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Saturday 5 December 2020

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Hotel Park St Johann Tirol Austria Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 5m 27.6s

Ain't That A Shame⁶⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

6/1

£110,000 5-y-o, Jeremy gelding. Half-brother to dual bumper winner Catching Shadows. Runner-up in maiden point on debut (Jan 2019).

Form: 2/

Boston Hill^p²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: K P Egan

150/1

Temperamental sort. Fourteenth of 20 in novice hurdle (250/1) at this C&D (soft) 27 days ago.

Form: URPP-70

Champagne Vacation⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Carberry| T: S J Mahon

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifth of 9 in novice hurdle at Galway (20.7f, heavy, 250/1) on hurdles bow 41 days ago.

Form: 795

Clondaw Secret³⁶³

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

8/1

€28,000 3-y-o, £135,000 5-y-o, Court Cave gelding. Brother to 3 winners, including useful bumper winner/smart hurdler Clondaw Court. Won point on sole start to date in December 2019.

Form: 1-

Exit Eleven^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: S G Walsh| OR: 111

50/1

Fair hurdler. 150/1, good fourth of 20 in novice hurdle at this C&D (soft) 27 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: F437-84

Forged In Fire³⁴³

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

9/4

Useful form when winning 10-runner bumper at Leopardstown (16f, soft) on NH debut. Off 11 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 1-

Frere Tuck⁸⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

15/2

Won 9-runner bumper at Argentan (12.4f, good). Off over 2 years. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving P. Chemin & C. Herpin (sold €120,000). Interesting.

Form: 1/

Henry Africa¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C Abernethy⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in novice hurdle (300/1) at this C&D (heavy) 13 days ago.

Form: U/09

Lifetime Ambition²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington

9/4

Promising type. Second of 14 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (21.6f, heavy, 18/1) on hurdles bow 20 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 2144-2

Voitout²²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M J Bolger| T: B Connell

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 22 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 00

Genois²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Bolger

3/1

Promising sort. Third of 20 in novice hurdle (16/1) at this C&D (soft) on NH debut 27 days ago, running on. Should progress.

Form: 3

Salmanino²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss E Doyle

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, fell in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) on NH debut 21 days ago.

Form: F

Fire Love¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, thirteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy) on NH debut 14 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 10

Forever On Fire^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley

150/1

Frozen Fire mare. Half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser Forever Gold and fair hurdler Never Said That. Wears hood.

Form:

Miss Us O⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: B R Hamilton

150/1

Beat Hollow mare. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Ivor's King. Dam maiden on Flat. Off the mark in points at third attempt (sole completed start) last time, Oct 24.

Form: P-U1

Sketrick²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: P E Corbett| T: S R B Crawford

150/1

Milan mare. Dam (h79), maiden bumper/hurdler, half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stays 3¼m) Mendip Express. Won point in October, pulled up last time (Nov 7).

Form: 343/14P

Tango Theatre³⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell

100/1

€8,000 3-y-o, £22,000 5-y-o, Shirocco mare. Dam (h100) 2½m hurdle winner (stayed 3m). Off the mark in points at fifth attempt last time (Feb 8).

Form: P/P521-

Tarshaan

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

150/1

Mountain High mare. Half-sister to 5 winners, including useful hurdler Tarkari and fair 2m hurdle winner Taradoun, stayed 2½m. Dam 1¼m-1½m winner who stayed 1¾m.

Form:

Forecasts

Lifetime Ambition (9/4), Forged In Fire (9/4), Genois (3/1), Ain't That A Shame (6/1), Frere Tuck (15/2), Clondaw Secret (8/1), Exit Eleven (50/1), Voitout (50/1), Tango Theatre (100/1), Salmanino (150/1), Sketrick (150/1), Boston Hill (150/1), Fire Love (150/1), Miss Us O (150/1), Champagne Vacation (150/1), Forever On Fire (150/1), Henry Africa (150/1), Tarshaan (150/1)

FORGED IN FIRE showed useful from when winning a bumper at Leopardstown almost a year ago so looks a most interesting hurdling debutant. French-bumper winner Frere Tuck is another interesting recruit to hurdling having joined Willie Mullins, while Lifetime Ambition and Genois both showed plenty on their hurdling debut.