12:20 Fairyhouse

Monday 1 January 2018

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Happy New Year Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:21 | Winning time: 5m 30.50s

Cappacon²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan

66/1

Beaten over 150L on his last two starts at Down Royal and Punchestown producing two laboured performances. Looks out of his depth here.

Form: 22/0P0-8

Catwalk King^t1²⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Miss E Doyle

10/1

Won a Cork bumper before a heavy defeat at Punchestown when last seen in April. Worth a market check in first-time tongue-tie.

Form: 416-

Cote Tete^t1¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J M Moore| T: N Meade

12/1

Coastal Path gelding out of a Video Rock mare and made belated racecourse appearence last month in a Navan maiden hurdle when beaten 32L. Will need to improve here.

Form: 4

Dont Stop⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Burke| T: Peter Fahey

50/1

Nine race maiden and well beaten in two hurdle starts at 100/1 in 2015. Pulled up in a Galway chase last time out on debut for current yard. Market likely to reveal expectations.

Form: 9FP46-P

Drimsree Lad^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr L O'Carroll⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

66/1

Consistent in the point-to-point ranks and has generally disappointed in two maiden hurdles at Fairyhouse last month. Requires a chunk of improvement to play a role here.

Form: 22-2P90

Eusebius³⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: M M Lynch

100/1

Oscar gelding out of a Shardari mare. Sent off at 100/1 on debut in a Naas maiden hurdle when last seen in February beaten 63L. May find this tough.

Form: 0-

Monstrosity⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

8/1

Showed a bit of improvement for his Killarney debut from May when runner-up, beaten 6½L, at Galway on his return in October but disappointed last time out beaten 51L at Clonmel in November. Worth a market check from top yard.

Form: 325

Theatre World²¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R M Short⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey

66/1

46,000 euros gelded son of King's Theatre, dam a winning bumper performer. Finished ninth of 15 beaten 32L on debut in a Ballinrobe maiden hurdle. Worth a market check on stable debut.

Form: 9

Thermistocles¹²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| BF| D

5/1

Distance winner who was beaten favourite last time out when finishing fifth of nine beaten 13½L in a Down Royal maiden hurdle when last seen in September. Possible improvement on the cards.

Form: 135

Call A Cab¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: P A Fahy

9/2

Beneficial gelding out of an Old Vic mare related to highly rated national hunt winners Cooldine, Realt Dubh and Kicking King. Promising fifth of 17 beaten 6¼L on maiden hurdle debut at Navan last month.

Form: 5

Dortmund Park^t1²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

3/1

Impressive and solid in two bumper wins in France before finishing sixth of 21 on maiden hurdle debut at Navan last month. Improvement a possibility on second start for the yard.

Form: 1-16

Falak⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

25/1

70-rated Flat handicapper for Roger Varian and related to modest national hunt winner London Prize, Tocororo and Debdebdeb. Mistake at the fourth on hurdling debut at Down Royal cost him in a race to forget.

Form: 7

Fr Gilligansvoyge²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Carr

66/1

Poor and well beaten in two bumpers including a 92L defeat at Fairyhouse last month at 100/1. Others make more appeal on hurdling debut.

Form: 50

Misty Hollow^h1²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley

66/1

Beat Hollow gelding out of a Toulon mare related to jumps winners Wicklow Brave and Cinders And Ashes. Well beaten on hurdling debut at Navan last month and difficult to see what improvement first time hood brings.

Form: 0

Bang Bang Rosie³³

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

13/8

Produced two solid performances in Tipperary and Punchestown bumpers winning last time out in November. Likely to be a warm order here.

Form: F2B2-21

Forecasts

Bang Bang Rosie (13/8), Dortmund Park (3/1), Call A Cab (9/2), Thermistocles (5/1), Monstrosity (8/1), Catwalk King (10/1), Cote Tete (12/1), Falak (25/1), Dont Stop (50/1), Theatre World (66/1), Misty Hollow (66/1), Cappacon (66/1), Fr Gilligansvoyge (66/1), Drimsree Lad (66/1), Eusebius (100/1)

The Gordon Elliott-trained Falak could make the pace in the early stages here with possibly Catwalk King for company and BIG BANG ROSIE not far off the pace on her second start for Willie Mullins following a 6½L victory last time out in November. The other Elliott runner Dortmund Park and the well-bred Call A Cab can give the selection the most to think about.