Killarney Towers Hotel Maiden Hurdle – Killarney

Killarney

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Killarney Towers Hotel Maiden Hurdle

Date 2023-05-14

Distance 2m1f

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize €6,195

Runners (19)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Morning Soldier Bay J:Jack Foley T:Thomas Mullins	J:Jack Foley T:Thomas Mullins	161	—	2662-	121	131	93	92d	—	—	-30	44.3	6/4 40%
Capable of winning a maiden judged on second to the useful Sir Allen at Naas in February
NR	Jit Langy Bay J:TBC T:W P Mullins	J: T:W P Mullins	153	—	42-	-	136	-	227d	—	—	-21	17.2	6/4 40%
First reserve, promising second at Auteuil last September, obvious prospects if getting in
6	Shajak Bay J:Jody McGarvey T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jody McGarvey T:Gordon Elliott	161	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-22	10.2	5/2 29%
Winner and Listed-placed on Flat, should be well primed for hurdling debut after Flat run
3	Flamborough Chestnut J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Thomas Gibney	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Thomas Gibney	161	—	26-	-	121	107	36d	—	—	-9	8.6	11/2 15%
Flat winner in Britain, rated 78, second on hurdling debut, not as good on second attempt
1	Baltic Bird Bay J:Richard Condon(5) T:William Durkan	J:Richard Condon(5) T:William Durkan	161	h	4-F	-	111	95	13d	—	—	-11	4.5	7 14%
Useful on the Flat, made a bright start to his hurdling career, fell on second attempt
13	Highland King Chestnut J:Mike O'Connor(5) T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor(5) T:Henry De Bromhead	153	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-11	4.3	12 8%
Twice second in Flat handicaps at Leopardstown last year, may have needed Dundalk run
10	Custom Of The Sea Bay J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	153	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.5	14 7%
First foal, dam an unraced half-sister to the smart Kalashnikov, stable won this last year
2	Boher Road Bay J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Jarlath P Fahey	J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Jarlath P Fahey	161	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-11	4.3	16 6%
Won a 1m Curragh maiden last season, could do well over hurdles in due course
5	Rushford Bay J:Hugh Morgan(3) T:Thomas R Hughes	J:Hugh Morgan(3) T:Thomas R Hughes	161	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-20	8.9	33 3%
Showed a liking for fast ground and displayed stamina win when winning twice on the Flat
14	Orpington Bay J:Tom Kelly(7) T:E Bolger	J:Tom Kelly(7) T:E Bolger	153	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-20	8.9	33 3%
Second foal, half-brother to Listed-placed winner Pita Pinta, dam Flat and hurdles winner
9	Brave Crogha Grey J:Donagh Meyler T:Thomas Cooper	J:Donagh Meyler T:Thomas Cooper	153	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-20	8.9	66 2%
Half-brother to a bumper and hurdles winner and to a French Flat winner
NR	Jeriko De Baune Grey J:TBC T:Philip Fenton	J: T:Philip Fenton	153	—	98-	-	110	70	49d	—	—	-22	10.2	66 2%
Second reserve, satisfactory hurdling debut at Navan, soundly beaten in a Listed bumper
8	Askwell Bay J:Conor McNamara T:E Mcnamara	J:Conor McNamara T:E Mcnamara	153	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-20	8.9	100 1%
Dam bumper/hurdle/chase winner and a sister to winners including the talented Mala Beach
7	Across The Ocean Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	153	—	—	-	22	-	9d	—	—	-1	0.3	200 1%
Tailed off on his recent debut at Downpatrick, can be safely left out of calculations
11	Dream Shaper Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:Thomas Cooper	J:Ricky Doyle T:Thomas Cooper	153	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	200 1%
Half-brother to an Italian 1m2f winner, dam finished last on both starts, speedy pedigree
12	Gimmeago Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Ian Oconnor	J:Phillip Enright T:Ian Oconnor	153	—	00-	-	81	-	35d	—	—	-1	0.3	200 1%
Down the field in maiden hurdle outings at Naas and Cork, no sign of promise so far
15	Tullabrack Lad Bay J:Conor Smithers(7) T:Francis J Flood	J:Conor Smithers(7) T:Francis J Flood	153	—	0-	-	-	-	35d	—	—	-1	0.3	200 1%
Huge price when always at the back on debut in a valuable sales bumper at Fairyhouse
16	Tenacious Tess Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Jonathan Fogarty	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Jonathan Fogarty	146	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	200 1%
Half-sister to a winning hurdler, unraced dam closely related to a 1m4f Listed winner
NR	My Good Pal Bay J:TBC T:Brian Mortell	J: T:Brian Mortell	153	—	90-	-	-	-	30d	—	—	-1	0.3	200 1%
Third reserve, has finished at the back in two bumper outings, safe to rule out

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Morning Soldier	11/8	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4
Jit Langy	6/4	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4
Shajak	3	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Flamborough	11/2	4	4	4	4
Baltic Bird	7	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Highland King	10	12	12	12	12
Custom Of The Sea	14	10	10	10	10
Boher Road	16	16	16	16	16
Rushford	33	33	33	33	33
Orpington	33	33	33	33	33
Brave Crogha	66	66	66	66	66
Jeriko De Baune	66	66	66	66	66
Askwell	100	100	100	100	100
Across The Ocean	200	200	200	200	200
Dream Shaper	200	200	200	200	200
Gimmeago	200	200	200	200	200
Tullabrack Lad	200	200	200	200	200
Tenacious Tess	200	200	200	200	200
My Good Pal	200	200	200	200	200

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Morning Soldier

44.3

OR: 17.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 20

6/4

2nd

Jit Langy

17.2

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 12.2

6/4

3rd

Shajak

10.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10.2

5/2

Jeriko De Baune

10.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10.2

Rushford

8.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

Orpington

8.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

Brave Crogha

8.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

Askwell

8.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

100

Flamborough

8.6

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.1

11/2

Baltic Bird

4.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.5

Highland King

4.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.3

Boher Road

4.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.3

Custom Of The Sea

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

Across The Ocean

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200

Dream Shaper

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200

Gimmeago

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200

Tullabrack Lad

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200

Tenacious Tess

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200

My Good Pal

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Morning Soldier	121	131	93
Jit Langy	—	136	—
Shajak	—	—	—
Flamborough	—	121	107
Baltic Bird	—	111	95
Highland King	—	—	—
Custom Of The Sea	—	—	—
Boher Road	—	—	—
Rushford	—	—	—
Orpington	—	—	—
Brave Crogha	—	—	—
Jeriko De Baune	—	110	70
Askwell	—	—	—
Across The Ocean	—	22	—
Dream Shaper	—	—	—
Gimmeago	—	81	—
Tullabrack Lad	—	—	—
Tenacious Tess	—	—	—
My Good Pal	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Across The Ocean	9d ago	Quick return
Baltic Bird	13d ago	Quick return
My Good Pal	30d ago	Fit
Gimmeago	35d ago	Fit
Tullabrack Lad	35d ago	Fit
Flamborough	36d ago	Fit
Jeriko De Baune	49d ago	Fresh
Morning Soldier	92d ago	Long break
Jit Langy	227d ago	Long break
Shajak	—	—
Highland King	—	—
Custom Of The Sea	—	—
Boher Road	—	—
Rushford	—	—
Orpington	—	—
Brave Crogha	—	—
Askwell	—	—
Dream Shaper	—	—
Tenacious Tess	—	—