15:40 Fairyhouse

Saturday 2 December 2017

All12:1512:5013:2513:5514:3015:0515:40

Kettles Country House Hotel Supporting Fingal Ravens Gaa (pro/am) Flat Race

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 3.8s

Calicojack⁶¹⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 12-0| J: Unknown| T: N Meade

Form: 4/

Caltex³⁴⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 12-0| J: Unknown| T: G Elliott

Form: 2/33-

Captain Cj³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr L O'Carroll⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

7/1

Rattled off the wins in point-to-points this year and would probably have made it 4-4 but for falling in his latest one. Clearly useful but that form needs improving on to challenge for top honours here.

Form: 2311-1F

Carefully Selected²⁵¹

Age: 13| Weight: 12-0| J: Unknown| T: W P Mullins

Form: 21-

Cesar Du Gouet¹⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 12-0| J: Unknown| T: Barry J Murphy

Form: 5/5-3

Kilcarry Red⁶⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 12-0| J: Unknown| T: J P Ryan

Form: 5

Minella Encore³²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

4/9

£100,000 private purchase in January this year, has joined a top yard after easy win in a little point-to-point at Killeagh (third an easy winner next time). Price tag suggests he's held in some regard and must be a player here.

Form: F1-

Narcissistic^t¹⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms N Carberry| T: N Meade| BF

7/2

Has shown form in a couple of bumpers already, and finished second to a potentially decent one at Fairyhouse in April. May have a bit more speed that a few here and if fit for this after a break, has chances.

Form: 7/2-4

Ravenhill⁶¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms L O'Neill⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

10/1

Not seen since winning a point-to-point in March 2016 but yard often do well in these events, and he's unlikely to fail for a lack of fitness. This will be a sharp enough test though, so others preferred on that.

Form: 234421/

Western Ruler³⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: M F Morris

33/1

Tailed off on both starts in maiden hurdles and has shown very little, Makes no appeal here.

Form: 00-

Best Of Dubai⁶

Age: 13| Weight: 11-7| J: Unknown| T: G Elliott

Form: 3234

Forecasts

Minella Encore (4/9), Narcissistic (7/2), Captain Cj (7/1), Ravenhill (10/1), Western Ruler (33/1)

Willie Mullins introduced the useful Bon Papa in this last year and he might have another similarly useful prospect on his hands with MINELLA ENCORE here. The form of his point-to-point win has been well and truly upheld, and he can take this. Ravenhill could be next best, ahead of Narcissistic .