14:35 Punchestown

Saturday 16 November 2019

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Kildare Now Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 5m 17.8s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Blue Sari

3/10, 2/7

3/10

Fakir

6/1, 13/2

7/1

The Bosses Oscar

9/1, 10/1, 9/1, 10/1, 9/1, 10/1

9/1

Fusain

20/1, 18/1, 16/1, 14/1, 12/1

10/1

Friary Rock

10/1, 11/1, 10/1, 11/1

12/1

Tucanae

25/1

Ashdale Bob

33/1

So Near So Farhh

40/1

33/1

Diamond Grove

33/1

Bread And Butter

66/1, 50/1, 40/1

33/1

Brinkley

50/1

Favori Logique

50/1

Comporta

66/1

Breezy Bell

66/1

Flash

66/1, 50/1

66/1

Moonlight Glory

66/1

Handsworth

100/1

Cahirdown Boy

100/1

Spiritus Mundi

100/1

It's A Hoofer

100/1

Round The Buoy

100/1

Mazboon

100/1

SP Book Percentage 147.65

Non-Runners

French Dynamite¹⁷⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: M F Morris J: Reserve 1

Raleagh Flora

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: C A McBratney J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Blue Sari (3/10), Fakir (7/1), The Bosses Oscar (9/1), Fusain (10/1), Friary Rock (12/1), French Dynamite (12/1), Tucanae (25/1), Ashdale Bob (33/1), So Near So Farhh (33/1), Diamond Grove (33/1), Bread And Butter (33/1), Brinkley (50/1), Favori Logique (50/1), Raleagh Flora (50/1), Comporta (66/1), Breezy Bell (66/1), Flash (66/1), Moonlight Glory (66/1), Handsworth (100/1), Cahirdown Boy (100/1), Spiritus Mundi (100/1), It's A Hoofer (100/1), Round The Buoy (100/1), Mazboon (100/1)

Although the Cheltenham Champion Bumper doesn't always work as well as you might hope the early impressions are that this year's will do and runner-up BLUE SARI who was having just his second start at the Festival is expected to make up into a top-drawer novice hurdler for Willie Mullins so he can kick-off the campaign with a win. Mullins' perennial rival Gordon Elliott runs The Bosses Oscar who won his only bumper impressively so he at this stage could be anything and is the most feared rival. Friary Rock who was second on hurdles bow is the best of those to run over obstacles under Rules although his stablemate French Dynamite would be even more interesting if running as a reserve.