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Wednesday 24 February 2021

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I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

5YO plus | 2m 4f | 17 Runners | Turf

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 116

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in bumper at Wexford in October. Excellent second of 18 in novice hurdle (15/2) at Naas (19f, heavy) 24 days ago. Going the right way, so warrants consideration.

Form: 214652

Carioca King^b1¹⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in bumper (7/2) at Listowel (16f, good) on NH debut 157 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 8

Cavallino^p1⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

Promising individual. Third of 11 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, heavy, 7/2) on hurdles bow 76 days ago. Up in trip with cheekpieces applied, holds excellent claims of opening his account.

Form: 83

Eat The Book⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Dunne

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Last of 10 in bumper (150/1) at this course (16.6f, heavy) 78 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 00/0-0

Living's Boy An Co¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 109

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, excellent second of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.2f, heavy, 8/1) 16 days ago. Solid claims if he can back that up.

Form: P/P4P-92

Rathcabbin⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: D Deacon

Mountain High gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart staying chaser Ms Parfois. Dam unraced. Not without interest on pedigree but pulled up in two points.

Form: P-P

Two For The Road⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley

Twice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 200/1) 68 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 0-8

Wall Of Fame¹²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

€62,000 3-y-o, Fame And Glory gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser Art of Logistics, probably stayed 23f. Placed both starts in points, latest Oct 25.

Form: 23

James Fort^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P D Kennedy| T: M Kennedy

Twice-raced maiden. 33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, soft) 11 days ago. Set for another struggle.

Form: 257

Journey West

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: C A McBratney

€19,000 3-y-o, Westerner gelding. Dam unraced sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Preists Leap. Hard to make case for.

Form:

Kalvin

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C D Maxwell| T: B R Hamilton

Kalanisi gelding. Dam, point winner, half-sister to fairly useful performers over hurdles/fences Call Bewleys (2½m-2¾m winner) and Flinty Bay (stayed 2½m).

Form:

Merry Dreamer¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D L Queally⁽³⁾| T: D Queally

Once-raced maiden. 25/1, fourteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy) on NH debut 10 days ago.

Form: 0

The Deecoy⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Navan (20f, heavy) on NH debut 68 days ago, not knocked about. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 0

Valyblue⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M J Bolger| T: B Connell

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 66/1) 81 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes no appeal.

Form: 09

Earths Furies¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Reserve 1| T: E M O'Sullivan

Once-raced maiden. 125/1, seventh of 20 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy) on NH debut 10 days ago, not knocked about. Hard to fancy. RESERVE.

Form: 27

We've That Option¹¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Reserve 2| T: Gavin Dower

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Thurles (22.8f, soft) 111 days ago, not knocked about. RESERVE.

Form: 3-07

Broomfields Kan^t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Reserve 3| T: E M O'Sullivan

Once-raced maiden. 16/1 and tongue strap on, sixth of 20 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy) on NH debut 10 days ago. Likely to do better in time. RESERVE.

Form: P-16

Forecasts

Living's Boy An Co (7/4), Cavallino (2/1), Il Courra (3/1), Broomfields Kan (13/2), Wall Of Fame (8/1), Carioca King (14/1), James Fort (16/1), Earths Furies (25/1), Journey West (25/1), Kalvin (25/1), Valyblue (33/1), Merry Dreamer (33/1), Rathcabbin (50/1), We've That Option (50/1), Eat The Book (100/1), The Deecoy (100/1), Two For The Road (100/1)

CAVALLINO might well have made a winning start to hurdling had he not made a mistake at the last when third at Tramore so, in a fairly weak event, he's up to gaining compensation 76 days on. Living's Boy An Co and Il Courra are the dangers based on Rules form, although Gordon Elliott's winning pointer Wall of Fame shouldn't be dismissed.