15:45 Limerick

Thursday 27 December 2018

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ConverMax Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 4m 16.80s

Kerosin⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 113

16/1

Appears a solid 92-rated Flat handicapper but there is little to get excited about in five career hurdle starts. Others look more convincing.

Form: 730P-6

Smoking Gun²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: S A Shortall| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 113

6/1

Improved as expected when landing a Clonmel maiden hurdle earlier this month. Another bold show looks likely.

Form: 449-1

Ming Dynasty^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: G N Fox| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 108

6/1

Five-race maiden hurdler who appears to be improving with every run as highlighted in a runner-up position at Fairyhouse earlier this month. Enters calculation.

Form: 89982

Put The Kettle On³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: D Robinson⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 111| D

3/1

Winner over this trip in a Navan maiden hurdle last month. Yard have had four winners at this meeting in the last three years and overall boast a 48% win and place strike rate.

Form: 521

Killacolla²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: A Leahy| OR: 110| CD

8/1

C&D winner here last month in a novice hurdle on yielding ground off a 6lb lower mark. Has the form to make a bold bid.

Form: 5-74341

A Girl Like Me³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: A Lee

50/1

Underwhelming start in heavy-ground Tramore maiden hurdle in April before a 24L defeat in a Gowran Park maiden hurdle last month. Hard to fancy.

Form: 7-0

Veneziano Springs¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: R M Power| T: T O'Brien| OR: 104

5/1

Put a number of poor performances behind him when landing a Tramore beginners chase earlier this month. Not consistent enough overall and difficult to access here.

Form: 402501

Western Sea¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: S G McDermott| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 106| D

6/1

Comes here on a hat-trick of wins following success at Thurles and Tramore earlier in the month. Improving sort, should go well again.

Form: 0080-11

Free Ranger^p,t²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: J M Moore| T: N Meade| OR: 108

9/2

Solid and consistent sort who deserves a change of luck. Worth a market check with the yard boasting a 31% win and place strike rate at this meeting in the last three years.

Form: 22-322

Forecasts

Put The Kettle On (3/1), Free Ranger (9/2), Veneziano Springs (5/1), Smoking Gun (6/1), Ming Dynasty (6/1), Western Sea (6/1), Killacolla (8/1), Kerosin (16/1), A Girl Like Me (50/1)

Henry De Bromhead yard have had four winners at this meeting in the last three years boasting a 48% win/place strike rate and landed a 6/1 winner here Wednesday. PUT THE KETTLE on can add to the impressive figures to win the closer here holding off the challenge of potential dangers, Smoking Gun and Ming Dynasty.