Happy New Year From MansionBet Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 12:21 | Winning time: 4m 11.20s

Carrigmoorna Pine³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 125| D

4/1

Off the mark at just the third time of asking landing a Clonmel maiden hurdle last month. 12 months ago, following on from his win in the feature with Midnight Stroll, the trainer completed a 186/1 double at this meeting with Concordin.

Form: 414-851

Advanced Virgo^p⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: K J Brouder⁽³⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 121| D

14/1

Winner on third start over hurdles in September but below par in novice company at Galway in October. Yard are two from nine runners at this meeting in the last three years boasting a 33% win and place strike rate.

Form: 93-515

Fauguernon⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 117| D

6/4

Off the mark at the fifth time of asking for connections landing a Leopardstown 2m handicap hurdle on St Stephens Day off a 6lb lower mark. Trainer has a record of three winners and a place effort from eight starters at this meeting since 2017.

Form: 55-471

Act Of God⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 117| BF| D

7/1

Recently seen on the Flat at Dundalk finishing down the field over 1m4f in November. Winner over this trip on hurdling debut in May and can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 13

Randalls Ur Poet⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 114

10/1

21-race maiden over hurdles, the gutsy gelding always gives his all but is regularly susceptible to one or two better handicapped sorts in the line-up.

Form: 344245

Texard^h²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

11/4

Well beaten in a couple of early hurdling skirmishes but not disgraced on either occasion at Navan last month or over C&D in November. Promising sort likely to improve.

Form: 3464

Forecasts

Fauguernon (6/4), Texard (11/4), Carrigmoorna Pine (4/1), Act Of God (7/1), Randalls Ur Poet (10/1), Advanced Virgo (14/1)

The Noel Meade-trained FAUGUERNON can add to his win in a Leopardstown 2m novice handicap hurdle on St Stephens Day when leading 24 rivals home. The six-year-old can win for a yard who boast a 50% win and place strike rate since 2017 at this meeting including landing a double here 12 months ago with Eurobot and Behind The Curtain. The five-year-old Texard in the colours of owners Simon Munir and Isaac Souede can emerge as the biggest danger for trainer Gordon Elliott while Carrigmoorna Pine and Advanced Virgo should not be taken lightly.