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Tuesday 29 December 2020

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Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 5m 37.8s

Fort William¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 16 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Naas (19f, heavy) 15 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 9048-09

Four Horsemen²³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: T J Nagle-Jr

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, thirteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 23 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 5/09-0

Furkhan^t⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: J Dullea

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, soft) 61 days ago, weakening after 3 out. Others appeal more.

Form: 590P

Hungry Tiger¹²

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

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Respectable eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (20f, heavy, 150/1) 12 days ago. More needed here though.

Form: 30F768

Mister Bells²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

5/1

Fair form over hurdles, fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (21f, heavy, 50/1) 28 days ago. Needs another step forward if he's to open his account though.

Form: 445

Thebellsofshandon^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: M F Morris

10/1

Tongue strap on and best run over hurdles when eighth of 20 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Cork (16f, heavy) 23 days ago. May do better still but he needs to if he's to figure.

Form: 688

Clonbury Bridge⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Ricky Doyle| T: J P Dempsey

11/2

Fair maiden. Creditable fifth of 20 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) 45 days ago. Needs to brush up his jumping but looks competitive on form.

Form: 045

Presenting Bonnie²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D E Mullins| T: J P Ryan

5/1

Fair maiden who arrives on back of good fourth of 14 in novice hurdle (22/1) at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 26 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 5964

Ringhill Lady³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: J J Lambe| OR: 80

80/1

100/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 20 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 37 days ago. Big step forward is required.

Form: P904-90

Shes Some Doll²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 96

7/1

Modest hurdler. 22/1, creditable tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at this course (21f, heavy) 28 days ago. Yard in good form so shortlisted.

Form: 85-6450

Unlaoised⁴¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden, only fifteenth of 25 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Naas (16f, soft) 13 months ago on final run for Mark Fahey. Plenty to find on yard debut on comeback.

Form: 780/0-

Boomtown Girl²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan

4/1

14/1, close up when fell 2 out in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 23 days ago, looking sure to be placed. Has more to offer so she holds good claims.

Form: 204F

Joeswayornoway¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: K J Brouder| T: E Sheehy

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy, 25/1) on hurdles bow 15 days ago. Needs to improve again if she's to make a mark.

Form: 5846

Rocco Storm¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D J McInerney| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 95

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 17 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, heavy) 18 days ago. More needed. RESERVE

Form: 678

Junior Rattler^t1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: O McKiernan

11/2

80/1, eighth of 12 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (17f, heavy) 12 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time with work to do. RESERVE.

Form: P22-768

Non-Runners

Fahrenheit De Lecu²⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: J J Mangan J: S A Mulcahy

Street Value¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: P T Flavin J: H Morgan

The Rebel Knight¹⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: A J Martin J: M J Molloy

Gaelic Force¹¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Upourdat³⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: P Neville J: Gary Noonan

Forecasts

Boomtown Girl (4/1), Mister Bells (5/1), Presenting Bonnie (5/1), Junior Rattler (11/2), Clonbury Bridge (11/2), Upourdat (6/1), Shes Some Doll (7/1), Thebellsofshandon (10/1), Joeswayornoway (12/1), The Rebel Knight (12/1), Rocco Storm (18/1), Four Horsemen (40/1), Hungry Tiger (40/1), Unlaoised (50/1), Fahrenheit De Lecu (66/1), Furkhan (66/1), Ringhill Lady (80/1), Fort William (100/1), Street Value (100/1), Gaelic Force (100/1)

BOOMTOWN GIRL was running her best race when taking a late fall at Cork last time so is taken to gain compensation in a maiden where lots have question marks against them. Presenting Bonnie is feared most on the back of her good Clonmel fourth, with Clonbury Bridge another worth considering, especially if he improves his hurdling. Street Value is respected highly now, too.