14:50 Fairyhouse

Sunday 4 April 2021

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Paddy Kehoe Suspended Ceilings Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 5m 11.3s

Call Me Lyreen⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 137| D

22/1

Won first 3 starts, including Naas Grade 2, before bombing out at Leopardstown at Christmas. Better than that.

Form: 1118

Thedevilscoachman⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: N Meade| OR: 142| D

2/1

15/8, career best when winning 5-runner listed hurdle at Punchestown (16.6f, heavy) 49 days ago by 2 lengths from Fire Attack, well on top finish. Good claims.

Form: 1-1511

Colonel Mustard⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: C J Orr| T: L Fowler| D

25/1

Bumper winner. 15/8, creditable fourth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.1f, heavy) 77 days ago, finding little.

Form: 2124

Desir Du Large^t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J P O'Brien| CD

33/1

Off 27 months, 40/1, 10½ lengths third of 7 to Echoes In Rain in Johnstown Novices' Hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 85201/3

Grand Bornand^h,t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

16/1

11/10, won 17-runner novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) 27 days ago. Should progress further.

Form: 1-421

M C Muldoon^h⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| CD

10/1

Useful winner at 8f on flat. 8/15 and hooded for 1st time, won 16-runner novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy) 55 days ago. More to come.

Form: 41

Master McShee⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Corkery| OR: 143| D

4/1

8/1, below form 16¼ lengths seventh of 13 to Appreciate It in Chanelle Pharma Novices' Hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 56 days ago. Bled then and had previously looked very promising.

Form: 6-2117

Echoes In Rain^h³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 132| D

2/1

11/8, career best when winning 7-runner Johnstown Novices' Hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) 35 days ago by 8 lengths from Belfast Banter. That form is looking very good now and she has leading claims.

Form: 5-141

Razzle Dazzle Love^t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 125

28/1

Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in December. 11/4, 21½ lengths last of 7 to Echoes In Rain in Johnstown Novices' Hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 071367

Forecasts

Echoes In Rain (2/1), Thedevilscoachman (2/1), Master McShee (4/1), M C Muldoon (10/1), Grand Bornand (16/1), Call Me Lyreen (22/1), Colonel Mustard (25/1), Razzle Dazzle Love (28/1), Desir Du Large (33/1)

ECHOES IN RAIN slammed subsequent County Hurdle-winner Belfast Banter by 8 lengths when taking a Grade 2 at Naas 5 weeks ago and is fancied to go in again. Thedevilscoachman and Master McShee are among the chief dangers.