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Tuesday 13 April 2021

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www.fairyhouse.ie Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 5m 9.30s

Alkaa Lion¹²¹

Age: 12| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss B O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: P McCreery| OR: 87

125/1

Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Murphy. Dual-winning pointer, failed to complete last 4 starts (pulled up latest, Dec 13)

Form: P3-PUPP

Anuas Ar An Bpost²¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E Mahon⁽⁷⁾| T: B McMahon

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (23.4f, soft). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Kieran Purcell.

Form: 90-U9

Ballinoe Biden³²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 25/1, sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 32 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 6

Barney Stinson^p1³²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: M F Morris| BF

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable second of 16 in novice hurdle (4/5) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 32 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not discounted.

Form: 23F2

Be One^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: P W Flynn

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 80/1) 16 days ago, dropping away quickly.

Form: 135/P-U0

Champagne Sparkles^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: Mrs D Foster

7/4

Promising sort. Creditable second of 18 in novice hurdle (2/1) at Limerick (19f, heavy) 16 days ago. Sets a high standard and is open to further improvement, so should take the beating.

Form: 3342

Harvey's Quay¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: E J O'Grady

11/1

Once-raced maiden. 8/1, fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) on NH debut 16 days ago.

Form: 4

Ihavent A Clue¹²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

25/1

Point winner, runner-up last time (Dec 13). First run for yard under Rules after leaving James M. Barcoe.

Form: 332242

Kavanaghs Cross²²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: S Doyle

15/2

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 25/1, second of 17 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) 22 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: P-P4602

Martalink^p,t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, seventeenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.6f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 4/P2F00

Mitchell One¹²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: R P Treacy| T: A Kennedy

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Hooded for 1st time, fell in novice hurdle (100/1) at Ballinrobe (20f, good) on hurdles bow. Off 22 months. First run for yard after leaving Mrs J. Harrington.

Form: 90/F-FPP

Mr Palm²²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Adam Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: D Deacon

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1, fifteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 4P-3000

Noble Expression^t⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: D P Dunne

25/1

Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 12/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 55 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form:

Now Where Or When^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 122

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 7/2, creditable second of 17 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 22 days ago. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 33-342

Spider Cullen⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Hickey

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy, 66/1) 58 days ago.

Form: 360

Staging Post^t¹⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: K J Brouder| T: M M McNiff

16/1

Fair winner at 18f in bumpers. Third of 5 in bumper at Down Royal (16.4f, soft, 40/1) 165 days ago, unsuited by emphasis on speed. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 8153

Non-Runners

Smash The Lamp⁴⁵⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: Liam G O'brien J: Reserve 1

Gali Flight

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: P Fenton J: Reserve 2

The Claddagh Man¹²¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: P Kiely J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Champagne Sparkles (7/4), Now Where Or When (5/2), Barney Stinson (10/3), Kavanaghs Cross (15/2), Harvey's Quay (11/1), Staging Post (16/1), Ihavent A Clue (25/1), Noble Expression (25/1), Spider Cullen (33/1), Gali Flight (50/1), Smash The Lamp (100/1), The Claddagh Man (100/1), Ballinoe Biden (125/1), Alkaa Lion (125/1), Anuas Ar An Bpost (150/1), Martalink (150/1), Be One (150/1), Mitchell One (200/1), Mr Palm (200/1)

CHAMPAGNE SPARKLES' Limerick second is comfortably the best piece of hurdling form on show and he's the type to do better still, so he's an obvious selection, with Barney Stinson regarded as the main threat. Now Where Or When is also a player.