13:20 Leopardstown

Monday 8 March 2021

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TRI Equestrian Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:22 | Winning time: 3m 56.7s

Buddy Rich^t¹⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: M Brassil| OR: 121

9/4

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Hooded for 1st time, bit below form fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, soft, 15/2) 145 days ago.

Form: 20/28-4

Champagne Sparkles^p1³²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

5/1

Twice-raced maiden. 7/4, third of 9 in bumper at Down Royal (16.7f, heavy) 32 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 33

Fama Et Gloria^t⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| BF

22/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, fifth of 11 in bumper at Thurles (16f, heavy, 5/2) on NH debut 78 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 5

Finnians Row^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

100/1

Famous Name gelding. Dam (h94), ran twice over hurdles, 12.4f-15f winner on Flat. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Gee Rex⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins

7/2

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 11f on flat. 40/1, second of 19 in novice hurdle at this C&D (good to soft) 72 days ago.

Form: 72

Grand Bornand^h,t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

11/10

Promising type. 6/4 and hooded for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 28 days ago. Leading contender.

Form: 1-42

Kavanaghs Cross^t1⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D E Mullins| T: S Doyle

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, sixth of 13 in bumper at Down Royal (17f, heavy) on NH debut 81 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: F/P-P46

Landue¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson

80/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. First run since leaving Marcus Tregoning when fifth of 8 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 22/1) 10 days ago.

Form:

Maccloud^t1³⁶⁵

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

28/1

Cloudings gelding. Dam (h138) 2m-21f hurdle winner. Wears tongue strap. Off mark in points at second attempt last time (Mar 2020).

Form: P1-

Minella Mystics¹⁶⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft) 160 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 22/6-090

Mr Messi⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: D Howard

250/1

Misternando gelding. Dam, maiden hurdler, sister to bumper winner/fair hurdler Laurel View and fair hurdler/useful chaser Flaming Gorge. Pulled up in point on debut, Nov 29.

Form: P

Play The Knave⁷⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 9 in bumper (100/1) at Limerick (18f, heavy) on NH debut 70 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 8

Tom Flynn⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C F Hart⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 80/1 and tongue strap on, ninth of 14 in bumper at Thurles (19.3f, heavy) on NH debut 40 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P6P9

Wats Up Dock^h1⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Una Corcoran

250/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Nineteenth of 23 in novice hurdle (300/1) at Naas (15.5f, soft) on hurdles bow 8 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 0-0

Wexford Dawn⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: N McKnight

250/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. 300/1, first run since leaving J. S. Bolger when thirteenth of 23 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) on NH debut 8 days ago.

Form: 0

Woods²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan

250/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Last of 14 in handicap (33/1) at Dundalk (7f) 24 days ago.

Form:

Bridge Street²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: E J O'Grady

33/1

Promising type. 20/1, fifth of 17 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.6f, soft) on NH debut 23 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

You Have No Idea

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: Peter Fahey J: K C Sexton

Forecasts

Grand Bornand (11/10), Buddy Rich (9/4), Gee Rex (7/2), Champagne Sparkles (5/1), You Have No Idea (20/1), Fama Et Gloria (22/1), Maccloud (28/1), Bridge Street (33/1), Landue (80/1), Finnians Row (100/1), Kavanaghs Cross (125/1), Wexford Dawn (250/1), Tom Flynn (250/1), Minella Mystics (250/1), Play The Knave (250/1), Wats Up Dock (250/1), Woods (250/1), Mr Messi (250/1)

French-bumper winner GRAND BORNAND stepped up on his hurdles bow for new connections when beaten only by a smart prospect at Fairyhouse and looks the one to beat. Gee Rex is next best ahead of Buddy Rich.