12:55 Limerick

Tuesday 28 December 2021

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CUBE Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 5m 48.7s

Fameaftertheglory²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| BF

13/8

Promising type. Winner in bumper at Wexford in October. 11/10, second of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, soft) on hurdles bow 26 days ago. Open to improvement, especially up in trip. Player.

Form: 122-12

Ballyglass Beauty

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: C J Orr| T: Ciaran Murphy

66/1

€1,500 3-y-o, Westerner gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Sir Vinski. Market can guide for newcomer.

Form:

Bold Getaway⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Jordan Gainford⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| BF

11/4

Leopardstown hurdling debut fourth before second of 7 in bumper at Clonmel (16.4f, heavy) on bumper debut 47 days ago. Up in trip. Should have more to offer. Well in the mix.

Form: FF/524-2

Clounts Pride³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

125/1

Hooded, sixth of 8 in bumper (11/4) at Cork (19f, good to soft) on NH debut. Pulled up in point last month. Makes hurdles debut on first run for yard after leaving Robert Tyner with work to do.

Form: 16/P

Heisenberg^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft, 33/1) 10 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 0-4

Kanturk Touch

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D J McInerney| T: M Winters

80/1

Doyen gelding. Dam unraced sister to smart hurdler/chaser (21f-25f winner) Inchidaly Rock. Not ruled out on pedigree. Worth a check in the betting.

Form:

Sailor's Hill³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: R O'Sullivan

300/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, good to soft, 100/1) on NH debut 38 days ago. Significantly up in trip with lots to find.

Form: 0

Supreme Jet⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Second of 14 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Naas (19f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 52 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 1/46-72

The Blind Piper^t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss M M Gannon

12/1

Promising type. Tongue strap on, fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.5f, soft, 25/1) on NH debut 17 days ago. May well do better, so he's not discounted.

Form: P11/4

True Faith¹⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

9/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 19 in novice hurdle at Galway (21f, good to soft, 11/1) 153 days ago. Needs to step forward.

Form: 25

Watch The Weather³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: R P Cody

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. 11/1, eighth of 12 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 31 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip. Others are preferred.

Form: 38

Western Lad¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

400/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.5f, soft) 17 days ago, pulled up before 4 out. Hard to warm to.

Form: PP

Dardedze^p1,t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: S Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: Leonard Flynn| OR: 82

300/1

Tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time with significantly more required.

Form: 870060

Melk Abbey²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

66/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 17 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft, 11/1) on NH debut 24 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 3-19

Rosfoyle⁵⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: B O'Keeffe

150/1

Modest chaser. Below form tenth of 19 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Cork (20f, heavy) 58 days ago. Hard to enthuse over.

Form: 3R77-60

Whiskey Lullaby^t¹⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 105

7/1

Fair hurdler/chaser for Paul Nicholls. Stable in good form, so he's likely to be on the premises on her yard bow.

Form: 8424-2P

Forecasts

Fameaftertheglory (13/8), Bold Getaway (11/4), Supreme Jet (7/2), Whiskey Lullaby (7/1), True Faith (9/1), The Blind Piper (12/1), Heisenberg (22/1), Watch The Weather (50/1), Melk Abbey (66/1), Ballyglass Beauty (66/1), Kanturk Touch (80/1), Clounts Pride (125/1), Rosfoyle (150/1), Dardedze (300/1), Sailor's Hill (300/1), Western Lad (400/1)

FAMEAFTERTHEGLORY looks the way to go here given he showed up really well when runner-up on his hurdling bow at Clonmel and seems sure to be suited by this longer trip. Gordon Elliott's Bold Getaway is another with better days ahead of him and he rates a big threat, with Supreme Jet and Whiskey Lullaby appealing as the pick of the rest.