5.25pm RACE 7 The Primal Performance & Fitness

Maiden Hurdle of €12,000 (DIV II)

Primal Performance & Fitness will present a trophy of no intrinsic value to the winning owner of this race and €50 to the groom in charge of the best turned out horse.

Winner €7,080 Second €2,400 Third €1,200 Fourth €600 Fifth €360 Sixth €240 Race conditions A hurdle for four years old and upwards, maidens at starting.

Weights 4-y-o 11st 7lbs; 5-y-o and up 11st 12lbs.

COLOURS / RIDER NO / DRAW / FORM / HORSE

1 Allhart (Ire) 6

Owned by: V C Ward

Mares allowed 7lbs Declared 19 g Bay by Pride of Dubai - Lady Shanghai (Alhaarth) Colours: LIGHT BLUE, maroon striped sleeves, white cap Bred by: Pat Beirne 00/-000

RACING POST VERDICT Poor Flat form and showed nothing on hurdle bow last week Probable SP: 100/1

Career record 7 runs

Allhart

200/1 D.P. Maxwell 11.8 60L 10th of 12fn, 15rn to Men Of Dreams 11.12 KILB 4 JUN mdn hdl 2m 2f 59yds Gd/Yld

125/1 HR39 D.E. Sheehy 8.4 19L 11th of 14fn, 15rn to All In Peder (FR) 8.7 GOW 23 MAY hcp (47-70)1m 5f 155yds Gd

66/1 HR40 R.C. Colgan 8.12 last of 12 to Striking (FR) 9.4 GOW 19 APR hcp (47-65)1m 5f 160yds Yld

2

Ballydangan (Ire) 28

Owned by: William Harvey g Bay by Saddler Maker - She’s Our Banker (Hawk Wing) Colours: YELLOW & BLACK HOOPS, yellow sleeves, red cap, black star

Jody McGarvey

Bred by: Michael Fennessy 5-7fc52

RACING POST VERDICT 0-8 in points; best effort yet when 2nd last month but plenty to find on Rules debut

Ballydangan

(PtoP) 9/1 Ms C L McGoldrick 1.1/2L 2nd to Rust To Riches TAYLORSTOWN 13-MAY-23 12r8f Gelds Mdn 3m Gd/Yld

(PtoP) 10/1 Ms C L McGoldrick 49L 5th to Tech Talk TOOMEBRIDGE 08-MAY-23 9r6f Gelds Mdn 3m Yld/Sft

(PtoP) 8/1 Ms C L McGoldrick c.o. in race won by Soivegotachance TYRELLA 04-MAR-23 6r3f Mdn 3m Gd

3 Bonavena (Ire)

Owned by: Direct Bloodstock g Bay by Elusive Pimpernel - Snow Pixie (Flower Alley)

Colours: WHITE, royal blue star & sleeves, royal blue star on cap

Ricky Doyle

Bred by: Anamoine Ltd Peter Fahey KILDARE

Mylerstown, Naas

RACING POST VERDICT Elusive Pimpernel gelding; dam well beaten half-sister to Snow Fairy; not an obvious type Probable SP: 25/1

4

Custers Mistake (Ire) 6

Owned by: Michael & Bernadette Walsh g Bay by Zoffany - Nancy Spain (Sadler’s Wells)

TStrap, 6 11-12

Colours: YELLOW & ROYAL BLUE HOOPS, yellow sleeves, royal blue star on cap

Bred by: Barronstown Stud John F O’Neill CLARE 11pp60

RACING POST VERDICT 0-29 under Rules; ran okay when 6th in h’cap hurdle last month but more required here

Career record 29 runs, 9 places Prize-money earned €11,704

Custers Mistake -- Handicap Rating 101

Probable SP: 10/1

Ext hcp 2m 40yds Gd 50/1 HR102 Mr P.J. O’Neill 11.7 (TS) 13L 6th of 13fn, 14rn to Fiveonefive 12.0 TIPP 18 MAY hcp hdl (80-102)2m Gd/Yld

40/1 HR58 C.D. Maxwell 8.13 (TS) 12L 12th of 14 to All In Peder (FR) 8.9

(PtoP) 4/1 P J O’Neill p.u. in race won by Far From Over STRADBALLY 16-APR-23 7r3f Wnr of Three 3m Gd

5

Sarah Kavanagh (7)

Homestead Ned (Ire)

Owned by: Liam Leacy g Chesnut by Life Force - Katies Joy (Art Connoisseur)

Hood, 5 11-12

Colours: WHITE & DARK BLUE HALVED, dark blue sleeves, white chevrons, dark blue cap

Bred by: P Cloke P M Cloke WEXFORD

RACING POST VERDICT Life Force gelding; more of a Flat pedigree and best watched on yard debut with hood on Probable SP: 50/1

Aidan Kelly (7)