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Saturday 30 January 2021

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Race Displays Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| C

Promising type. 3 wins from 4 runs this season. 3/1, career best when winning 6-runner minor event hurdle at this course (18.7f, heavy) 27 days ago. Exciting prospect

Form: 2-5111

The Sliding Rock⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: B J Cooper| T: G Elliott| OR: 125

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in October. Creditable 5 lengths second of 8 to Skyace in listed hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy, 18/1) 55 days ago.

Form: 612612

Gauloise⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

Promising individual. 2 wins from 2 runs this season. Won 10-runner listed hurdle at Thurles (16f, heavy, 4/5) 41 days ago by 3 lengths from Mighty Blue, keeping on well. Can make presence felt.

Form: 1-11

Kapard⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 125

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 10 lengths fourth of 10 to Gauloise in listed hurdle at Thurles (16f, heavy, 8/1) 41 days ago. Big improvement required at this level.

Form: 114

Brave Way⁹²

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

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. 1½ lengths third of 8 to Skyace in Irish EBF Mares Novices' Hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, soft, 11/4) 92 days ago. One to note.

Form: 1-13

Castra Vetera⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Kennedy| T: J P O'Brien| BF| C

5/4, 4 lengths second of 19 to Delvino in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 47 days ago. Likely to step forward from that, so could make an impression.

Form: 181-12

Delvino²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: A W Short| T: D A McLoughlin

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 12¾ lengths fourth of 6 to Royal Kahala in minor event hurdle (7/2) at this course (18.7f, heavy) 27 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 21-14

La Chanteuse¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: P E Corbett| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 115| CD

Career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle (10/1) at this course (18.5f, heavy) 14 days ago, staying on well. Open to further progress in this sphere, so not ruled out.

Form: 1442-01

Lady Heath³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: C J Orr| T: L Fowler

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers. 50/1, ninth of 20 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 35 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 14-299

Roseys Hollow¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: Jonathan Sweeney| OR: 125| CD

10/11, career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at this course (18.5f, heavy) 14 days ago, easily. Open to progress, so can't be ruled out.

Form: 1/3-41

Lunar Display³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 116

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 29¼ lengths fourth of 5 to Grand Roi in Grant Thornton Hurdle (50/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 32 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 1-7F34

Mighty Blue^h⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

Useful Flat winner. Promising sort. 12/1, 3 lengths second of 10 to Gauloise in listed hurdle at Thurles (16f, heavy) 41 days ago, clear of rest. Type to do better.

Form: 42

Forecasts

Gauloise (15/8), Royal Kahala (4/1), Brave Way (6/1), Mighty Blue (7/1), Roseys Hollow (8/1), The Sliding Rock (10/1), Castra Vetera (10/1), Kapard (14/1), Delvino (16/1), La Chanteuse (20/1), Lunar Display (20/1), Lady Heath (66/1)

The way ROYAL KAHALA cleared away to maintain her unbeaten hurdling record at this course last time suggests there's a good deal more to come, so she's narrowly preferred to Gauloise, who has looked most talented when landing all three of her outings to date. There's an abundance of potential elsewhere, most notably from Castra Vetera.