15:50 Limerick

Sunday 14 March 2021

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Fedamore Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 7m 0.90s

Command Chain⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Benjamin Love⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster

33/1

Well beaten in Punchestown maiden hurdle (24.3f, heavy, 12/1) on NH debut 55 days ago.

Form: 4

Justakeg¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien

400/1

Well held in a trio of maiden hurdles. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 000

Mercury Lane^p1,t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 125

4/7

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 9/2, creditable second of 15 in novice hurdle at Thurles (23f, heavy) 27 days ago. Can go one better in first-time cheekpieces here.

Form: 2-33222

Prohus Yank⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: R J McGrath

150/1

Well held in maiden hurdle (33/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) on NH debut 9 days ago.

Form: 8

Rochestown⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh| D

12/1

Winning pointer who offered little making Rules debut in course bumper 74 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 1-5

Shanwalla⁴⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 129

5/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. Claims on best form returning from 13 months off, but does have quite a bit to prove.

Form: 3U0465-

Smokey The Bandit^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Mrs D Foster

14/1

Showed a good deal more than previously when fourth of 14 in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.7f, heavy, 15/2) 20 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 094

Blackprint⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters

33/1

Blueprint gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/fair hurdler (19f winner) Prince Roco and fair hudler (2½m-23f winner) Benefit Of Youth. Fell sole start in points, Dec 20.

Form: F

Bottle Hill⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R P Treacy| T: B F Murphy

150/1

Offered little in course bumper on debut 76 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 5

Earths Furies¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

7/1

Twice-raced maiden. 40/1, showed more than on hurdling debut when fourth of 16 in maiden hurdle at Thurles (23.4f, heavy) 17 days ago.

Form: 274

Galloway Du Lia¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Doyle| T: J Halley

16/1

Has run to a modest level in a pair of maiden hurdles. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 776

Ger Mac⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P D Kennedy| T: P G Fahey

200/1

Well held in bumper/maiden hurdle.

Form: 96

Gray Moonlight⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters

250/1

Well held in 2m maiden hurdle at Tramore on debut in January.

Form: 0

Imperial Rebel

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: M Winters

200/1

Imperial Monarch gelding. Half-brother to winning pointer by Robin des Champs. Dam (h100), bumper/21f hurdle winner, half-sister to useful chaser (stays 23f) Punches Cross.

Form:

Minella Universe⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nallen

150/1

Well beaten in bumper/Fairyhouse maiden hurdle.

Form: 07

Nobookwork²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Doyle

33/1

25/1, fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.7f, heavy) on NH debut 20 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 5

Pennywell Girl¹³

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

18/1

Eighth of 16 in maidne hurdle at Punchestown (22.1f, heavy, 100/1) on NH debut 13 days ago, shaping better than the distance beaten suggests.

Form: 8

Firth Of Tara¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: K J Brouder| T: Michael Barry

28/1

250/1, ran to only a modest level when seventh of 16 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (22.1f, heavy) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: P7

Non-Runners

Gin Light

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J Nallen J: Reserve 1

Attoe¹⁰⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: S Spillane J: Reserve 2

Courthill

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: Michael E Hallinan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Mercury Lane (4/7), Shanwalla (5/1), Earths Furies (7/1), Rochestown (12/1), Smokey The Bandit (14/1), Galloway Du Lia (16/1), Pennywell Girl (18/1), Firth Of Tara (28/1), Nobookwork (33/1), Command Chain (33/1), Courthill (33/1), Attoe (33/1), Blackprint (33/1), Gin Light (33/1), Bottle Hill (150/1), Minella Universe (150/1), Prohus Yank (150/1), Ger Mac (200/1), Imperial Rebel (200/1), Gray Moonlight (250/1), Justakeg (400/1)

MERCURY LANE has done nothing wrong in finding only one too good all 3 starts over hurdles, so he's given another chance to get off the mark fitted with first-time cheekpieces. Smokey The Bandit is steadily going the right way and merits consideration, along with Earths Furies.