13:45 Limerick

Sunday 14 March 2021

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Murroe Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 53.60s

Iberia^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Doyle| T: J Halley| D

4/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Useful winner at 7f on flat. Improved when won 16-runner juvenile hurdle (13/2) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 12 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 991

Zanavi²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| D

4/5

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Promising individual. 1 win from 2 runs this season. 25/1, won 14-runner juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 20 days ago, easily. Open to progress.

Form: 81

Awkwafina¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 111| CD

10/3

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. C&D winner here in December. 13/2, again below that effort when fifth of 9 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) 14 days ago, fading approaching last.

Form: 145

Behind The Wall⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C D Maxwell| T: J McAuley

50/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 66/1, small step back in the right direction when eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 9 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form:

Man River²⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: P D Kennedy| T: A J McNamara

150/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Seventh of 14 in handicap (22/1) at Cork (10f, heavy). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Jack W. Davison.

Form:

Scholastic¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 117| C| D

5/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in September. 19 lengths fourth of 6 to Teahupoo in Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (22/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 15 days ago. Solid each-way claims.

Form: 3212P4

Self Assessed⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Keith Donoghue| T: S J Mahon

400/1

Fair maiden at best on the Flat. Pulled up in juvenile hurdle (40/1) at this C&D (heavy) on NH debut 78 days ago won by Awkwafina, weakening before 4 out. Readily passed over in this.

Form: P

Non-Runners

Rock Chica¹⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: T Mullins J: Donagh Meyler

Forecasts

Zanavi (4/5), Awkwafina (10/3), Iberia (4/1), Scholastic (5/1), Rock Chica (7/1), Behind The Wall (50/1), Man River (150/1), Self Assessed (400/1)

ZANAVI was a big price but left his hurdling debut form well behind when running out a most impressive winner at Fairyhouse just under 3 weeks ago. He's clearly open to further progress and should take all the beating under a penalty. Scholastic's progress seems to have stalled a bit over timber but she looks the main threat on paper, ahead of Iberia.