Irish Form Book 'Monksfield' Novice H'dl (Grade 2) €24,375.00 ( 2m 4f - 4yo+)

[Guest]

1 Miley Shah(137) (JPKenny) Barry Geraghty 11,06
2 Busty Brown (NMeade) PCarberry 11,03
3 Forty Foot Tom (GB)(116) (DMiley) APHeskin 11,03
4 Rule The World (GB) (MFMorris) AELynch 11,03
5 Seefood (DTHughes) Bryan Cooper 11,03
6 Shrapnel(132) (GElliott) MissJMMangan(T) 11,03
7 Bonisland (GB) (GElliott) Davy Russell 10,13
8 Cloudgazer(116) (NMeade) Davy Condon 10,13
9 Wingtips (FR)(138) (AJMartin) RWalsh 10,13
10 Thynetocatcher(118) (RJMcGrath) Paul Townend 10,10

[Statto]

2011 Mount Benbulben 6 11-3 D J Condon 5/2 (Gordon Elliott)
2010 Fully Funded 5 11-3 D J Condon 6/1 (Noel Meade)
2009 The Hurl 6 11-3 N P Madden 7/1 (M F Morris)
2008 Pandorama 5 11-3 P Carberry 8/13Fav (Noel Meade)
2007 Rathmore Castle 5 11-2 D J Casey 11/4Fav (Mrs Maureen Danagher)
2006 Footy Facts 6 11-2 R Walsh 1/2Fav (Robert Tyner)
2005 Powerstation 5 11-2 D N Russell 7/2 (C Byrnes)
2004 Sweet Kiln 5 10-11 G T Hutchinson 13/8Fav (James Bowe)
2003 Kadiskar 5 11-5 C O'Dwyer 4/9Fav (C Roche)
2002 Pizarro 5 11-3 N Williamson 4/1 (E J O'Grady)
2001 Over The Bar 5 11-3 C F Swan 3/1 (E J O'Grady)
2000 Get It Done 5 11-3 N Williamson 3/1 (E J O'Grady)
1999 Oa Baldixe 5 11-4 P Carberry 1/2Fav (Noel Meade)

[mayo]

I start with MILEY SHAH (12.55) in the Grade 2 Monksfield Novice Hurdle over two and a half miles and there’s no getting away from that fact he was a bit disappointing when he was fourth at Down Royal at the start of this month.

It’s possible he was a bit flattered on his previous run when he beat Trifolium by over 30 lengths because it was said afterwards that the second needed a wind op. Having said that, if Miley Shah is back to that kind of form then he’ll be a player in this because heavy ground suits him fine.

[Sizing]

Gary O Brien

Another Gordon Elliott-trained youngster Bonisland heads the market for the Grade 2 Monksfield Novice Hurdle at 12.55 but despite looking a really promising type when winning his maiden hurdle at Down Royal earlier this month there is no way he deserves to be as short as 2/1. WINGTIPS, who ran really well in Grade 1 company at both the Cheltenham and Punchestown Festivals last season, has achieved far more yet is over twice the price and Ruby Walsh’s mount has to be the bet. The son of High Chaparral was left with too much to do in a steadily-run affair when turned over at a very short price on his seasonal debut but is much better judged on his fifth to Countrywide Flame in the Triumph Hurdle and a reproduction of that level of performance should make him very hard to beat, with today’s step up to 2m4f unlikely to pose too many problems.

[Old Vic]

Not going to see much here

[Old Vic]

Busty brown wins ...Third Noel Meade trained winner in last five.

[mayo]

Nice to see yard get a small lift after Go Native.