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Friday 29 January 2021

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Graigs Lane Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 5m 48.9s

Barbary Master³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| C

7/4

Bumper winner who made a promising start over hurdles when third in 2m maiden at Punchestown in October. Proved a disappointment at Leopardstown 2 months later but good claims if bouncing back.

Form: 3/41-38

Desertmore Glen⁶⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: D Leahy

50/1

Winning pointer who showed a bit when sixth of 13 in maiden hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, heavy, 11/1) on NH debut 64 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 1P3-P6

Fair Frontieres^h1³⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D L Queally⁽³⁾| T: D Queally

12/1

Sans Frontieres gelding. Dam (h66) winning pointer. Pulled up in point on debut in January 2020. Wears hood.

Form: P-

Gladiatorial¹²²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly

18/1

Shaped with promise when third of 14 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft, 22/1) on hurdles bow 122 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Shane Nolan. Open to progress.

Form: 97-33

Keep 'em Lit⁴³³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: B R Hamilton

33/1

Court Cave gelding. Dam lightly raced in French hurdle/chases. Runner-up in point on debut in November 2019.

Form: 2-

Saunderscourt Rule⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M P Fogarty| T: J Fogarty

150/1

Rule of Law gelding. Dam (b83), lightly raced in bumpers, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Pumped Up Kicks. unplaced in point on debut, Dec 13.

Form: 6

Spider Cullen⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Hickey

50/1

Craigsteel gelding. Brother to fair 19f hurdle winner Buckie Cullen. Dam (h87) point winner, lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles. Third on debut in point, Dec 19.

Form: 3

Wowsham⁸⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

200/1

Little impact on Flat. Off over 2 years ahead of hurdle debut and can only be watched.

Form:

Gaelic Des Chastys³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: J M Moore| T: A Donoghue

250/1

Well held both starts in bumpers. Makes hurdles debut up in trip.

Form: 50

Galloway Du Lia⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Ricky Doyle| T: J Halley

250/1

Turgeon gelding. Dam ran once on Flat in France. Unplaced in point on debut, Nov 22.

Form: 7

Gars De Sceaux⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott

8/15

Winning pointer who shaped well when second of 17 in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 10/3) on NH debut 62 days ago. Up in trip. Open to improvement.

Form: 1-2

Klickity Klopp¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Dempsey

150/1

Well held in pair of maiden hurdles. Back up in trip.

Form: 00

Nostra Casa²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: B Cawley

150/1

Fair maiden on the Flat but ran below that level sent hurdling at Cork (16f, heavy) 27 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Petrol Head³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: D P Dunne

250/1

Well held in 2 maiden hurdles.

Form: 70

Port West

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan

20/1

Westerner gelding. Dam lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles.

Form:

Zamond²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss S Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: C Bowe

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 7 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Tramore (21f, heavy) 28 days ago.

Form: P-5P06

Artizarra³²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly

250/1

Yet to show any ability. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving R. K. Watson.

Form: P0/PPF-

Golden Ode⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: S M O'Donoghue

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, pulled up in novice hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy, 100/1) on NH debut, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out. First run for yard after leaving John J. Walsh.

Form: P-PP5

Lucky Mare³⁹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: P D Kennedy| T: P G Fahey

125/1

Well held on debut in bumper and pulled up in similar event next time, both in 2019/20. Makes hurdles debut after 13 months off.

Form: 6P-

Joeswayornoway¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: K C Sexton| T: E Sheehy

80/1

Poor hurdler. Sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.8f, heavy, 150/1) 16 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 5846U6

Non-Runners

Mr Josiey Wales⁴⁸¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: D A McLoughlin J: Reserve 1

Ticking Tom

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: P Magee J: Reserve 2

Ballykilmurray

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: A Donoghue J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gars De Sceaux (8/15), Barbary Master (7/4), Mr Josiey Wales (10/1), Fair Frontieres (12/1), Gladiatorial (18/1), Ticking Tom (20/1), Port West (20/1), Ballykilmurray (25/1), Keep 'em Lit (33/1), Spider Cullen (50/1), Desertmore Glen (50/1), Joeswayornoway (80/1), Lucky Mare (125/1), Klickity Klopp (150/1), Saunderscourt Rule (150/1), Nostra Casa (150/1), Wowsham (200/1), Zamond (200/1), Galloway Du Lia (250/1), Petrol Head (250/1), Artizarra (250/1), Golden Ode (250/1), Gaelic Des Chastys (250/1)

BARBARY MASTER's hurdling debut form reads well in the context of this race, so he's well worth the chance to bounce back from a disappointing run at Leopardstown returning to the scene of his bumper win. Gars de Sceaux is the obvious threat having shaped promisingly on his first try hurdling at Fairyhouse.