14:40 Fairyhouse

Monday 22 April 2019

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Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 14:43 | Winning time: 3m 55.40s

Way Back Home^p,t⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Paul Townend| T: P Roche| OR: 131| CD

10/1

Off the mark for connections at the fifth time of asking over hurdles when landing a maiden hurdle in February over C&D before landing the double later in the month in a Grade 3 contest. Tougher ask here though.

Form: U35311

Authorizo^t³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 126| CD

20/1

French Flat import, won a Fairyhouse maiden over C&D in good style on debut for connections but well held third of six in a Grade 3 back here in February. Pulled up when losing place in the Triumph hurdle at the Cheltenham festival.

Form: 13P

Coeur Sublime³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 143| D

9/4

Down Royal maiden winner in November and went close in Fairyhouse Grade 3 contest over C&D in December. Beaten since but bounced back to form with a 3L defeat in the Triumph hurdle at the Cheltenham festival last month. Big player.

Form: 12F42

Filon D'Oudairies^h¹¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

25/1

Nose second and close fourth in two French bumpers in August. Made an encouraging start for this yard after two modest efforts in France when fifth of 11 in a Grade 2 at Leopardstown over Christmas. Needs to settle better but is promising enough.

Form: 245

Gardens of Babylon^p,t³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 140| D

5/2

Camelot colt, cost €240,000 as a yearling. Plenty of encouragement to be taken from three runs since the turn of the year including hitting the frame in a couple of Grade 1 contests at the Dublin and Cheltenham festivals. Open to more improvement.

Form: 1223

Got Trumped¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 132

9/1

Running well over hurdles over the winter before not being disgraced at the Dublin and Cheltenham festivals and finishing second of 17 beaten 1¼L in a Gowran Park maiden earlier this month. Looks a tall order in this comapny.

Form: 213468

Hannon^t³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J C McConnell| OR: 132| D

14/1

Distance winner of a Musselburgh juvenile hurdle on New Years Day on good ground before beaten a nose in a Grade 2 contest at Naas in February. Can be forgiven heavy defeat at the Cheltenham festival last month but still a difficult task set here.

Form: 2120

Star Max²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 130| D

9/1

Achieved a fair level of form on the Flat in Germany and he's improved with each start over hurdles. Not disgraced at the Cheltenham festival before winning a Limerick novice hurdle over this trip last month. Needs to improve once again.

Form: 73101

French Made³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Ruby Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 127| D

6/1

Won a Clonmel maiden hurdle over a similar trip in January before taking her chance in the Triumph hurdle at the Cheltenham festival when a not disgraced eighth of 14. Open to improvement and holds strong place claims.

Form: 218

Forecasts

Coeur Sublime (9/4), Gardens of Babylon (5/2), French Made (6/1), Got Trumped (9/1), Star Max (9/1), Way Back Home (10/1), Hannon (14/1), Authorizo (20/1), Filon D'Oudairies (25/1)

Stepping in to Graded company has found a number of these runners out apart from the potentially exciting Camelot gelding GARDENS OF BABYLON who ran well in a number of starts before finishing second behind Sir Erec and third behind Pentland Hills in the Dublin and Cheltenham festivals. The Gordon Elliott-trained Coeur Sublime is the stand-out biggest danger following his second of 14 in the Triumph hurdle at the Cheltenham festival. Way Back Home and French Made can battle to pick up some prize money.