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Tuesday 12 November 2019

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Winter Festival November 30th & December 1st 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 4m 3.10s

Cerberus^t¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

15/8

Gelding by Iffraaj. Rated 72 on the Flat without a win in career five starts including three defeats on turf. Went close on hurdling debut last month at Punchestown and likely to be in the mix.

Form: 2

Colonel Lesley³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

66/1

Beaten over 40L on each of his two starts over hurdles in the last couple of months. Needs to step up to play a part here.

Form: 84

Donnersnstrings²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

20/1

Modest 64-rated handicapper on the Flat, well held on each of his three starts over the summer. Not fluent at a number of hurdles on debut at Punchestown over 2m last month. Vast improvement needed to figure.

Form: 5

Gealach¹³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: G Elliott

25/1

Gelding by Sea The Moon. Below-par 65-rated handicapper on the Flat for trainer John Oxx. Capable of a big run if settled into his new surroundings.

Form:

Instant Return¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington

13/2

Well held in a couple of starts on the Flat with Ger Lyons. Ran well in defeat on hurdling debut, despite being hampered by a loose horse. Can be expected to improve.

Form: 3

Kid Curry²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

13/2

Not much to shout about in three desperate efforts 12 months ago on the Flat for trainer Sarah Lynam. Not disgraced on hurdling debut and will look to progress here on second start for leading yard.

Form: 4

Lalipour¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: M A Enright| T: G Elliott

66/1

Not devoid of talent on the Flat but rarely threatened to pick up place prize money yet alone win. Hard to make a case for based on a couple of desperate efforts over hurdles last month.

Form: 60

Masque Of Anarchy¹⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: P G Fahey

100/1

Looked to be regressing on the Flat for previous connections up until June. Best watched on hurdling debut on first start for new connections.

Form:

Red Gerry^t³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

2/1

Off the mark at the eighth attempt on the Flat when landing a Tipperary maiden on good/yielding over 1m4½f in August. Best watched on hurdling debut unless market vibes suggest otherwise.

Form:

Severus Alexander^t¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: O R Brown⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien

12/1

Moderate sixth of 16 beaten over 19L over 1m4f at Leopardstown last month before being brought down at the first in a Galway maiden hurdle on his second start over timber. Could be capable of a big run.

Form: 7B

Choralised⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: T Cleary

100/1

Regressive on the Flat, the daughter of Vocalised failed to hit the frame in six career starts. Appears to have a mountain to climb on hurdling debut.

Form:

Guinevere¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R P Cody

16/1

Improving 70-rated handicapper on the Flat, ran a career best on heavy ground at Gowran Park over 1m before not disgraced on hurdling debut at Galway over 2m½f on soft ground late last month. Not one to be putting a line through.

Form: 5

Midnight Geisha²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

33/1

Two-race maiden but likely to improve on a disappointing hurdling debut over a similar trip in a Punchestown 3-Y-O contest last month.

Form: 7

Recent Revelations^t¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-12| J: Reserve 1| T: G Elliott

66/1

First Reserve: Beaten more than 50L on hurdles bow at Punchestown before finding himself tailed off at Galway last month. Could be vulnerable if making the line-up.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

Malbas¹³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 3

T: D Hogan J: D G Hogan

Martello Boy⁹⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 3

T: Ms M Mullins J: Reserve 2

Dragon's Pass²⁰

Weight: 10-5| Age: 3

T: Mrs D Foster J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Cerberus (15/8), Red Gerry (2/1), Instant Return (13/2), Kid Curry (13/2), Severus Alexander (12/1), Malbas (14/1), Guinevere (16/1), Donnersnstrings (20/1), Gealach (25/1), Midnight Geisha (33/1), Dragon's Pass (33/1), Martello Boy (33/1), Recent Revelations (66/1), Lalipour (66/1), Colonel Lesley (66/1), Masque Of Anarchy (100/1), Choralised (100/1)

The Joseph O'Brien-trained CERBERUS can build on a pleasing debut over hurdles last month when running A Wave Of The Sea to a neck at Punchestown on soft to heavy ground over a similar trip. Kid Curry on just his second start for trainer Willie Mullins could take advantage of any short comings from the son of Iffraaj, while the Jessica Harrington pair Instant Return, third of 18 behind Sacchoandvanetti at Galway last month and Donnernstrings, the mount of Robbie Power need special consideration. Winner on the Flat over 1m4f, Red Gerry for trainer Noel Meade looks an interesting hurdling recruit.