12:20 Fairyhouse

Tuesday 1 January 2019

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Happy New Year From All At Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:22 | Winning time: 5m 1.8s

Another Cyclone^p³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: J J Hanlon

33/1

Placed in a couple of bumpers but well held on hurdling debut before failing to finish a couple of maiden starts. Others preferred.

Form: 2/9-35PF

Goodkess²²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: A J Martin

33/1

Second of seven in a point-to-point contest in May and market likely to be the best guide to chances on rules debut.

Form: 2

Harbrio^t1⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: N Meade

66/1

Dropped towards rear three out and eased on hurdling debut at Naas in November. First-time tongue-tie fitted, may have a positive effect.

Form: 0

Impatient Partner^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: N P Madden| T: N Meade

8/1

12-months between final point-to-point start and a bumper win at Cork in April. Fifth of 24 on hurdling debut last month, beaten 52L. Looks a tall order on recent form.

Form: 23/1-5

Major Jim

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: S Nolan

100/1

Gelding by Mustameet out of a Lavirco mare. Will possibly benefit from the experience here.

Form:

Momus¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 126| D

10/11

Won a Bumper in May over this distance and has made the frame in both hurdle runs at that trip. Runner-up once again at Navan over 2m last month but a leading player here.

Form: 4/9-1322

Robbies Magic¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett

100/1

Third in a Point-to-point but no show in a couple of dour display over hurdles last month on return to action. Vast improvement needed to figure.

Form: 3-00

Shanroe Al C³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: K Thornton

100/1

Useful in the point-to-point ranks but has little to show for a couple of gloomy efforts over hurdles in November. Tough ask and others preferred.

Form: 3331-00

Tara Mill³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: S Crawley

25/1

Modest in a number of point-to-point starts in the early part of last year and well beaten in a Gowran Park maiden hurdle on debut in November. Very little to be positive about.

Form: F64P-8

The Echo Boy^t1³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

10/1

Winner of his most recent point-to-point starts in November. Tongue-tie fitted on rules debut and worthy of a market check.

Form: P-F2211

Mr Marcus^h1³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: R Geraghty| T: D McDonogh

100/1

Failed to finish a couple of point-to-point starts over the last couple of months and comes here with first-time hood fitted. Best watched on debut.

Form: PU

Swordsman¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

3/1

Disappointing favourite at Limerick over 2m on heavy ground in March in a bumper on debut, before a promising second of 16 beaten 7½L in a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle last month. Open to plenty of improvement.

Form: 6-2

Take A Turn¹¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: G Elliott| BF

25/1

Useful 69-rated handicapper on the Flat for trainer David Lanigan. Could be of interest on debut for leading yard.

Form:

Westport Lady⁴⁰

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

8/1

Turned over at cramped odds in bumpers at Ballinrobe and Fairyhouse before disappointing at Naas in November. Finally got off the mark in a weak looking contest at Thurles. Likely to be well prepped on hurdling debut.

Form: 2291

Galboystown Rose⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: A A Howard

100/1

Gamut filly out of a Beau Sher mare. Nothing of note in a number of dismal efforts in maiden hurdle contests recently. Likely to find it tough going here.

Form: 70P

Forecasts

Momus (10/11), Swordsman (3/1), Westport Lady (8/1), Impatient Partner (8/1), The Echo Boy (10/1), Tara Mill (25/1), Take A Turn (25/1), Goodkess (33/1), Another Cyclone (33/1), Harbrio (66/1), Galboystown Rose (100/1), Robbies Magic (100/1), Mr Marcus (100/1), Major Jim (100/1), Shanroe Al C (100/1)

Trainer Noel Meade appears to have found an ideal opportunity for the Touch Of Land gelding, MOMUS to getoff the mark over hurdles at the fourth time of asking. The six-year-old who has been hitting the bar of late can get the better of the Gordon Elliott-trained Swordsman and last time out winner, Westport Lady.