Fairyhouse January Jumps Hurdle

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 4m 12.1s

Black Sirius⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: B J Cooper| T: P A Fahy

20/1

Won 7-runner claimer at Toulouse on hurdling debut in October. Claimed for €12,256 after and interesting to see how he fares in the market with improvement on the cards.

Form: 771

Britzka^t1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| CD

11/8

Made a winning hurdling bow at at this track and took step forward when 9¾ lengths third of 7 in Grade 2 Juvenile Hurdle (5/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 14 days ago. Tongue tied and better to come.

Form: 13

Iberique Du Seuil³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

3/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Didn't need to improve when won 18-runner juvenile hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 8/11) 5 weeks ago, responding well. Another bold show likely.

Form: 2221

Just For Yuse^h⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: T G McCourt

40/1

Fairly useful on Flat. 200/1 and hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving Archie Watson when sixth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (15.6f, heavy) on NH debut 9 days ago. More needed.

Form: 6

Kojin⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Peter Fahey

80/1

Fairly useful on Flat but little promise in 2 starts over hurdles so far, fifteenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (15.6f, heavy) 9 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 70

Feigh⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

4/1

Winning debut in August. Disappointing when seventh in juvenile hurdle next time but gained some valuable black type when third in Grade 3 over this C&D 6 weeks ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 173

White Pepper^p,t³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| BF| D

4/1

Fairly useful on Flat and all the better for hurdles debut when running away with a Galway juvenile hurdle (16.4f) in October. Similar form when third at Aintree since so every chance here.

Form: 513

Forecasts

Britzka (11/8), Iberique Du Seuil (3/1), White Pepper (4/1), Feigh (4/1), Black Sirius (20/1), Just For Yuse (40/1), Kojin (80/1)

A few in with a shout but BRITZKA took a step forward from his winning hurdling debut when finishing fifth in a Grade 2 juvenile event at Leopardstown a fortnight ago. A first-time tongue tie goes on and, with further improvement on the cards, Gordon Elliott's charge can make it 2-3 in this sphere. White Pepper warrants respect after her third at Aintree last month, with Feigh next on the list.