11:30 Navan

Saturday 5 December 2020

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Kells Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 11:30 | Winning time: 4m 6.6s

Ballyrihy Lad^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

100/1

Tongue strap on, sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 66/1) on NH debut 18 days ago.

Form: 6

Christmas Jumper³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin| T: E P Harty

50/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 11/2, eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 34 days ago, pulling hard.

Form: 68

Copia Verborum^h1³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe

125/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fifth of 18 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Down Royal (16.4f, heavy) 35 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 75

Fields Of Dreams³⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

22/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making jumps debut. 15/2, third of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f), well positioned. Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving Roger Charlton.

Form:

Five Helmets⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell

66/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 22/1, eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, heavy) 9 days ago.

Form: 00

Galon De Vauzelle¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 20 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Naas (19f, heavy) 14 days ago.

Form: 1-00

Gee Rex³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins

12/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making jumps debut. 5/4, won 12-runner claimer at Dundalk (8f) 38 days ago, sticking to task. First run for yard after leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien.

Form:

Gloire D'Athon⁴¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

7/2

Won 8-runner bumper at Cholet (14.7f, heavy, 21/10). Off 13 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Alain Couetil. Yard in good form.

Form: 1-

Golden Ferret

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: A W Short| T: P Stafford

200/1

Golden Lariat gelding. Dam (c95/h88) bumper/2m-19f hurdle winner.

Form:

Great Bear⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| BF

11/2

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 28/1, nineteenth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (16f, soft) 55 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. WSets the standard.

Form: 22-

Magic Tricks³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| BF

7/2

6/5, fourth of 16 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, soft) on NH debut 38 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 2-4

Shotgun Willie^t1¹⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

200/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle at Bellewstown (16.7f, heavy, 100/1) on NH debut 102 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P

Valyblue²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: M J Bolger| T: B Connell

66/1

50/1, thirteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) on NH debut 21 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0

Butterflyvespiere

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

66/1

€28,000 3-y-o, Montmartre filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including fairly useful French 2¼m hurdle winner Sasha de L'elfe and fair hurdler/chaser Tzar de L'elfe. Yard in good form.

Form:

Cloudings Well²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley

200/1

150/1, seventeenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) on NH debut 21 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0

Getaway Goldie

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster

125/1

Getaway filly. Dam (h95), winning pointer/maiden hurdler, half-sister to bumper winner Powerstown Dreams.

Form:

Manitopark⁴¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

5/6

Form:

Mollyo⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J S McGarvey| T: P Roche

150/1

Fell in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, heavy, 200/1) on NH debut 9 days ago.

Form: F

Something Abouther

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche

100/1

Flemensfirth filly. Half-sister to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/chaser Coolaghknock Glebe and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Neddyvaughan, stayed 23f.

Form:

Non-Runners

Ferrum¹⁶⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Simon Torrens

Caesar Rock²¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: M F Morris J: Reserve 1

Magnor Glory

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: T O'Brien J: Reserve 2

Wild As Fire

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: E Cawley J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Manitopark (5/6), Magic Tricks (7/2), Gloire D'Athon (7/2), Great Bear (11/2), Gee Rex (12/1), Fields Of Dreams (22/1), Magnor Glory (33/1), Caesar Rock (33/1), Christmas Jumper (50/1), Ferrum (50/1), Butterflyvespiere (66/1), Valyblue (66/1), Five Helmets (66/1), Wild As Fire (66/1), Ballyrihy Lad (100/1), Something Abouther (100/1), Copia Verborum (125/1), Getaway Goldie (125/1), Galon De Vauzelle (125/1), Mollyo (150/1), Cloudings Well (200/1), Golden Ferret (200/1), Shotgun Willie (200/1)

MANITOPARK AA is a fascinating recruit to hurdling for Willie Mullins having mopped up in Anglo-Arab bumpers in France and she receives the vote. Great Bear sets the standard over hurdles, with Field of Dreams and Magic Tricks also of interest for Gordon Elliott.