ML Lynch Civil Engineering Ltd. Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	—	Approval (G) HT Fairly useful Flat winner for Owen Burrows. Showed more than on debut over hurdles when fifth at Listowel in May but will need to improve again to make an impact here.	0532	Tom Kelly E McNamara	5	75.3kg	29 28/1
5th	2	—	Ealu Tapa (G) Left debut form behind when winning 13-runner bumper at Ballinrobe (2m) 32 days ago. Did that nicely so one to consider on this switch to hurdling.	9154	Sam Ewing Peter Fahey	5	75.3kg	6.50 11/2
7th	3	—	Molto Amichi (G) Looked set to finish third before falling late on hurdles debut in October. Since shed maiden status on the level and there should be more to come in this sphere.	3-92190	Michael Kenneally E Griffin	5	75.3kg	6 5/1
—	4	—	Sea Eagle (G) Fairly useful winner at 10f on Flat. Set to run best race over hurdles (keeping on in second) when unseated rider last in maiden at Tramore (2m) in April and fit from a spin on the level, he found on…	26U-2	Thomas O'Connor Gerard O'Leary	6	75.3kg	3.25 9/4 Paddy… 4.33 Betfa… 4.33 Sky B… 4.33
1st	5	—	Golden Handshake (G) FAV Back-to-back winner on the Flat at around 1½m last summer for William Haggas, before failing to give his running on final 2 outings of the campaign. Closing on the leader when unseating rider on hurd…	U11	Philip Byrnes W Durkan	4	73.9kg	1.91 10/11
6th	6	—	Champagne Diamond (G) T Maiden pointer and well held both starts over hurdles a year apart. Tongue strap on.	555/0-86	Phillip Enright T J O'Mara	6	71.7kg	126 125/1
10th	7	—	Deeter (G) Califet gelding. Dam, maiden over hurdles/fences in France, half-sister to useful hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 23f) Clarcam. Showed nothing in a bumper in March.	P-069	Simon Torrens E McCarthy	5	71.7kg	201 200/1
—	8	—	Ikalimix (G) Pulled Up T Has stood very little racing in recent seasons. Sent off at 50/1 when falling at the fifth on reappearance at Cork 19 days ago.	4965/0-F	Shane Fitzgerald E M O'Sullivan	8	71.7kg	126 125/1
12th	9	—	Le Vent D'ex (G) No impact in a bumper and a maiden hurdle a year apart.	6/P-0000	Luke Burke Ott M Winters	5	71.7kg	301 300/1
8th	10	—	Lincoln Mill (G) Runner-up on second of 2 starts in points. Low-key start to career under Rules.	62-80	John Shinnick L J Archdeacon	5	71.7kg	201 200/1
9th	11	—	Macoo (G) Ocovango gelding. Dam (c105/h106) 2¾m/3m hurdle/chase winner.	98	Darragh O'Keeffe P O'Flynn	8	71.7kg	126 125/1
4th	12	—	Minella Moon Shine (G) Produced a promising debut when second of 14 in a Roscommon maiden (2m) in July, just failing. Not in same form when sixth upped to 2½m back there a month later but fancied to get back on track dropp…	F/26	Daniel King J Nallen	6	71.7kg	4.33 10/3
—	13	—	Je Suis Celebre (G) Fell Displayed ability on the all-weather for Ian Williams but not in the same form for Stephen Thorne, eighth of 15 in claimer at Bellewstown (1m) 50 days ago. Hurdles debut.	F57	Gary Noonan E McCarthy	4	70.3kg	81 80/1
2nd	14	—	Certosa (M) Minor promise only in bumpers/over hurdles.	40-5F25	Josh Williamson W J O'Doherty	5	68.5kg	81 80/1
11th	15	—	Kauto Empress (M) Too free to show anything both starts.	000	Mike O'Connor M Winters	5	68.5kg	301 300/1
—	16	—	Marilyns Poet (M) Pulled Up Twelfth of 13 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan on debut 14 days ago, running green.	0	Eoin Walsh J M Burke	6	68.5kg	301 300/1
—	17	—	Cast A Cold Eye (M) Brought Down HT Half-sister to Bambino Fever. Looks a stable lesser light on her bumper form. RESERVE.	5-6	Brian Hayes W P Mullins	5	68.5kg	8 7/1
—	18	—	Through The Storm (G) Offered nothing sent hurdling at Kilbeggan 2 weeks ago. RESERVE.	46/80	Reserve 2 D H Kelly	5	71.7kg	101 100/1 Betfa… 41 Paddy… 41 Sky B… 41

Betting forecast: Golden Handshake (10/11), Sea Eagle (9/4), Minella Moon Shine (10/3), Molto Amichi (5/1), Ealu Tapa (11/2), Cast A Cold Eye (7/1), Approval (28/1), Certosa (80/1), Je Suis Celebre (80/1), Through The Storm (100/1), Champagne Diamond (125/1), Macoo (125/1), Ikalimix (125/1), Lincoln Mill (200/1), Deeter (200/1), Kauto Empress (300/1), Le Vent D'ex (300/1), Marilyns Poet (300/1)