15:50 Fairyhouse

Monday 5 April 2021

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Underwriting Exchange Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 5m 11.00s

French Dynamite^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: M F Morris| OR: 150| D

85/40

Smart hurdler. Didn't need to be at best when winning 3-runner minor event hurdle (1/7) at Leopardstown (18.3f, good) 29 days ago, easily. Should make his presence felt.

Form: 514-251

Turnpike Trip¹⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: K J Brouder| T: R P Burns| OR: 142

40/1

Useful hurdler. 4/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form fourth of 12 in minor event at Listowel (14f, soft). Improvement needed back in this sphere.

Form: 21144-0

Sixshooter^p1³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 147| D

6/1

Useful hurdler. 31½ lengths fourth of 5 to Jason The Militant in Red Mills Trial Hurdle at this course (16f, heavy, 10/3) 37 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Beacon Edge is the stable first-string.

Form: 42-1334

The Bosses Oscar¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 150| BF| D

9/4

Promising sort. 10/3, good second of 22 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (24f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Can take this step up in class in his stride and another bold show is on the cards.

Form: 25-1222

Unexpected Depth¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 145| BF| D

17/2

Smart hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in December. Below form fourth of 9 in minor event hurdle at Thurles (23.9f, good to soft, 4/5) 16 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 12-1324

Stormy Ireland⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 142| BF| C| D

7/2

Smart hurdler. 3 lengths second of 6 to Whitehotchillifili in listed mares event at Sandown (19.8f, soft, 6/5) 93 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving Paul Nicholls and she shouldn't be far away.

Form: 15-2292

Non-Runners

Beacon Edge¹⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: N Meade J: Sean Flanagan

Department Of War¹¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: D P Dunne J: M Hamill

Hannon⁹⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: T Gibney J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Scarpeta⁴³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: W P Mullins J: Danny Mullins

Forecasts

French Dynamite (85/40), The Bosses Oscar (9/4), Beacon Edge (9/4), Stormy Ireland (7/2), Sixshooter (6/1), Unexpected Depth (17/2), Scarpeta (16/1), Hannon (20/1), Turnpike Trip (40/1), Department Of War (66/1)

THE BOSSES OSCAR has progressed well in quality handicaps this season, finding just one too good in the Pertemps Final at the Cheltenham Festival last month. With so few miles on the clock, this 6-y-o remains open to improvement and he is taken to get the better of the more established Beacon Lodge, who was a fine fourth in the Stayers' Hurdle at the Festival. French Dynamite is best of the rest.