballybaun Star

511-4

11/1

T: T GibneyJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

In touch, 5th after 5th, 4th after 3 out, progress to 3rd 2 out, improved to 2nd approaching straight, ridden and no impression on leader before last, kept on same pace op 16/1

3^rd

Crossgaleschicflic

510-11

40/1

T: C O'DwyerJ: C G O'Dwyer (7)

Mid-division, 6th after 5th, 5th after 3 out, improved to 4th 2 out where not fluent, no impression on leaders in moderate 3rd before last, no extra op 25/1 tchd 22/1

4^th

4 ¼

Baby Zeus

511-12

10/11f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Closeup Beaten Distance 1 Baby Zeus IRE tracked leader, 3rd before 5th, 2nd before 4 out, dropped to 3rd and no impression approaching straight, weakened in moderate 4th before last op 6/5

5^th

Out By Eleven

511-4

200/1

T: S DoyleJ: Sean Flanagan

Rear of mid-division, 7th after 5th, no impression in 6th 2 out, weakened in moderate 5th before last op 100/1

6^th

3 ¾

Chinook

410-5

80/1

T: D QueallyJ: Mr J P Kirwan (7)

In touch, dropped to 8th after 5th, slightly hampered 4 out, no impression in moderate 7th before last, no extra op 66/1 tchd 100/1

7^th

Helvic Princess

410-5

11/1

T: N MeadeJ: N J Ryan (7)

In touch, 4th at 5th, 3rd before 4 out, dropped to 5th 2 out, weakened after 2 out tchd 10/1

8^th

2 ¼

Maciver

511-4

40/1

T: E O'GradyJ: Phillip Enright

Towards rear, 10th after 5th, no impression in moderate 9th before last, no extra, never a factor op 50/1

9^th

All About Beth

410-5

50/1

T: R DonohoeJ: R Deegan

Rear of mid-division, slight mistake at 4th, 9th after 5th, slightly hampered 4 out, no impression in moderate 7th before last where not fluent, weakened op 25/1 tchd 22/1

10^th

Nights Of Doyen

410-12

50/1

T: D HoganJ: S A Mulcahy (7)

Rear of mid-division, dropped to 11th after 5th, weakened after 2 out tchd 66/1

11^th

Another Star

510-11

125/1

T: D QueallyJ: R P Treacy

In rear, under pressure after 4th, 12th after 5th, weakened after 2 out, jumped left last, never a factor op 50/1

12^th

Felicity Flick

510-11

66/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Cian Quirke (7)

Towards rear, not fluent at 2nd, dropped to rear and detached after 4th, weakened after 2 out, never a factor tchd 80/1

13^th

2 ½

St Denis's Well

410-12

100/1

T: A LynchJ: J P O'Sullivan (5)

Rear, detached and niggled along after 5th, mistake 3 out, weakened, never a factor op 50/1

Also Ran

The Hogan Stand

511-4

80/1

T: J J HanlonJ: Shane Fenelon (7)

Soon led, not fluent at 2nd, headed and weakened quickly before 4 out where slow jump, in rear before 3 out, slow jump 2 out, soon pulled up op 50/1

Aeroplane Peggy

510-11

125/1

T: K PurcellJ: Donagh Meyler

Prominent, jumped right and not fluent at 1st, soon mid-division, slight mistake at 2nd, lost place and pulled up before 4th op 100/1

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Non-Runners

Grove Island²³¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: J P Broderick J: Simon Torrens

Superlike⁴⁰⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Jordan Gainford

Kelly's Birr²¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: J P Ryan J: Reserve 3

Lily Bianca²⁷

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: Gearoid Brouder J: Reserve 2

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.20Pl:€1.10, €2.70, €9.20EX:€19.50Trifecta:€196.50SF:€15.78

Forecasts

Baby Zeus (10/11), Level Neverending (11/10), Ballybaun Star (11/1), Helvic Princess (11/1), Superlike (16/1), Kelly's Birr (16/1), Lily Bianca (25/1), Grove Island (33/1), Crossgaleschicflic (40/1), Maciver (40/1), All About Beth (50/1), Nights Of Doyen (50/1), Felicity Flick (66/1), Chinook (80/1), The Hogan Stand (80/1), St Denis's Well (100/1), Another Star (125/1), Aeroplane Peggy (125/1), Out By Eleven (200/1)

This will probably boil down to a match between BABY ZEUS and Level Neverending, with the former selected to make a winning hurdles debut given the yard he represents coupled with his Flat ability.

BABY ZEUS (IRE)
LEVEL NEVERENDING (IRE)
BALLYBAUN STAR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Imperial Sachin's

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 5

J: B J Cooper | T: Mrs D Foster

11/8

Prize Money

1st: €6,300.002nd: €2,100.003rd: €1,050.004th: €525.005th: €315.006th: €209.00