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Tuesday 9 March 2021

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Derrygrath Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 4m 26.70s

Ben Thomson¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

10/1

Promising sort. Seventh of 14 in novice hurdle (11/1) at Fairyhouse (19.7f, heavy) on hurdles bow 15 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 67

Caerless Whisper

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: R P Cody

33/1

Arcadio gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to moody but useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Palua.

Form:

Champagne Rodeo

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: P O'Flynn

13/2

€28,000 3-y-o, Stowaway gelding. Dam, ran twice in bumpers and also ran in points, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Spankers Hill.

Form:

Colman's Courage⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J M Moore| T: A J McNamara

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Thirteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 250/1) 69 days ago.

Form: 8P0

Johnny The Barber²³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 23 days ago, struggling next.

Form: 9P

Made In Killarney

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: K J Brouder| T: Eamon Courtney

40/1

Gold Well gelding. Dam (c100/h96) 2½m winner.

Form:

Mizuma¹²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: V Halley

13/2

Dam, point winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (17f-21f winner) Red Name and fairly useful chaser (stayed 21f) Rouge Et Blanc. Made frame completed start in points.

Form: P-4

Nomadic Star⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: R P Treacy| T: L Young

250/1

250/1, last of 20 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 93 days ago.

Form: 0

The Priests Leap^h²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A L T Moore| OR: 122

2/7

Fair hurdler. 9/2, below form third of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 29 days ago. This looks a good opening.

Form: 628-3F3

Bankoncarlo²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr A T Feeney⁽⁷⁾| T: L J Archdeacon

250/1

150/1, thirteenth of 19 in bumper at Punchestown (16.6f, heavy) on NH debut 23 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Hattie Amarin⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fahey

33/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. 300/1, first run since leaving W. McCreery when ninth of 20 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) on NH debut 9 days ago.

Form: 9

So Efficient

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms M Duggan

40/1

dam unraced half-sister to useful chaser The Wicketkeeper and fairly useful hurdler/chaser La Zingarella, latter dam of high-class hurdler L'Ami Serge and very smart chaser Sizing Codelco.

Form:

Winter Castle²²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: S Slevin

25/1

Sixth of 12 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Cork (16f, soft) on NH debut. Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien.

Form: 6

Chapel Street

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: Joseph Hennessy

50/1

Scorpion gelding. Dam, twice-raced hurdler, out of sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 29f) Amtrak Express. RESERVE.

Form:

Non-Runners

Shumard⁴¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: W J Burke J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

The Priests Leap (2/7), Mizuma (13/2), Champagne Rodeo (13/2), Ben Thomson (10/1), Shumard (12/1), Winter Castle (25/1), Hattie Amarin (33/1), Caerless Whisper (33/1), Made In Killarney (40/1), So Efficient (40/1), Chapel Street (50/1), Johnny The Barber (125/1), Colman's Courage (200/1), Bankoncarlo (250/1), Nomadic Star (250/1)

A race really lacking in depth and a good chance for THE PRIESTS LEAP to get off the mark. Ben Thomson has a bigger performance in him and is second choice.