Talented claimer can shine on lightly raced hurdler

Unexpected Depth
6.15 Sligo
2pts win

Unexpected Depth can show the benefit of his first outing of the season at Ballinrobe last month to win the 2m5f maiden hurdle (6.15) at Sligo, a race which has attracted a couple of well-related runners, but few with strong claims on form.

The Gordon Elliott-trained Dark Decade is a half-brother to Albert Bartlett winner Martello Tower, and Philip Dempsey's recent recruit Rock On Aussie is a half-brother to Grand Annual winner Rock The World. However, they and the others could struggle to cope with Oliver McKiernan's runner who is relatively unexposed.