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Saturday 18 December 2021

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Irish Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 11:30 | Winning time: 4m 3.50s

Anseo⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: R Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: J T R Dreaper

300/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 46 days ago.

Form: 9

Ardla^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: M Halford

7/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Excellent second of 22 in novice hurdle (7/1) at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 147-42

Art Acord³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: J P Flavin

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 40/1) on NH debut 34 days ago.

Form: 0

Banks Boy²⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: G Elliott

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. 17/2, tenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft). Off 8 months.

Form: 30-

Deploy The Getaway²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

7/4

Promising sort. Second of 19 in novice hurdle (10/3) at Gowran (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 28 days ago. Stable in good form. Open to improvement.

Form: 1/2-2

Farmers Lodge

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D J McInerney| T: B Connell

50/1

€55,000 3-y-o, Presenting gelding. Worth a second look in the betting.

Form:

Fire Squadron²⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Ewing⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| BF

33/1

Promising type. Off 9 months. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. May well do better.

Form: 725-

For The Cause⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 20/1, sixth of 7 in bumper at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 49 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving T. Gibney.

Form: FF/7F6

Glenglass³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| D

11/4

Evens, won 4-runner bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 39 days ago, always holding on. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 1/1

Harry Alonzo²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: N Meade| BF| D

2/1

Promising type. 11/4, very good third of 19 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, good to soft) 28 days ago, needing stiffer test. Yard in good form. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 2/12-33

Innovated³⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

22/1

Promising type. Seventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 7/1) on NH debut. Off 12 months. Likely to improve.

Form: 7-

Kool Kal⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C A Landers| T: J Barcoe

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. 33/1, eighth of 9 in bumper at this C&D (good to soft) 41 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 48

Mise Raftaire⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J M Moore| T: A McCann

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. First run since leaving Brian Francis Cawley when fell in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.5f, soft, 100/1) 7 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 0508/F

Rebellious Gale

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

300/1

Califet gelding. Dam, 2½m-3m hurdle/chase winner (stayed 31f), half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (19f-25f winner) Takagi. May need more time and distance.

Form:

Shamrock'n Roll⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Kevin Sexton| T: J R Finn

300/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 12 in novice hurdle (250/1) at this course (20f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 41 days ago.

Form: 08

The Flying Spur

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Brassil

16/1

€220,000 3-y-o, Martaline gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser in France Al Clay. One to note in the betting.

Form:

Wish Me²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: K H Clarke| C

300/1

Modest Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. First run since leaving Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch when sixteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, good to soft, 150/1) on NH debut 28 days ago.

Form: 0

Dazzling Dove²⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C Halpin⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney

300/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Limerick (19f, heavy) on hurdles bow. Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving E. Sheehy.

Form: 00-

Light Heidi¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: R P Treacy| T: M J Smith

300/1

Once-raced maiden. 300/1, twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, good to soft) on NH debut 14 days ago.

Form: 6/P7-0

Grand Cru Chatho^h1,t1²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, fifteenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, soft), weakening quickly. Off 6 months. Hooded for 1st time, tongue strap on for 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: 0-0

Apresentforckl²⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: L P Cusack

300/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle (18/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 9 months. RESERVE.

Form: 0-

Non-Runners

Petit King³⁶⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: E Cawley J: C D Timmons

Whowonthetoss³¹³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: A L T Moore J: Donagh Meyler

McGrath From Clune

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: R Tyner J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Deploy The Getaway (7/4), Harry Alonzo (2/1), Glenglass (11/4), Whowonthetoss (13/2), Ardla (7/1), The Flying Spur (16/1), Innovated (22/1), Fire Squadron (33/1), Petit King (33/1), Banks Boy (40/1), Farmers Lodge (50/1), McGrath From Clune (50/1), For The Cause (100/1), Mise Raftaire (200/1), Art Acord (250/1), Grand Cru Chatho (300/1), Rebellious Gale (300/1), Apresentforckl (300/1), Shamrock'n Roll (300/1), Anseo (300/1), Light Heidi (300/1), Dazzling Dove (300/1), Wish Me (300/1), Kool Kal (300/1)

WHOWONTHETOSS improved when making an odds-on shot pull out all the stops at Fairyhouse on his final start of last season and, with further progress possible, he could be the answer. Several of the others are open to improvement, too, not least Deploy The Getaway and Harry Alonzo, who were second and third respectively in a Gowran maiden last month. The unbeaten Glenglass also merits respect.