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Monday 5 April 2021

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Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 3.10s

Teahupoo³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: R M Power| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 138| CD

4/7

Promising type. Won 6-runner Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 4/9) 37 days ago by 7 lengths from Tax For Max, plenty in hand. The one to beat.

Form: 111

Behind The Wall²²

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

40/1

Once-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 1 run this season. 50/1, won 7-runner juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 22 days ago, going clear. Entitled to progress.

Form: 1

Busselton^b1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 133

13/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 55 lengths nineteenth of 22 to Jeff Kidder in juvenile hurdle (13/2) at Cheltenham (16.4f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 1230

Coventry¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| D

12/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Won 12-runner juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 2/1) 14 days ago. More needed.

Form: 2F1

Jeff Kidder²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 130| CD

5/1

80/1, much improved when winning 22-runner Fred Winter juvenile handicap hurdle at Cheltenham Festival (16.4f, good to soft) 20 days ago, staying on well. Respected.

Form: 22171

Nazine¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: B Browne| T: M J McDonagh| D

25/1

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 2 runs this season. 5/2, won 14-runner juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) 14 days ago, readily. More to come.

Form: 31

Scholastic⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 115| D

18/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in September. Good fourth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 33/1) 5 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 212P45

Non-Runners

Zoffanien¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: D G Hogan

Forecasts

Teahupoo (4/7), Jeff Kidder (5/1), Busselton (13/2), Zoffanien (8/1), Coventry (12/1), Scholastic (18/1), Nazine (25/1), Behind The Wall (40/1)

TEAHUPOO maintained his unbeaten record in good style when winning a Grade 3 over this C&D 5 weeks ago and looks the one to beat. Jeff Kidder took his form to another level when winning the Fred Winter at the Cheltenham Festival and rates the main threat.