Thursday 4 August · Sligo, Eire
19:05 Mulhern Leonard Chartered Accountants Maiden Hurdle
- Distance
- 2m 4f 50y
- Going
- Good (Good to Yielding in places)
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 10501
- Runners
- 9
Race preview
Rachael Blackmore is an interesting booking for KELLY'S BIRR and the daughter of Yeats has a nice bit of hurdling experience. Runner-up over this trip at Down Royal in June, she had a subsequent maiden winner just a few lengths in front of her when fourth at Bellewstown on her penultimate start. She was a well-beaten third over further last time but can bounce back. Folio's debut third to the 134-rated Tax For Max at Punchestown is the standout piece of hurdles form and he'll win if running close to that. A poor run in a bumper since raises a few question marks, however. Magheralin Mick finished well ahead of Folio when third in that Downpatrick bumper and ran another sound race at Kilbeggan. He's seems like an out-and-out stayer who will need 3m in time but is interesting on hurdling debut. Paidi's Passion ran a cracker when second at massive odds on his Rules debut at Roscommon on Tuesday.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magheralin Mick | 65-434 | L P Dempsey | G P Cromwell | 11 4 | 18-5 | |
| 2 | Karayaz | 90- | A M King | John Cullen | 11 4 | 125-1 | |
| 3 | Beavis | 8 | Donagh Meyler | D Hogan | 11 0 | 40-1 | |
| 4 | Lonesome Day | F7390-2 | Phillip Enright | D Hogan | 10 11 | 5-1 | |
| 5 | Hunters Song | 059-80 | C P McNamara | J Neilan | 11 4 | 22-1 | |
| 6 | Abstract | Danny Mullins | R O'Brien | 11 0 | 7-2 | ||
| 7 | Kelly's Birr | 07-4243 | Rachael Blackmore | J P Ryan | 10 11 | 5-4 | |
| 8 | Woodstream Lad | 37690-0 | Derek McGrath | R K Watson | 11 4 | 50-1 | |
| 9 | Total Glory | P/0-6 | Jordan Gainford | C Collins | 11 4 | 16-1 | |
| NR | Ashtarak | 0/P- | P J Cawley | B Cawley | 11 4 | ||
| NR | Crabtrees Rebel | 77-40 | Aidan Kelly | J Fahey | 11 4 | ||
| NR | Folio | 36 | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 11 4 | ||
| NR | Paidi's Passion | P53PP-2 | Darragh O'Keeffe | D M Christie | 10 11 |