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Saturday 1 January 2022

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Velvet Cap Whiskey Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 5m 58.5s

Geni De La Cour^h1⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins

9/1

Won 9-runner bumper (34/10) at Cholet (14.7f, heavy). Off over 2 years. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving A. Fouassier. Wears hood.

Form: 51/5-41

Bite That⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Flynn

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Creditable third of 11 in novice hurdle (10/3) at Gowran (20f, good) 91 days ago.

Form: 0-P23

Rathbourne Banks¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J O Clifford| OR: 85

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, nineteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.8f, soft) 16 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: U/00-6P0

Soloman Lane⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: J S McGarvey| T: M Hassett

80/1

Failed to complete in a point. 12/1, slipped up in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, heavy) on NH debut 51 days ago.

Form: F-S

Whacker Clan²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

4/1

Off mark in points at third attempt (May 30). Promising type. 11/4, third of 17 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft) on NH debut 28 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 33-13

Where It All Began⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Second of 10 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, heavy, 7/2) on hurdles bow 51 days ago, not knocked about. Should improve.

Form: 29-22

Haveuseentherain²⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: S G Walsh| OR: 85

125/1

Poor hurdler. 50/1, respectable eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.5f, soft). Off 9 months. Booking of O'Connor a plus.

Form: 676808-

Hors Piste^t1³⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

4/7

Promising sort. 21/1, second of 10 in juvenile hurdle at Pau (17.4f, heavy). Off 11 months. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Emmanuel Clayeux. Wears tongue strap and in top hands.

Form: 52-

Forecasts

Hors Piste (4/7), Whacker Clan (4/1), Where It All Began (6/1), Geni De La Cour (9/1), Bite That (11/1), Soloman Lane (80/1), Haveuseentherain (125/1), Rathbourne Banks (150/1)

HORS PISTE displayed ability in France and in receipt of weight from most, is taken to make a winning start for feared connections. Whacker Clan won a point and is entitled to build on his opening hurdles effort so he looks the obvious danger.