Fast Results

Scores

17:55 Kilbeggan

Friday 25 August 2017

All16:4517:2017:5518:2519:0019:30

Hurley Family Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:56 | Winning time: 4m 0.0s

1^st

Sayar

411-2

1/1f

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Disputed early and led after 1st, veered slightly left before 4th, stretched clear before last and kept on well run-in, easily op 5/6

2^nd

Big Ben

411-7

13/8

T: J P O'BrienJ: M P Walsh

Prominent early before settling behind leaders and 4th before 4 out, improved into 2nd from 2 out and soon pushed along, no impression and kept on same pace from before last op 6/4 tchd 11/8

3^rd

Storm Rising

411-7

20/1

T: D HoganJ: D G Hogan

Towards rear and 12th before 4 out, good progress on outer before 2 out and soon pushed along in 4th, ridden and no impression in 3rd from before last tchd 25/1

4^th

1 ½

Motcomb Street

411-2

20/1

T: J J HanlonJ: B Hayes

Mid-division and 9th before 4 out where mistake, closer in 8th before 2 out and soon ridden in 5th, no impression and kept on same pace from before last

5^th

4 ¾

Mrs Conn

610-11

66/1

T: T ClearyJ: R C Colgan

Mid-division and 6th before 4 out, briefly went 3rd after 2 out and soon ridden, no impression and kept on same pace from before last

6^th

4 ¼

Striking Gold

411-7

25/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: M J Bolger

Mid-division, mistake 2nd, 8th before 4 out, ridden in close 7th from 2 out, soon no impression and kept on same pace from before last

7^th

5 ½

Slainte And Thanks

510-11

33/1

T: G AhernJ: D E Mullins

Chased leaders and soon improved into 2nd, lost place from 2 out, soon ridden and no extra from before last op 50/1

8^th

Urbanist

511-4

66/1

T: S NolanJ: P E Corbett (3)

Towards rear and 11th 4 out, ridden in 9th after 2 out, soon no impression and eased before last op 80/1 tchd 100/1

9^th

5 ½

Easy Pass

411-2

7/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power

Chased leaders, 3rd before 4 out where mistake, pushed along before 2 out and soon lost place, no extra and eased before last op 8/1

10^th

Bard Of Armagh

411-2

100/1

T: A J MartinJ: P T Enright

Towards rear and 10th 4 out, ridden after 2 out, soon no impression and eased before last

11^th

Cloneen Lady

810-11

100/1

T: J BeamishJ: A E Lynch

Disputed early, headed after 1st and soon settled in mid-division, 5th before 4 out, ridden and lost place after next, no extra in 11th when bad mistake 2 out tchd 80/1

12^th

9 ½

Black Allstar

411-2

66/1

T: G P CromwellJ: G N Fox

Mid-division, not fluent 1st and keen in early stages, 7th 4 out and dropped to 12th after next, soon pushed along and no extra

13^th

Rathnaleen Swift

510-11

66/1

T: P ByrneJ: John J Fitzpatrick (7)

Always towards rear, detached in 13th from 4 out, completely tailed off

14^th

Easy Boy

511-12

66/1

T: P MartinJ: C D Timmons (3)

Shied away at start and lost significant ground, slow jump 1st and 2nd and never a factor, completely tailed off

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Non-Runners

Niven⁶⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: S W Flanagan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.10Pl:€1.02, €1.02, €5.10EX:€3.90Trifecta:€20.20SF:€2.78

Forecasts

Sayar (1/1), Big Ben (13/8), Easy Pass (7/1), Niven (14/1), Storm Rising (20/1), Motcomb Street (20/1), Striking Gold (25/1), Slainte And Thanks (33/1), Mrs Conn (66/1), Urbanist (66/1), Black Allstar (66/1), Rathnaleen Swift (66/1), Easy Boy (66/1), Bard Of Armagh (100/1), Cloneen Lady (100/1)

Many of these seem unlikely to be winning a maiden hurdle any time soon, but one who could get off the mark here is BIG BEN. Having won a maiden on the Flat he has posted two solid efforts over hurdles up to now for a very promising young trainer, and seems to improving. If he can prove that he is then he may simply be a cut above these and can get off the mark at the third time of asking. Sayar is an interesting acquisition for the Mullins team and is preferred next, ahead of Easy Boy, who is better than he showed on his hurdles debut.