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Saturday 27 November 2021

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Christmas Party Race Day December 11th Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:48 | Winning time: 4m 58.6s

Lunar Display⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 125| D

10/3

Fairly useful hurdler. Creditable 2¼ lengths second of 6 to Hollow Games in Monksfield Novices' Hurdle at Navan (20f, good) 6 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Should go well again.

Form: 154312

Chemical Energy²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| D

7/4

Dual bumper winner who landed a Navan maiden (20f) on hurdles bow in September and improved on that form when second in a Grade 3 at that venue 3 weeks ago. Big player back up in trip.

Form: 1140-12

Ferdia⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 118

11/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 10¾ lengths last of 6 to Hollow Games in Monksfield Novices' Hurdle at Navan (20f, good, 18/1) 6 days ago. May prove vulnerable to less exposed types here.

Form: 637036

Rodaniche³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

10/3

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. 9/4, won 13-runner novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) 34 days ago, asserting final 100 yds. Highly likely there is more to come for leading outfit.

Form: F-221

The Dara Man^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

50/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 250/1, ninth of 18 in novice chase at Gowran (20f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 253549

Clonbury Bridge⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 114

18/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.3f, good, 15/2) 94 days ago. Expected to find a few too good in this line up.

Form: 5-12210

Mc Alpine^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 115

11/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 33/1, career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 40-0121

Sweet Street²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: I J Power| T: R J McGrath| OR: 113

20/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Cork in October. 22 lengths sixth of 9 to Chicago Time in listed hurdle (8/1) at Cork (24f, heavy) 27 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 210416

Non-Runners

It'sallabouteve¹¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: J J Walsh J: A McCurtin

Stumptown⁴⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: C P McNamara

Simply Shabra²⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: A McCann J: J M Moore

Forecasts

Chemical Energy (7/4), Lunar Display (10/3), Rodaniche (10/3), Mc Alpine (11/2), Stumptown (8/1), Ferdia (11/1), It'sallabouteve (12/1), Simply Shabra (14/1), Clonbury Bridge (18/1), Sweet Street (20/1), The Dara Man (50/1)

An interesting novice with the vote in favour of CHEMICAL ENERGY. A winner over this trip on hurdles bow, he again ran well when runner-up in a Grade 3 at Navan last time, and with the return to further a likely plus, he could be the answer. Hurdles debutant winner Stumptown rates a likely improver now upped in trip and is feared, along with Rodaniche and Lunar Display.