12:00 Navan

Saturday 5 December 2020

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Hotel Park St Johann Tirol Austria Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 12:00 | Winning time: 5m 25.50s

Crecerelle¹⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

22/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat who was given a considerate introduction to hurdling after 23 months off when fourth at Bellewstown (20.2f) in August. Should do better in time.

Form: 4

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Eden Flight³²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

7/2

Bumper winner who left his debut form well behind when second of 9 in a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle (22.5f) in January. Off since but capable of better still.

Form: 1/02-

Eltico³³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J H Black| OR: 87

150/1

Well beaten in 3 maiden hurdles. Off 11 months.

Form: 907-

Frozen House

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley

150/1

Frozen Fire gelding. Dam (c91/h93) 2¼m hurdle winner.

Form:

Grangeclare Native²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

5/4

Matched his fairly useful bumper form at the third attempt in this sphere when second in a C&D novice 27 days ago. Open to further improvement.

Form: 1/18-F2

Hungry Tiger¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: P Griffin

150/1

Little show in a pair of maiden chases.

Form: P5-230F

Justakeg

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien

150/1

Dubai Destination gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to winning hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 3m) Half Barrell.

Form:

Legacy Thor^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B G Crawford⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 116

8/1

Fairly useful hurdler but is unreliable and refused to race in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 7 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 304-23R

Mattie Cahill¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: P Fenton

125/1

Pulled up before 3 out in maiden hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 13 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: P

Minella Escape⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF

10/3

Winning pointer who shaped like the best horse in the race prior to his heavy fall at the last at Punchestown on hurdling debut in September. Given time to get over that and remains capable of better.

Form: 41-F

Salt Wind³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P D Kennedy| T: M Kennedy| BF

14/1

Winning pointer who found only one too good for a second time in bumpers at Thurles (2m) 30 days ago. Bred to stay well, so this longer trip a plus now hurdling.

Form: 21-22

Gripsou Charolais

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin

80/1

Indian Daffodil gelding. Half-brother to Accrochetoi and Totonito, both in France. Dam (h69) French chaser, second at 2¼m.

Form:

Kalkas³⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead

7/1

Showed ability when third in a juvenile at Fontainebleau (17.6f) on hurdling debut last December. First run for yard after leaving Francois Nicolle. Likely to improve.

Form: 3-

Finished Article^t1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: T M Walsh

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 14 in minor event hurdle (80/1) at Punchestown (21.6f, heavy) on NH debut 20 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 6

Eaton Lady¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

150/1

Well held in bumper/maiden hurdles.

Form: 800

Lily Light Foot¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: E P Harty

150/1

Modest in bumpers and didn't fare any better sent hurdling at Thurles 16 days ago.

Form: 2807

Ocascuse Me

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Kevin Sexton| T: E Sheehy

150/1

Ocovango filly. Dam unraced half-sister to fair hurdler/useful staying chaser Adrenalin Flight.

Form:

Only For Pascal⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 400/1) on NH debut 7 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Jaksporter²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: F J Flood J: Mr J Hart

Forecasts

Grangeclare Native (5/4), Minella Escape (10/3), Eden Flight (7/2), Kalkas (7/1), Legacy Thor (8/1), Salt Wind (14/1), Crecerelle (22/1), Finished Article (50/1), Gripsou Charolais (80/1), Jaksporter (100/1), Mattie Cahill (125/1), Hungry Tiger (150/1), Lily Light Foot (150/1), Eltico (150/1), Eaton Lady (150/1), Frozen House (150/1), Justakeg (150/1), Only For Pascal (150/1), Ocascuse Me (150/1)

MINELLA ESCAPE shaped best prior to his fall at the last on his Punchestown hurdling debut in September, and has the potential to make up into a useful novice on that evidence providing he's none the worse. Grangeclare Native and Eden Flight head the opposition.