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Sunday 27 December 2020

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Roches Feeds Mares Maiden Hurdle

4YO plus | 2m 4f | Heavy | 19 Runners | Turf

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| C

Promising sort. 6/5, career best when winning 12-runner bumper at this course (16f, heavy) 26 days ago. More to come back hurdling up in trip.

Form: F5-21

Pont Aval⁶⁰⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

Successful in bumper at Ballinrobe in April 2019. Off 20 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Absence not a worry given top yard she hails from and they won this last year.

Form: 3231/0-

Rambling Rose⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: S Ryan

Fair winner at 18f in bumpers. Seventh of 13 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Thurles (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 52 days ago. Up in trip. Should have more to offer.

Form: 7-157

Lunar Display³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: P E Corbett| T: J P O'Brien

Bumper winner. Very good 7 lengths third of 9 to Castra Vetera in listed bumper at Navan (16f, heavy, 18/1) 35 days ago, not ideally placed. Took a heavy fall over hurdles prior to that.

Form: 1-7F3

Atlantic Fairy²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead

Twice-raced maiden. Off 13 months, 5/1, second of 20 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 21 days ago, taking strong hold. Up in trip. Leading claims.

Form: 2/3-2

Carrolls Grove⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: R P Treacy| T: E McNamara

Promise in maiden hurdles 9 months apart. One for handicaps.

Form: 6-7

Chandlier¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: N P Madden| T: N Lee

€7,500 3-y-o, Flemensfirth mare. Dam bumper winner. Pulled up in point on debut, Dec 5. Tenth of 11 in bumper at this course (16f, heavy, 28/1) on NH debut 1 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: P0

Diaspora¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: K J Brouder| T: D M O'Brien

125/1, eleventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy) on NH debut 13 days ago. Up in trip. From a decent family, may need more time.

Form: 0

Fantasia Roque¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: J M Moore| T: N Meade

£70,000 point winner from good family. 4/1, tenth of 11 in bumper at Naas (16f, heavy) on NH debut 13 days ago, dropping away quickly. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 3/1-0

Find It Now^t1³⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: B T Murphy

Dam unraced half-sister to useful chaser (stays 27f) Wandrin Star. Maiden pointer, unplaced last time (Dec 2019). Tongue tied.

Form: 436-

Fizzlestick³⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 13 months, 66/1, creditable ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20.3f, good to soft) when last seen. Off another year since.

Form: 235/9-

Kilbree Warrior³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Brian Hayes| T: O McKiernan

Point winner. Fifth of 11 in novice hurdle (18/1) at Navan (20f, heavy) on NH debut 35 days ago. Open to progress for in-form yard.

Form: F1-5

Mooresfort Lady⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, heavy, 250/1) on hurdles bow 40 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 80

Nelly's Money^t⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner

Modest hurdler. 11/2, below form sixth of 14 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 54 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 54272-6

New Money²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

15/2 and cheekpieces on, pulled up in hunter chase at Fairyhouse (23.5f, heavy) on NH debut 47 days ago. Won point since.

Form: 522-P41

Teacher Norah²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: Michael Barry

Failed to complete both starts in points.

Form: FP

Whisper In Court^t1⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: A W Short| T: P Stafford

Sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Ellie Mac and half-sister to bumper winner Thisonetime. Point winner. Last of 11 in bumper (40/1) at Wexford (16f, heavy) on NH debut 63 days ago. Tongue tie on.

Form: 41-0

Miss Oriental^p1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 94

Modest maiden hurdler. 22/1, below form seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.2f, heavy) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 32-5877

Darrens Diamond³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Reserve 1| T: R Murphy| OR: 85

Poor hurdler. Remains a maiden after 10 hurdle runs. 18/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, heavy) 33 days ago. Engaged 1.22 here Saturday. RESERVE.

Form: 5P808-0

Forecasts

Lunar Display (3/1), Pont Aval (4/1), Atlantic Fairy (4/1), Patty D (9/2), Fantasia Roque (10/1), Nelly's Money (10/1), Kilbree Warrior (10/1), New Money (16/1), Fizzlestick (25/1), Rambling Rose (25/1), Miss Oriental (25/1), Find It Now (33/1), Diaspora (33/1), Carrolls Grove (33/1), Chandlier (50/1), Whisper In Court (50/1), Mooresfort Lady (100/1), Teacher Norah (100/1)

Connections have persevered with PONT AVAL, a bumper winner back in April 2019, and it would be no surprise to see her make a successful return over hurdles for Willie Mullins. Atlantic Fairy is feared most ahead of Patty D.