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Wednesday 29 December 2021

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Geary's Garage Kilmeedy Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:14 | Winning time: 5m 18.2s

Aoibheann Na Ngall¹²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Eleventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (18.2f, good, 250/1) 128 days ago.

Form: 0P80

Ballyegan Park²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: E O'Grady| OR: 87

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) 24 days ago.

Form: F/PF-900

Brulure Noire²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Seventh of 9 in bumper (100/1) at Tramore (16.2f, heavy) 20 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: FF667

Bugscuffle⁴³

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

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Ninth of 13 in novice hurdle at this C&D (good to soft, 200/1) on hurdles bow 43 days ago.

Form: 9-809

Duffys Getaway⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: P J Rothwell

7/2

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 13 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy, 80/1) 66 days ago.

Form: 5-80

Dylan Lombardy¹⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 93

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 12/1, running well unseated rider in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good to soft) 144 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 7-86U

Huntingtown³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: M Hamill| T: E J O'Grady

11/2

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 28/1, sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 34 days ago.

Form: 40-6

Pretorius³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: D J McInerney| T: J Queally| OR: 109

2/1

Promising type. First run since leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell when eighth of 18 in novice hurdle (10/3) at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft) 34 days ago, not knocked about. Should improve.

Form: 94-98

Relham Place^t1²⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: W J Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Fitzgerald

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 300/1) on hurdles bow. Off 9 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 079-

Shamrock'n Roll¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C A Landers| T: J R Finn

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 300/1, fourteenth of 21 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 080

Uknowcarty³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Good ninth of 22 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 36 days ago.

Form: 0009

Winding River¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 97

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 80/1, eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.5f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 7-5090

Eddies Pride^p¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 80

40/1

Poor hurdler. Remains a maiden after 10 hurdle runs. Below form tenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft, 40/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 4468F0

Getaclan^h,t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: D McNamara| OR: 84

16/1

Poor hurdler. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 20 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Naas (18.8f, soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 70U-0U4

Oh Dear Me^t1²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: Thomas Dowling

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time and needs to improve.

Form: PP/150-9

Whatsstoppingyou²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R Hackett

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 150/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 081-046

Barefoot Man²⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 97

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, soft, 150/1). Off 9 months. RESERVE.

Form: 006-

Non-Runners

The Niffler²⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 4

T: E O'Connell J: E O'Connell

Highland Penny¹⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: R P Cody J: J B Foley

Forecasts

Pretorius (2/1), Duffys Getaway (7/2), Huntingtown (11/2), Highland Penny (15/2), Uknowcarty (9/1), Whatsstoppingyou (11/1), Dylan Lombardy (12/1), Getaclan (16/1), Winding River (18/1), Oh Dear Me (18/1), Barefoot Man (22/1), Ballyegan Park (33/1), The Niffler (33/1), Brulure Noire (40/1), Eddies Pride (40/1), Shamrock'n Roll (40/1), Relham Place (125/1), Aoibheann Na Ngall (200/1), Bugscuffle (200/1)

With credible candidates in short supply, ready preference is for PRETORIUS, who wasn't knocked about on debut for this yard at Thurles and can be expected to come on for that run. This stiffer test looks a good move. Huntingtown was a couple of places ahead of the selection in that Thurles maiden and he could be the main threat, while Dylan Lombardy makes some each-way appeal.