12:50 Fairyhouse

Wednesday 14 November 2018

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Racing At Fairyhouse On New Years Day 2019 Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: 5m 20.50s

Cherokee Bill¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J M Moore| T: N Meade

13/2

Best effort over hurdles when third in a heavy-ground maiden at Fairyhouse (2m4f) in January. Needed return, and made a fair start over fences when a keeping-on third at Wexford. May do better, especially granted a stiffer test.

Form: 5/379-73

Disco Musik⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: M J McDonagh

33/1

Well beaten in a trio of maiden hurdles, and no reason to expect this son of Network to contend here, for all his pedigree suggests he'll make more impact over fences in time.

Form: 000

Lord In Red^t³

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

5/1

Stablemate of Cherokee Bill, and a better hurdler than that one, so would appear the yard's first string now sent chasing after a creditable fifth in handicap company at the weekend.

Form: 0-40315

Nomanbehind^t¹⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A E Lynch| T: Anthony Curran| OR: 107

16/1

Better over fences than hurdles, but pretty well exposed in this sphere, and sets a modest standard. Surprise if a few don't progress past him here.

Form: 446P6-5

Poli Roi^p1,t²⁰³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

11/8

Didn't go on as expected after winning a 2m6f maiden hurdle at Down Royal last season, but still showed fairly useful form in defeat, and was an impressive winner of his only point-to-point start. Leading claims.

Form: 215P85-

Rocky's Silver¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Loughran| T: J Dullea

33/1

Soundly beaten on his sole completed start in this sphere, and makes very little appeal in this company.

Form: P25-2F0

Moyhenna²⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan

2/1

Best of these over hurdles, finishing second in a mares' Grade 3 at Limerick in March. Excuses on final start, and likely to go well for all the ground may be faster than ideal.

Form: 411245-

Tara Mia^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D J Mullins| T: T Gibney

25/1

Won a low-grade handicap hurdle at Downpatrick in July, but well held more recently, and looks out of her depth on chase debut.

Form: 0-15800

Forecasts

Poli Roi (11/8), Moyhenna (2/1), Lord In Red (5/1), Cherokee Bill (13/2), Nomanbehind (16/1), Tara Mia (25/1), Rocky's Silver (33/1), Disco Musik (33/1)

Moyhenna was the best of these over hurdles, and merits respect, but she was disappointing away from the mud on her final start last season, and may find this ground too lively. Preference, therefore, is for POLI ROI, who disappointed after a good start last term, but was an impressive point-to-point winner prior to that, and is the type to do better in this discipline. Lord In Red is the pick of a pair from the Noel Meade yard.