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Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Maiden Hurdle (Turf)
Good To Yielding 5YO+ 2m Winner: €6,000 (8 runners)
Johnny Ward: Astelia Hard To Oppose
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Astelia
11/8
2nd
Cosmos D'ainay
5/2
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Faithful Follower
5/1
ASTELIA has shown consistent form with consecutive second-place finishes in maiden hurdles and looks primed to go one better after a creditable sixth in a competitive Galway Flat handicap 9 days ago. Cosmos d'Ainay travelled well but didn't see out his race on hurdles debut and looks interesting dropping back to 2m, while Faithful Follower was booked for second when falling at the last at Bellewstown and rates a threat if none the worse for that tumble.
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Johnny Ward
Astelia Crucially, she gets weight off the penalised runners here, and should zip around this track on the front end. Really hard to oppose.
TF
Smart Stats
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Cuguilla
£35.50 John Patrick Ryan's profit to a £1 level stake with hurdling debutants
40/1
TF
Race Hints
Specific Pace Hint: The pace doesn’t look like being overly strong here and Astelia should still be served best by being ridden prominently: The leaders will have to go harder than the predicted pace forecast if the hold-up horses such as Granpa Ger are going to come into things.
Individual Price Hint: Astelia traded at 10% or less of Betfair SP and 25% or less of Betfair SP on 2 of its last 2 starts: Faithful Follower traded at 25% or less of Betfair SP and 50% or less of Betfair SP on 2 of its last 5 starts.
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P Townend
W P Mullins
5/6
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