Cavan Developments Supporting Kill GAA Maiden Hurdle

Naas

14:30

Date 2025-02-08

Distance 2m2f101y

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €7,080

Runners (15)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8	Lovely Hurling Bay J:Mark Walsh T:C A Murphy	J:Mark Walsh T:C A Murphy	166	—	7-1	-	116	76	255d	—	—	-13	20.5	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Well-supported winner of a 2m4f Wexford bumper last May, had a previous hurdles run
1	Autoportrait Bay J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:M F Morris	J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:M F Morris	166	p	53-232	117	123	105	22d	—	—	+1	23.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Placed in three maiden hurdle outings at 2m-3m, this trip may prove close to his optimum
6	Jump Allen Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	t	154	-	110	48	26d	—	—	-3	8.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Bumper winner, jumping flaws have been evident in his two races over hurdles
14	Road To Home Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	166	—	FP-1	-	-	-	250d	—	—	+3	12.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won a 2m4f bumper on good to yielding at Listowel last June, has joined Willie Mullins
11	Peaceinthevalley Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	P-U	-	-	-	—	—	—	-7	2.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Unlucky at Ballindenisk last May, in control when unseating at the last, respected
3	Cardcounter Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	2	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	6.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Second in a maiden point at Curraghmore last October for Pat Doyle, could go well
2	Big Mike Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	166	—	2-7	-	98	43	34d	—	—	-1	5.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Should improve from last month's satisfactory hurdling debut over 2m at this venue
4	Hitak Bay J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:Miss Tara Lee Cogan	J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:Miss Tara Lee Cogan	166	—	11P-P2	-	111	84	24d	—	—	-2	0.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Useful sort in points, clear second behind a very easy winner on hurdling debut at Clonmel
10	Native Dream Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:W J Burke	J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:W J Burke	166	—	3U/6-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Ordinary form in three point-to-point starts in 2023, not an obvious contender
7	Live To Laugh Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Peter Fahey	J:Sean Flanagan T:Peter Fahey	166	—	3	-	-	-	—	—	—	+1	3.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Fair third in a maiden point at Tattersalls last October, has joined a leading stable
12	Promontory Bay J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Sarah Joanna Connell	J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Sarah Joanna Connell	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Belated debut at eight for a well-related gelding who carries well-known colours
5	Jersey Des Brosses Chestnut J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	166	t	/3U-96	-	90	47	23d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Expensive buy has a great deal to prove now, flopped in bumpers, ordinary hurdles form
15	Siege Ofjadotville Bay J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Martin Hassett	J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Martin Hassett	166	—	3	-	70	30	24d	—	—	+2	3.5	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Very remote third behind a Willie Mullins-trained winner at Clonmel, needs to jump better
13	Retreat Archie Bay J:P J O'Hanlon T:Jamie Albert Sloan	J:P J O'Hanlon T:Jamie Albert Sloan	166	—	U-87	-	82	8	44d	—	—	0	0.1	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Made mistakes on hurdling debut at Down Royal, likely to need more experience
9	Midnight Eugene Bay J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:Timothy Doyle	J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:Timothy Doyle	166	—	P/PP-0	-	10	-	60d	—	—	0	0.1	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Completely tailed off on hurdling debut at Punchestown after a long absence

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lovely Hurling	13/8	7/4	13/8	13/8	13/8
Autoportrait	3/1	10/3	3/1	11/4	10/3
Jump Allen	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2	6/1
Road To Home	7/1	13/2	7/1	7/1	13/2
Peaceinthevalley	8/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	7/1
Cardcounter	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Big Mike	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Hitak	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Native Dream	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1
Live To Laugh	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1
Promontory	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Jersey Des Brosses	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Siege Ofjadotville	40/1	200/1	200/1	150/1	200/1
Retreat Archie	200/1	200/1	200/1	150/1	150/1
Midnight Eugene	200/1	300/1	250/1	200/1	250/1

Predictor

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

1st

Autoportrait

23.4

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

2nd

Lovely Hurling

20.5

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 10.5

7/4

3rd

Road To Home

12.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Jump Allen

8.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Cardcounter

6.9

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Big Mike

5.1

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Live To Laugh

3.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Siege Ofjadotville

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.5

200/1

Peaceinthevalley

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Promontory

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

66/1

Hitak

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Native Dream

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Jersey Des Brosses

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Retreat Archie

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

200/1

Midnight Eugene

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Autoportrait	117	123	105
Lovely Hurling	—	116	76
Jump Allen	—	110	48
Road To Home	—	—	—
Peaceinthevalley	—	—	—
Cardcounter	—	—	—
Big Mike	—	98	43
Hitak	—	111	84
Native Dream	—	—	—
Live To Laugh	—	—	—
Promontory	—	—	—
Jersey Des Brosses	—	90	47
Siege Ofjadotville	—	70	30
Retreat Archie	—	82	8
Midnight Eugene	—	10	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Autoportrait	22d ago	Fit
Jersey Des Brosses	23d ago	Fit
Hitak	24d ago	Fit
Siege Ofjadotville	24d ago	Fit
Jump Allen	26d ago	Fit
Big Mike	34d ago	Fit
Retreat Archie	44d ago	Fit
Midnight Eugene	60d ago	Fresh
Road To Home	250d ago	Long break
Lovely Hurling	255d ago	Long break
Peaceinthevalley	—	—
Cardcounter	—	—
Native Dream	—	—
Live To Laugh	—	—
Promontory	—	—