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West 'Howaya' Maiden Hurdle

  • 6YO plus  |   2m 1f 64y  |   Good to Yielding  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:21  |   Winning time: 4m 3.2s
1st
Horse silk
14
13/8f
T: A SlatteryJ: P K Donovan (5)
Soon prominent, led after 1st, 4-length advantage halfway, extended advantage 3 out, reduced advantage and slight mistake last, shaken up to assert entering straight, soon clear, easily op 5/2 tchd 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
10
2
2/1
T: Jonathan SweeneyJ: Mr D O'Connor
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, improved into 2nd after 2 out, pushed along to close approaching last, ridden and no impression on winner after last, kept on one pace op 6/4 tchd 5/4
3rd
Horse silk
15
11
20/1
T: J P RyanJ: J J Slevin
Settled behind leaders, slight mistake 4th, 6th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, ridden next, no impression before last, kept on one pace run-in
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
28/1
T: W P MullinsJ: B Hayes
Mid-division early, tracked leaders before 4th, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace op 20/1
5th
Horse silk
½
7
22/1
T: P W FlynnJ: K C Sexton
Led briefly, tracked leader after 1st, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, soon no extra and kept on one pace op 14/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
6
9/2
T: R HackettJ: L Quinlan (3)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th and slight mistake 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on one pace op 4/1 tchd 5/1
7th
Horse silk
10
8
125/1
T: H RogersJ: C G O'Dwyer (5)
Held up towards rear early, mid-division in 7th halfway, ridden and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace op 66/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
13
200/1
T: D E FitzgeraldJ: M J M O'Sullivan
Towards rear, no impression before 3 out, kept on one pace closing stages, never a factor op 100/1
9th
Horse silk
13
9
25/1
T: T O'BrienJ: J P Shinnick (7)
Mid-division early, slight mistake 2nd, towards rear halfway, no extra when slight mistake 3 out op 40/1
10th
Horse silk
½
3
611-12
125/1
T: A SlatteryJ: T Ryan (5)
Held up early, mid-division halfway, slight mistake 5th and rider briefly lost iron, ridden and no extra after 3 out op 80/1 tchd 66/1
11th
Horse silk
51
15
150/1
T: J F GleesonJ: P T Enright
Always towards rear, slight mistake 4th, behind before 3 out, no extra op 50/1
12th
Horse silk
29
10
66/1
T: J C McConnellJ: A Harvey (7)
Soon mid-division, slight mistake 5th, soon towards rear and no extra before 3 out, weakened op 25/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
5
611-12
13/2
T: J J HanlonJ: P Hanlon (7)
Mistake and unseated rider 1st op 11/1 tchd 12/1
PU
Horse silk
17
100/1
T: P CrokeJ: J C Gainford
Towards rear, pulled up quickly after 1st tchd 80/1

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Non-Runners

1
Horse silk
Arabian Diamond311
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 6
T: G Elliott  J: J W Kennedy
NR
18
Horse silk
Granda George52
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 7
T: E McCarthy  J: Reserve 3
NR
12
Horse silk
Nemo78
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 7
T: G Elliott  J: J C Gainford
NR
16
Horse silk
Aultown Keppols5
Weight: 10-11|  Age: 6
T: Peter Fahey  J: Reserve 1
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.63Pl:€1.10, €1.20, €4.50EX:€6.10Trifecta:€51.60SF:€5.08

Forecasts

Royal Hollow (13/8), Fatal Flaw (2/1), Arabian Diamond (5/2), Sequoiaspirit (9/2), Qaasid (13/2), Nemo (14/1), Huntsgrove (20/1), Sir Jimmy Mac (22/1), Chief Consul (25/1), Granda George (25/1), Old Bill Barley (28/1), Aultown Keppols (50/1), Dinamine (66/1), Go Frankie (100/1), Cleopatra's Needle (125/1), Next Week (125/1), Who Ate The Jam (150/1), Star In The Park (200/1)

Verdict

This can go to one of the hurdling debutants with progressive bumper winner FATAL FLAW shading the over useful Flat performer Qaasid. Royal Hollow looks best of those with hurdling experience.

  1. FATAL FLAW (IRE)
  2. QAASID (IRE)
  3. ROYAL HOLLOW (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Extrapolation
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 6
9/5

Prize Money

1st: €6,300.002nd: €2,100.003rd: €1,050.004th: €526.005th: €315.006th: €210.00

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