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THE concluding maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe this evening provides an opportunity for Val O’Brien’s Abarta to finally get off the mark under rules.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2011

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PAT SMULLEN, who rides the course really well, is a significant booking for Giant’s Quest in the Paddy Smyth Memorial Maiden at Ballinobe tonight and the five-year-old gets the nap.

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