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Saturday 27 November 2021

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St. Peter's Dunboyne GAA Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 4m 12.2s

Action Station⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs

300/1

€21,000 foal, Valirann gelding. Dam, ran twice in bumpers, half-sister to top-class hurdler (stayed 2½m) Annie Power. Unplaced completed start in points, pulled up last time (Sep 25).

Form: P5P

Arturus⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D E Mullins| T: P Hennessy

125/1

€230,000 3-y-o. Closely related to top-class hurdler Hurricane Fly, and half-brother to 5 winners. Little show in Ascot bumper last year and similar story in hood/tongue tie last month. Hurdles bow.

Form: 8-8

Deja Rouge

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

16/1

€130,000 3-y-o, No Risk At All gelding. Half-brother to French 17f hurdle winner Red Rain. Dam, placed over fences, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (17f-21f winner) Red Name.

Form:

Enki Flacke¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| D

7/1

Built on debut promise at the second attempt when scoring on sole start for Gerald Stephen Quinn on return at Perth in August. Has since moved to powerful yard so market check advised on hurdles bow.

Form: 40-1

Ernie Mccracken

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Mullins

18/1

€6,000 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3m) Call The Police, out of temperamental but fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 4m) Evangelica.

Form:

Midnight It Is²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

15/2

Fair hurdler. Good third of 7 in novice hurdle at Sligo last month prior to unseating at the first at Navan just under 3 weeks ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 22-423U

Roaring Potter

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott

12/1

Martaline gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful chaser Kiss Delacour. Dam placed over hurdles/fences in France up to 21f.

Form:

That's Me Finished¹¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Roscommon (20f, good to soft) 116 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 00

Ar Realtin

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: Mrs D Foster

100/1

Harbour Watch mare. Half-sister to 2 winners, including bumper winner/fair hurdler Sid Hoodie. Dam unraced.

Form:

Fairy Orchard²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M P Burke⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke

250/1

Poor hurdler. 250/1, matched previous form after 8 months off when eleventh of 22 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 909PP-0

Grangee²¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Cooper| T: W P Mullins| D

2/7

Won Grade 2 mares' event at Leopardstown in February and upped her game when landing 14-runner Grade 3 at Punchestown in April, forging clear. Got to be high on the shortlist on hurdling debut.

Form: 13161-

Quirke's Gate

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: D J McInerney| T: B Connell

40/1

€70,000 3-y-o, Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to modest 2½m hurdle winner Dash of Blue. Dam unraced sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (2m/17f winner) Knight In Purple. RESERVE.

Form:

Non-Runners

Desert Friend²⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: D G Hogan

Happaugue⁵⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Simon Torrens

Musta Lovea Lovea²⁰⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: O McKiernan J: B Browne

Rebellious Gale

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: P J Carberry

Watch House Cross²⁰⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Grangee (2/7), Watch House Cross (13/2), Enki Flacke (7/1), Midnight It Is (15/2), Musta Lovea Lovea (10/1), Desert Friend (10/1), Roaring Potter (12/1), Deja Rouge (16/1), Ernie Mccracken (18/1), Rebellious Gale (25/1), Quirke's Gate (40/1), Happaugue (50/1), Ar Realtin (100/1), Arturus (125/1), Fairy Orchard (250/1), That's Me Finished (250/1), Action Station (300/1)

Those with experience don't set the bar too high, so GRANGEE gets the vote to make a winning hurdling debut. Willie Mullins' charge took her form in bumpers up another notch when landing a Grade 3 at Punchestown when last seen back in April and that should provide a solid foundation to build on. Point-winner Watch House Cross, Midnight It Is and Enki Flacke head the dangers in that order.