16:20 Fairyhouse
Friday 5 March 2021
All13:3514:0514:4015:1515:5016:2016:5017:20
Fairyhouse Website For Merchandise Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)
- 4YO plus  |  2m 4f  |  Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)  |  13 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:30Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 5m 42.70s
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Horse A-Z
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Ask gelding. Placed in 2 points and, whilst well beaten in the end his midfield bumper debut effort at Navan (2m) in January wasn't devoid of promise. Fancied to show the benefit of that run here.
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Maiden pointer who finished a well beaten eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Thurles (23.4f, heavy, 50/1) on NH debut 8 days ago.
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Once-raced maiden. 50/1 and tongue strap/cheekpieces on, fell in hunter chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy) on NH debut 65 days ago. Makes hurdles debut and this should reveal more.
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Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (19.7f, heavy) 11 days ago. Probably one for low-grade handicaps further down the line.
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Twice-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 20 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 77 days ago. Up in trip.
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€80,000 Well Chosen gelding. Half-brother to fair 2¼m hurdle winner Atlantic Grey. Dam, maiden hurdler, half-sister to smart hurdler/useful chaser (stays 25f) William Henry.
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Pulled up sole start in points. Once-raced maiden under Rules. 125/1, twelfth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) on NH debut 19 days ago. Can only be watched on back of that run.
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Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in bumper (25/1) at Thurles (15.8f, heavy) on NH debut 18 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.
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Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (19.7f, heavy, 40/1) 11 days ago, merely plugging on. Type to do better over further but not ruled out in this line up.
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€19,000 3-y-o, Westerner gelding. Dam unraced sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Preists Leap. Betting should prove a useful guide ahead of racecourse debut.
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Kalanisi gelding. Dam, point winner, half-sister to fairly useful performers over hurdles/fences Call Bewleys (2½m-2¾m winner) and Flinty Bay (stayed 2½m).
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Promising sort. 9/1, sixth of 18 in hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy) on NH debut 33 days ago, looking like finishing closer most of the way. Type to improve and he's a player in race lacking depth.
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Leading Light gelding who showed modest form when midfield in a couple of bumpers last summer. However, not ruled out now starting out over hurdles in a very ordinary affair.
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Non-Runners
1
Councilor Dick82
Weight: 12-0|Â Â Age: 7
T: P Kiely  J: Mr R J Kiely
NR
15
Red River Valley
Weight: 11-13|Â Â Age: 5
T: P J Rothwell  J: Reserve 1
NR
16
Champagne Monarch37
Weight: 12-0|Â Â Age: 6
T: S J Mahon  J: Reserve 2
NR
Forecasts
Old Town Garde (4/6), Gipsi Joe (10/3), Champagne Monarch (15/2), The Greek (9/1), Kalvin (12/1), Dr Shirocco (16/1), Chosen Diamond (16/1), Don't Matter Now (25/1), Councilor Dick (25/1), Red River Valley (50/1), Ger Mac (66/1), Journey West (66/1), Cloudy Wednesday (80/1), Martalink (100/1), Trying My Best (100/1), Waittillitellyou (200/1)
A lightly-raced winner in points, OLD TOWN GARDE showed up well when sixth in a Naas maiden hurdle (19f) 33 days ago, just shaping as though the run would bring him on having travelled well for a long way. He earns the vote to confirm the promise of that effort, with stablemate The Greek and Gipsi Joe fancied as the chief threats.
- OLD TOWN GARDE (IRE)
- THE GREEK (IRE)
- GIPSI JOE (FR)
Prize Money
1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00
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