Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

12:35

Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle

Date 2023-12-29

Distance 2m4f

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €8,850

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2	Ballyburn b Paul Townend · W P Mullins	Paul Townend · W P Mullins	166	—	111-2	-	130	65	27d	—	—	-40	25	2/7 78%
Point and dual bumper winner; clear of the rest when second to Firefox on hurdle debut
1	Apple's Of Bresil gr Michael O'Sullivan · Barry Connell	Michael O'Sullivan · Barry Connell	166	—	7-3	-	-	-	41d	—	—	-9	8	4/1 20%
The form of his bumper third at Navan is working out; not one to be underestimated
3	Cleatus Poolaw b Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	166	—	21-22	-	112	95	29d	—	—	-9	3.6	8/1 11%
Looks up to winning a maiden at this trip but Ballyburn sets a high standard
5	Coming Up Easy b Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	166	t	3/6-7	-	103	73	41d	—	—	-2	2.9	20/1 5%
Shown promise but needs to raise his game to keep up with the pick of these
8	Saddle Her Up br Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) · Barry J Fitzgerald	Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) · Barry J Fitzgerald	159	—	98/2	-	112	80	61d	—	—	+3	5.9	33/1 3%
From the front she ran a nice race at Galway but this is a much stronger maiden
7	Laurie Blue b Darragh O'Keeffe · E D Delany	Darragh O'Keeffe · E D Delany	159	—	2/	-	-	-	—	—	—	+4	5.2	150/1 1%
Bought for £40,000 soon after finishing second in a point back in April 2022
9	Tell Me This b Peter Carberry · Nina Walsh	Peter Carberry · Nina Walsh	159	—	FF-F	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	100/1 1%
Fell in all three points and could have been found an easier starting point over hurdles
4	Cloughroe b Danny Gilligan(5) · Paul John Gilligan	Danny Gilligan(5) · Paul John Gilligan	166	—	430	-	58	-	47d	—	—	+1	2.3	100/1 1%
Has shown ability but likely to be outclassed in this good a maiden
NR	Ebony Jade b TBC · J P Dempsey	· J P Dempsey	166	—	400	-	19	-	20d	—	—	—	0	—
Tailed off in both his maiden hurdles at triple-digit odds and this is no easier

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Ballyburn	2/7	2/7	2/7	2/7	2/7
Apple's Of Bresil	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Cleatus Poolaw	8/1	13/2	6/1	11/2	6/1
Coming Up Easy	20/1	20/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Saddle Her Up	33/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Laurie Blue	150/1	150/1	150/1	125/1	150/1
Tell Me This	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	80/1
Cloughroe	100/1	100/1	100/1	80/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ballyburn

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 20

2/7

2nd

Apple's Of Bresil

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Saddle Her Up

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Laurie Blue

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Cleatus Poolaw

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

8/1

Coming Up Easy

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Cloughroe

2.3

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Tell Me This

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ebony Jade

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ballyburn	—	130	65
Apple's Of Bresil	—	—	—
Cleatus Poolaw	—	112	95
Coming Up Easy	—	103	73
Saddle Her Up	—	112	80
Laurie Blue	—	—	—
Tell Me This	—	—	—
Cloughroe	—	58	—
Ebony Jade	—	19	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ballyburn	27d ago	Fit
Apple's Of Bresil	41d ago	Fit
Cleatus Poolaw	29d ago	Fit
Coming Up Easy	41d ago	Fit
Saddle Her Up	61d ago	Fresh
Laurie Blue	—	—
Tell Me This	—	—
Cloughroe	47d ago	Fresh
Ebony Jade	20d ago	Fit

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