14:30 Limerick

Wednesday 30 December 2020

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Roches Feeds Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 42.07s

Patty D^h²⁹

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

4/1

Promising sort. 6/5, career best when winning 12-runner bumper at this course (16f, heavy) 29 days ago. More to come back hurdling up in trip.

Form: F5-21

Pont Aval⁶⁰⁹

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

9/2

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-

Atlantic Fairy²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

6/4

Twice-raced maiden. Off 13 months, 5/1, second of 20 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 24 days ago, taking strong hold. Up in trip. Leading claims.

Form: 2/3-2

Diaspora¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien

200/1

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

Form: 0

Find It Now^t1³⁹⁵

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

200/1

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

Form: 436-

Fizzlestick³⁶⁷

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

50/1

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 Warrior³⁸

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

11/4

Point winner. Fifth of 11 in novice hurdle (18/1) at Navan (20f, heavy) on NH debut 38 days ago. Open to progress for in-form yard.

Form: F1-5

Mooresfort Lady⁴³

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

400/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, heavy, 250/1) on hurdles bow 43 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 80

Nelly's Money^t⁵⁷

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

9/1

Modest hurdler. 11/2, below form sixth of 14 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 57 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 54272-6

Teacher Norah²⁵

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

400/1

Failed to complete both starts in points.

Form: FP

Whisper In Court^t1⁶⁶

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

150/1

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 66 days ago. Tongue tie on.

Form: 41-0

Non-Runners

Rambling Rose⁵⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: S Ryan J: P J Cawley

Miss Oriental²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: E McCarthy J: K J Brouder

Forecasts

Atlantic Fairy (6/4), Kilbree Warrior (11/4), Patty D (4/1), Pont Aval (9/2), Nelly's Money (9/1), Miss Oriental (20/1), Rambling Rose (20/1), Fizzlestick (50/1), Whisper In Court (150/1), Diaspora (200/1), Find It Now (200/1), Mooresfort Lady (400/1), Teacher Norah (400/1)

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.