14:00 Limerick

Friday 27 December 2019

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Lyons Of Limerick Jaguar Land Rover Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 14:02 | Winning time: 6m 24.8s

Fury Road^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

1/1

Shaped well when landing both of his starts over hurdles so far including a 10L win in the Grade 3 'Monksfield' Novice hurdle at Navan last month. Could well still have more to give.

Form: 151-311

Alpine Cobra¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: K J Brouder| T: C Byrnes| C

12/1

Off the mark at the fourth time of asking over hurdles when landing a Punchestown maiden over 2m6f on soft ground before backing that effort up to finish second in a Grade 3 contest at Cork earlier this month. Not to be taken lightly.

Form: 1/F-4312

Vis Ta Loi¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins

7/1

Promising hurdling success in a Clonmel 2m3½f 13-runner maiden on soft/heavy ground last month before a set-back when third of six in a Cork Grade 3 contest earlier this month. One of four from leading yard.

Form: 3/13

Foveros²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: R Deegan| T: W P Mullins| OR: 139

7/1

No match for Envoi Allen when beaten 23L in a Grade 1 novice hurdle at Fairyhouse earlier this month. Can go well at a price.

Form: 12117

Quartz Du Rheu¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: D J McInerney| T: W P Mullins| OR: 137

10/1

Holding his form well in a number of starts over timber since August. Steps up in trip here, one of four in the race representing leading yard.

Form: 121232

Well Set Up¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Fahey| OR: 130

7/2

Backed up a pleasing Listed win at Cork last month when landing a Grade 3 contest at the same venue over 3m on soft ground earlier this month with a couple of today's rivals in rear. Can give another good account in this contest.

Form: 42-1211

Lunch In Adare³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

50/1

By Doyen out of a Bob Back mare. Dead-heated in a Fairyhouse mares' maiden hurdle last month with Larquebuse. Much more needed in this company.

Form: 4330-41

Zola⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: A W Short| T: W P Mullins

20/1

Easily won on her hurdles debut following up a classy performance in a bumper. Backed that effort up over 3m at Cork when last seen in October. More required in this grade.

Form: 42111

Non-Runners

Ferocious¹⁷

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Mr J J Codd

Sailingtobyzantium²²

Weight: 10-10| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: M Hamill

Forecasts

Fury Road (1/1), Well Set Up (7/2), Vis Ta Loi (7/1), Foveros (7/1), Quartz Du Rheu (10/1), Alpine Cobra (12/1), Ferocious (14/1), Sailingtobyzantium (16/1), Zola (20/1), Lunch In Adare (50/1)

Grade 2 contest with former winners including Our Vinnie, Penhill and Faugheen. Trainer Willie Mullins has won this contest in four of the last six renewals and his five-year-old gelding VIS TA LOI can add to that tally in the Hurricane Fly colours. The Gordon Elliott-trained Fury Road is the clear and obvious danger following a couple of facile wins at Down Royal and in a Grade 3 contest at Navan last month. Well Set Up for trainer Mark Fahey has done little wrong since finishing second of eight in a Listed contest at this venue in October and can compete for the places with Zola, Alpine Cobra and lively outsider Sailingtobyzantium.