12:55 Fairyhouse

Tuesday 7 November 2017

All12:5513:2513:5514:2515:0015:3016:00

Racing On New Years Day 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:56 | Winning time: 4m 10.40s

Castle Howard⁵⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Slevin⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

8/1

Well behind Psychedelic Funk on only career start in May 2016 when with the Coolmore operation. Now with new connections and market likely to reveal expectations.

Form:

Dan Gun³²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: J J Hanlon

66/1

Second-rate performances on first two career hurdle starts at Down Royal and Fontwell last month. Needs to improve to figure even with his experience.

Form: 97

Erquy¹²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins

33/1

Signs of improvement on last two Flat starts when stepped up in trip at Limerick and over 1m6f at Bellewstown in July when 6L behind Baby Jake. Worth a market check.

Form:

Joly Maker²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: E Bolger

50/1

Finished seventh of 10 beaten 44L on debut behind the well-touted and subsequent winner Espoir D'Allen in Punchestown 3-Y-O hurdle last month. Looks a long-term prospect.

Form: 7

Kuiper Belt^t1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: I J McCarthy| T: C P Donoghue

100/1

Well beaten and no impression on three second-rate performances recently. Hard to fancy even with first-time tongue-tie fitted.

Form: 080

Mastermind¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: C O'Brien

25/1

60-rated five-race maiden Flat handicapper who has laboured on all career starts over the spring and summer. Others preferred.

Form:

Mitchouka²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

1/5

Beaten a nose on hurdling and stable debut last time out last month when finishing second of 18 in a Thurles maiden over 2m. Likely to be a warm order.

Form: 2

Noble Intention⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: John J Fitzpatrick⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin

33/1

Modest but genuine 12-race maiden on turf for Ger Lyons rated 73. Market likely to be the best guide on hurdling and stable debut.

Form:

Randalls Ur Poet²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: M J Bolger| T: S Fahey

20/1

Failed to build on promising hurdling debut performance when finishing down the field 33L behind Apparition in a Thurles 3-Y-O maiden hurdle. Need to improve to play a role here.

Form: 30

Sil Ver Klass^t1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: A J Martin

40/1

Modest handicapper rated 62 on the Flat in France. 13th of 20 beaten 17L over 1m4f on first start for current yard. First-time tongue-tie fitted, but difficult to see him making his presence felt.

Form:

Tenth Amendment^h⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: K H Clarke

16/1

Beaten a nose last time out in a Dundalk 1m4f handicap on the AW recently. Could be interesting on hurdling debut out of a Kings Theatre mare.

Form:

Verse Of Love³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

8/1

Unseated on debut when coming in to contention on hurdling debut at Gowran Park over 2m. Can improve for the experience and worth a market check.

Form: U

Agatha Rose¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: D Kinsella

66/1

Poor low-grade 46-rated handicapper on the Flat well beaten on all six career starts. Others make more appeal on hurdling debut.

Form:

Ar Eagla Na Heagla²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: A E Lynch| T: P Casey

33/1

Signs of promise on a tenderly handled hurdling debut when finishing seventh of 18 beaten 20L at Thurles over 2m. Sure to come on for the experience and market the best guide to chance.

Form: 7

Focus Well^t²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: C A Landers⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

100/1

Modest 55-rated handicapper on the Flat and beaten a total of 77L on first two hurdle appearances in the last two months. Will need a chunk of improvement to play a role here.

Form: 76

Forecasts

Mitchouka (1/5), Castle Howard (8/1), Verse Of Love (8/1), Tenth Amendment (16/1), Randalls Ur Poet (20/1), Mastermind (25/1), Ar Eagla Na Heagla (33/1), Noble Intention (33/1), Erquy (33/1), Sil Ver Klass (40/1), Joly Maker (50/1), Dan Gun (66/1), Agatha Rose (66/1), Focus Well (100/1), Kuiper Belt (100/1)

MITCHOUKA was beaten a nose on hurdling and stable debut last time out last month when finishing second of 18 in a Thurles maiden over 2m. The gelding is sure to come on for that performances and may take some catching here for powerful connections. Verse Of Love, who can be forgiven his debut run and possible front-runner Noble Intention can hit the frame.