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8.00 3m. Hurdle 4-y-o plus 6 Declared
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1st - €10,800.00 2nd - €3,600.00 3rd - €1,800.00 4th - €900.00 5th - €540.00 6th - €360.00
FormscanBy Donal Murphy - None of the six can be safely ruled out in this good quality contest. Getting a mares weight allowance and with Aidan Kelly claiming 5lb, WHATCOULDHAVEBEEN appeals. A four-time winner, she was last seen finishing an excellent fifth to Teahupoo in the Champion Stayers Hurdle at Punchestown, and a reproduction of that performance would be good enough to take this three-mile heat. A fine fifth in the County Hurdle, Franciscan Rock was a place behind the selection at Punchestown and while he might struggle to reverse the form, he should still give a good account of himself. Successful at Ballinrobe in May, Beacon Edge will be well-fancied to follow-up, while Kilbeggan winner Happy Jacky is also likely to have plenty of supporters. Macgiloney and Dreal Deal complete the line-up and with 17 wins between them, they both warrant respect.
A hurdle for four years old and upwards that have not won more than two hurdle races since 30th April, 2023Weights - 4-y-o 10st 7lbs 5-y-o and up 11st Mares allowed 7lbsPenalties - Penalties (handicaps excluded) - to count from 30th April, 2023 Winner of a hurdle race 6lb extra Of two hurdle races or one value #12,500 10lb extra
Doyen (IRE)-Laurel Gift(Presenting)
(39) (Gigginstown House Stud)Rated 142
27th May 24 Ballinrobe(2m 2f 86yds Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 142 6/4Fav 11-8 Sam Ewing 1st of 4 runners, by 0.5L and 1.25L from No Looking Back and Fascile Mode
4th May 24 Punchestown(2m 4f 118yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 140 22/1 11-3 D J Gilligan (5) 2nd of 23 runners, shd behind Chapeau De Soleil
11th Apr 24 Aintree(2m 4f Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 144 33/1 11-10 J W Kennedy 6th of 8 runners, 13.34L behind Impaire Et Passe
In the last 3 years Beacon Edge (IRE) has met
Milan (GB)-Mrs Kennedy(Presenting)
(26) cd1 (Michael Moloney)
9th Jun 24 Punchestown(2m 4f 55yds Hcap Chase, Good, Good to Yielding in places; changed to Yielding after Race 5) Rated 123 25/1 10-6 P K Donovan (5) 5th of 13 runners, 13.75L behind Mousey Brown
12th May 24 Killarney(3m 2f Hcap Chase, Good to Yielding) Rated 123 12/1 10-9 D King 4th of 15 runners, 12.5L behind Brideswell Lad
25th Apr 24 Wexford(2m 3f 100yds Hcap Chase, Good to Yielding) Rated 123 10/1 11-2 D King 3rd of 6 runners, nk and 0.75L behind Shadow Rider and Cavalry Master
Quotes on Macgiloney (IRE)
He’s a ten-year-old now and that’s 11 races that he’s won, he’s a brilliant servant. He’s been a bit in and out this year but would have won here two runs ago when he stumbled at the back of the last so he deserved that. Looking at the race he was meeting them all wrong at the weights but they are all old horses and have two ways of running at this stage so we said we’d take our chance. Hopefully the handicapper won’t react too harshly. They are hard horses to place. We pulled him out of Galway because of the ground and then we ran on similar ground here. It’s loose here so we got away with it. Extreme trips suit him and if we could get three and a half miles that would be great. Daniel gave him a lovely ride and had him in all the right places.After Macgiloney (IRE) finished 1st at Kilbeggan on Sat, 12th Aug 2023 3m 1f Hurdle Good to Yielding
In the last 3 years Macgiloney (IRE) has met
Arvico (FR)-Fleur Rose(Flemensfirth)
ts+(25) c2 (Mark DevlinPhilip Smith, Nigel O'Hare & Claire Wylie)
10th Jun 24 Roscommon(2m 172yds Novice Chase, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R5)) Rated 135 11/2 11-2 A Harvey (7) 4th of 6 runners, 6L behind Je T ai Porte
29th May 24 Cartmel(2m 5f 34yds Hcap Chase, Soft) Rated 143 11/10Fav 11-10 Sean Bowen 2nd of 3 runners, 1L behind Kilta
18th May 24 Wexford(2m Novice Chase, Soft, Yielding in places) Rated 131 5/2 11-12 S D Torrens 1st of 7 runners, by 8L and 4.25L from Magic Tricks and Summer Tide
Quotes on Dreal Deal (IRE)
He enjoyed himself there, you could see the class that he still has from three out to the last.After Dreal Deal (IRE) finished 1st at Down Royal on Sun, 14th Apr 2024 2m 4f Chase Yielding
