15:25 Fairyhouse

Saturday 7 October 2017

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:40

Jumps Racing Returns To Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 3m 56.30s

Pass Hymn^h1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: G J Power| D

20/1

Made all to land a Wexford bumper despite being green. Refused to settle on hurdling debut last month and the trainer now applies a hood. Looks vulnerable in this company conceding weight to all.

Form: 154

Roseriver Has^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

12/1

Showed a good attitude to land a Downpatrick bumper and should have little difficulty in winning a maiden hurdle. This looks a decent race for the grade and he will find easier opportunities. Stable have won this twice since 2012.

Form: 31

Fayonagh¹⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| CD

2/13

Champion Bumper winner representing last year's winning stable. Has shown an ability to gallop her rivals into submission and has produced a dazzling turn of foot to score at Cheltenham. She is an exciting prospect and the obvious one to beat here.

Form: 81111-

Mysloegin^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D J McInerney⁽⁷⁾| T: J R Finn| D

16/1

Put her experience to good use at Galway to land a bumper. Third on hurdling debut at Tipperary and this calls for a lot more.

Form: 35-3421

Vittorio⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Ruby Walsh| T: W P Mullins

8/1

From powerful yard but was well beaten in two bumpers recently at the Galway festival and Killarney. Sure to be well prepared for hurdling debut and the one most likely to pick up the pieces should Fayonagh falter.

Form: 136

Bar Seven

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Robbie Colgan| T: N McKnight

100/1

Son of Aussie Rules who fetched €4,200 as a yearling. Half-brother to Steps Of Freedom and two other winners.

Form:

Charlie's Charm⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: G N Fox| T: G P Cromwell

33/1

Showed some improvement on debut for this yard on Tuesday. Still looks big and raw but has the potential to do better.

Form: 94-45

Clarior Ex Obscuro²⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: W M Roper

100/1

Lightly raced and his two runs back from a four year absence do not suggest he is ready to threaten at this level.

Form: 30/97

Doo Wakka Doo¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: P Mooney

100/1

Nothing of note in bumpers and two hurdles since a promising debut 15 months ago. Hard to fancy at this level.

Form: 495-80

Game Of War²⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B J Cooper| T: H De Bromhead

12/1

€62,000 son of Shantou out of a winning point-to-pointer. Made a pleasing debut at Punchestown and has been absent since running as though something was amiss next time. Represents top connections and has each-way claims.

Form: P38-

Mister Butler²⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

100/1

Thrown in at the deep end on first run for new yard. Off the track almost a year and hard to see him being a factor.

Form: 0/5P-

Rock Road⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C A Landers⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Bowe

50/1

Not disgraced when fifth of six in good company at Tipperary but that looks a flash in the pan judged on his efforts before and since.

Form: 474-05P

Paris Boulevard¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: P Griffin

100/1

Champs Elysees gelding is a half-brother to five winners on Flat and fetched £4,000 as a three-year-old. Pulled up on hurdling debut two weeks ago.

Form: P

Turin Ranger¹¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

100/1

€26,000 son of Dark Angel who finished last of 16 on Roscommon debut. Trainer has his team in rude health but it will be a major turn up if adding to his successes here.

Form: 0

The Monks Kitchen

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: John J Fitzpatrick⁽⁷⁾| T: P Coffey

100/1

Fetched a modest €800 as a three-year-old and it will be a shock if this daughter of Westerner was good enough to take this on debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Ronald Pump¹³⁸

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: M J Smith J: A E Lynch

All Good Things³⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: J Nash J: Reserve 1

Mind's Eye²⁹³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 2

Drumbar Millie¹²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: N Carolan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Fayonagh (2/13), Vittorio (8/1), Mind's Eye (8/1), Roseriver Has (12/1), Game Of War (12/1), All Good Things (12/1), Mysloegin (16/1), Pass Hymn (20/1), Charlie's Charm (33/1), Rock Road (50/1), Ronald Pump (50/1), Drumbar Millie (66/1), The Monks Kitchen (100/1), Doo Wakka Doo (100/1), Clarior Ex Obscuro (100/1), Turin Ranger (100/1), Mister Butler (100/1), Bar Seven (100/1), Paris Boulevard (100/1)

Wille Mullins saddles Vittorio and, although the filly has the ability to win her share of races, her task looks difficult given the presence of FAYONAGH. The Champion Bumper winner is an exciting recruit to the hurdling ranks and has been found a good opportunity to make a successful debut on her first start in this sphere. Game Of War looks the pick of the rest.