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Bay Leaf Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6146.09
  • 2m 6f 113y
  • 16 runners
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Bay Leaf Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 16 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 6/5

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Point winner made no impression on debut for this yard after a long absence in a Kilbeggan maiden hurdle last month; others preferred.
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5th

1

24th Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 100y

19:21 Kilbeggan

Barton Sky

11st 4lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Point-to-point winner in 2024, also runner-up last year; sole previous racourse outing came when midfield in 2m7f Limerick hunters chase in late 2024; best watched on hurdles debut for new yard.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 09

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

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Form: 576-F0

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 80

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0-7 over hurdles and rated just 82; beaten 49l off that mark in a handicap chase at Wexford on latest; difficult to make a case.
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10th

9

22nd Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 155y

17:20 Wexford

Derby Rock

10st 10lb

J: Daniel King

T: James Kieran King

Showed just a hint of ability for Mouse Morris and fell on return over hurdles; others appeal more on stable debut.

28/1

9

15th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 100y

18:42 Kilbeggan

Derby Rock

10st 13lb

J: Jake Coen

T: M F Morris

Modest form in seven starts but took small step in right direction at this track a year ago when beaten 17.5l into fifth off 9lb higher; tailed off over hurdles and fences since; returns after 305 days off and needs plenty more.

16/1

Form: 9-6

Last run: 57 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form: /P6-76

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

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Very modest form in point-to-points and under rules; beaten 19l off 82 in Wexford handicap chase on penultimate; was 22l behind when sixth in a Sligo maiden hurdle latest; cheekpieces worn that day left off now.
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6th

4

12th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 90y

13:40 Sligo

Hey Sir

11st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Peter Maher

Second runner for yard; maiden in points and chases doesn't make much appeal, even in this weak contest; cheekpieces added.

25/1

7th

12

3rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 3f 110y

20:00 Wexford

Hey Sir

10st 10lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Peter Maher

Modest maiden pointer and unable to be competitive in three hunter chases; hard to make a case for him; tongue-tie.

25/1

Form: 505-5

Last run: 86 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 102

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Form: U07

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form: 060

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form: 60

Last run: 65 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form: 5-056P

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 76

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0-11 over hurdles and rated just 76; pulled up in a handicap chase at Killarney last month; others make more appeal.
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12

17th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

16:17 Killarney

Three County Star

10st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Brian Mortell

No wins from 11 attempts over hurdles; one of his better efforts came in first-time cheekpieces at Kilbeggan last time when an 8.25l sixth; that headgear is retained for his chasing bow, but fences need to get more from him.

14/1

6th

15

15th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 100y

19:12 Kilbeggan

Three County Star

10st 7lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: Brian Mortell

Ran okay in a Cork maiden hurdle (2m7f, yld) in April but well beaten in two handicaps since; needs improvement in first-time cheekpieces.

14/1

Form: P-00

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

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Form: 6-9

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

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Form: 88

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

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Form: 0-0

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

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Form: 556

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 98

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Form: 07

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Betting Forcast

28/1 Barton Sky, 25/1 Boomerang Breeze, 25/1 Derby Rock, 7/2 Gainsville, 10/1 Hey Sir, 11/4 Keep Em Quite, 33/1 Kilmond Knight, 14/1 Rumi Rock, 12/1 Scotty Joe, 18/1 Three County Star, 66/1 Likeyouhaveplenty, 8/1 Room For One More, 33/1 Secret Moon, 10/1 Walkingmayotomilan, 11/2 Western Shores, Go To The Moon

Non-runners

Go To The Moon

Verdict

One for the purists. A very tentative vote goes to WESTERN SHORES whose first two runs suggested she is up to winning a race of this standard. Walkinmayotomilan could go well if building on his last run. Keep Em Quite, Gainsville and Scotty Joe are others with claims in a race that won’t take much winning. [Dave Stephens]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Western Shores

The Irish Sun:

Gainsville

POSTDATA:

Western Shores