Fame And Glory (GB)-Mrs Dempsey(Presenting)
ts4cp5(64) (Michael O'Flynn & John F O'Flynn)Rated 135
2nd May 24 Punchestown(2m 7f 110yds Hurdle, Yielding, good to yielding in places) Rated 135 66/1 11-10 R A Doyle 6th of 11 runners, 15.13L behind Teahupoo
13th Mar 24 Cheltenham(2m 5f Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 138 50/1 11-5 R A Doyle 5th of 21 runners, 9.56L behind Langer Dan
28th Dec 23 Leopardstown(2m 7f 80yds Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle - Heavy Chase - Soft, soft to heavy in places) Rated 135 25/1 11-2 R A Doyle 7th of 11 runners, 25.75L behind Gaoth Chuil
Quotes on Franciscan Rock (IRE)
That wasn't before his time, but they still have to go and do it. In all his races, all he looked like doing was staying and had been beaten by better horses on the day. He seemed to handle today's ground well, but the ground might get a bit tight for him from now on. I'm more looking forward to next season with him for jumping fences.After Franciscan Rock (IRE) finished 1st at Thurles on Thu, 23rd Feb 2023 2m 7f Maiden Hurdle Good
In the last 3 years Franciscan Rock (IRE) has met
Milan (GB)-Courtain(Diesis)
(18) d1 (P A Ryan)Rated 140
17th Jun 24 Kilbeggan(3m 100yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 135 14/1 11-4 P T Smithers (7) 1st of 14 runners, by nose and 7.5L from Donacheady Gale and Henning
17th May 24 Kilbeggan(3m 50yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Yielding; changed to Good, Good to Yielding in places after Race 4) Rated 136 16/1 11-12 S W Flanagan 5th of 11 runners, 14.25L behind Bardenstown Lad
30th Sep 23 Gowran Park(3m Hcap Hurdle, Heavy) Rated 137 10/1 11-7 D King (3) 4th of 8 runners, 22.5L behind Ringdufferin
Quotes on Happy Jacky (IRE)
He ran a belter in Galway before (second at the Festival in 2022) so that is something that we could think about and there is a nice conditions race in Cork. After Happy Jacky (IRE) finished 1st at Kilbeggan on Mon, 17th Jun 2024 3m Hcap Hurdle Good
In the last 3 years Happy Jacky (IRE) has met
Battle Of Marengo (IRE)-Youve Got A Friend(Alhaarth)
(64) (Mrs Suzanne Fahey)Rated 137
2nd May 24 Punchestown(2m 7f 110yds Hurdle, Yielding, good to yielding in places) Rated 137 50/1 11-3 A P Kelly 5th of 11 runners, 10.88L behind Teahupoo
1st Apr 24 Fairyhouse(2m 6f 45yds Hcap Hurdle, Chase - Heavy Hurdle/Bumper - Soft to Heavy) Rated 128 14/1 11-2 A P Kelly (5) 1st of 8 runners, by 9.5L and 2.5L from O moore Park and Party Playboy
10th Mar 24 Naas(2m 3f Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle/bumper - Soft Chase - Soft, soft to heavy in places) Rated 128 10/1 11-4 A P Kelly (5) 5th of 10 runners, 13L behind Raglan Road
Quotes on Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE)
It's great as we haven't had a great run over the winter, a lot of our horses were under a cloud and just weren't performing. We thought she worked nicely the other morning, herself and Boher Road together. He was giving us a nice run until he decided to exit! That gave us a little bit of confidence that she was back somewhere near her best again. She was second in a Grade 1 at this meeting last year. Since she got her summer break she hasn't been firing and she's just coming back to herself now. We'll probably stick to handicap company for Punchestown. It's great to get her back in front again and back running the way she can run. . Aidan kicked on a long way out. We were a bit worried when Oliver McKiernan's horse (Kilbree Warrior) came out as that is normally the pacesetter. . She was starting to hit a bit of a flat spot in her races so we put the cheekpieces on and she travelled a bit better than she has been. They were just going too steady so it backfired a little bit on us as we had to push the pace on ourselves rather than being brought along. She is game and genuine and stayed at it well. It was a brilliant ride by Aidan, very similar to what he did in the Grade 1 last year. We didn't have Ashroe Diamond catching us down the straight today.After Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE) finished 1st at Fairyhouse on Mon, 1st Apr 2024 2m 6f Hcap Hurdle Heavy
In the last 3 years Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE) has met
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