14:10 Leopardstown

Sunday 7 March 2021

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Donohoe Marquees Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 5m 2.9s

Barbary Master³⁷

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

2/1

Fairly useful in bumpers and similar form over hurdles, back on track when third of 20 in maiden hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 37 days ago.

Form: 3/41-383

Effernock Manor⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Keane

300/1

Well held in bumper/maiden hurdle 26 months apart.

Form: 30/0

Fly Smart^t1⁸⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

7/4

Promising type. Second of 12 in juvenile hurdle (22/10) at Auteuil (17.9f, soft). Off over 2 years. First run for yard after leaving Guillaume Macaire. Likely to improve. Wears tongue strap.

Form: 2/

Glentruan^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: P Neville

40/1

Showed more than first time up over hurdles in a tongue tie when 30¼ lengths third of 20 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 3 weeks ago.

Form: 87-P3

He's Ok⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith

10/1

Caught the eye on first run since leaving Timothy Doyle when seventh of 20 in maiden hurdle (50/1) at this course (16f, good to soft) 71 days ago. Up in trip. May well do better.

Form: 603F4/7

Max Flamingo¹⁰⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: Francis Casey| OR: 114

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Not disgraced when fifth of 6 in novice hurdle at Thurles (22.9f, soft) 108 days ago, but development looks to have stalled.

Form: 04-225

My Ladeen⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D J McInerney| T: James Andrew Fahey

250/1

Offered little in maiden hurdle at Naas on debut last week. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Brideswell Lad³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: S Neville

300/1

200/1, showed nothing when eleventh of 12 in bumper at Thurles (19.3f, heavy) on NH debut 39 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P-50

Heisenberg

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: J M Moore| T: N Meade

28/1

€40,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Half-brother to high-class hurdler Go Native, winner of Supreme Novices' Hurdle. Dam unraced. Interesting newcomer from good yard.

Form:

Hollywood West⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr R A Jackson⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham

300/1

Shaped with no promise when well held in bumper (33/1) at Limerick (18f, heavy) on NH debut 69 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 7

Nice To Meet¹⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr D N Nevin⁽⁷⁾| T: L Byrne

300/1

€15,000 3-y-o, Sans Frontieres gelding. Half-brother to modest 3m hurdle winner Helly Hansum. Dam 1½m winner. Made frame on completed start in points last time, Oct 11.

Form: F-F4

Shakespeare's Word³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche

14/1

Fair in bumpers and took a step forward from hurdling debut when fourth of 18 in maiden at Down Royal (16.7f, heavy) 31 days ago. May do better again, but needs to if he's to figure.

Form: 25-2294

Takarengo^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: T Mullins| OR: 115| C

6/1

Fairly useful maiden hurdler who shaped as if still in good form when sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) 7 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 337246

Tennessee Titan

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan

50/1

€62,000 3-y-o, Fame And Glory gelding. Dam (c100/h116), 2m hurdle winner (stayed 2½m), also 11f/11.6f winner on Flat, half-sister to useful hurdler (probably stayed 2½m) Ruler of All.

Form:

Miss Victrix^h²⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: I J Power| T: R J McGrath

300/1

Showed nothing in hood and tongue strap in maiden hurdle at Killarney on debut in July.

Form: 0

Inforapenny²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: J J Doyle| T: P M J Doyle

80/1

Modest in bumpers and similar form over hurdles. RESERVE.

Form: 5787

Non-Runners

Corran Cross²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: R M Power

Lucky Ranger¹⁰⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: Ms M Flynn J: Liam Quinlan

Salt Wind²⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: M Kennedy J: P D Kennedy

Kavanaghs Cross⁸⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: S Doyle J: Reserve 2

Maccloud³⁶⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: P Neville J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Fly Smart (7/4), Barbary Master (2/1), Salt Wind (4/1), Max Flamingo (11/2), Takarengo (6/1), Corran Cross (13/2), He's Ok (10/1), Shakespeare's Word (14/1), Maccloud (20/1), Lucky Ranger (25/1), Heisenberg (28/1), Glentruan (40/1), Tennessee Titan (50/1), Kavanaghs Cross (66/1), Inforapenny (80/1), My Ladeen (250/1), Brideswell Lad (300/1), Effernock Manor (300/1), Nice To Meet (300/1), Hollywood West (300/1), Miss Victrix (300/1)

FLY SMART hasn't been seen since a promising second in a juvenile at Auteuil in 2018, but he's in excellent hands, so is still expected to improve on that initial outing over timber. Barbary Master wasted no time getting back to form at Naas and should be on the premises again with a repeat, while Salt Wind and newcomer Heisenberg are others who could feature.