15:25 Fairyhouse

Saturday 29 January 2022

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Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 5m 18.9s

Alfieri¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J W Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 079

Bugscuffle²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: J Neilan

150/1

Modest hurdler. Fifth of 10 in novice hurdle at Cork (24f, heavy, 250/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 9-809U5

Champ Royal¹¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 7/1, eighth of 11 in novice hurdle at Gowran (20f, good) 119 days ago.

Form: 94-8

Fattan^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 99

18/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 7/1, eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 8 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Back up in trip. Below form on last hurdle run.

Form: U50

Limekiln Rock^t⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M F Morris

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, eleventh of 23 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft) 44 days ago.

Form: 0-00

L'yser^t¹³

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

3/1

Promising sort. Fourth of 19 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy, 22/1) 13 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip. Should improve.

Form: 784

Magnetic Pulse³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

40/1

Modest hurdler. 150/1, eleventh of 16 in bumper at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 34 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 5-44000

Montel Glory¹²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M Hamill| T: P Fenton

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good, 100/1) 126 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 886

The Blind Piper^t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: I J Power| T: Miss M M Gannon

9/4

Thrice-raced maiden. 14/1, fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, soft) 14 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: P11/474

Uknowcarty³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 94

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 9/1, excellent fourth of 17 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 31 days ago. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 00094

Valirann Gold^p1,t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: C W J Farrell

17/2

Fair form. Unseated rider in maiden at Leopardstown (20f, soft) 32 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 5-P49U

Dazzling Dove²⁰

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

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (18.5f, soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 00-09

Fantasia Roque³³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 95

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Punchestown (22.1f, heavy). Off 11 months.

Form: 31/0840-

Outback Flyer^h⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Well-beaten tenth of 12 to The Model Kingdom in listed bumper (50/1) at Navan (16f, good) 69 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Up in trip. Form choice.

Form: 0-04S0

We'llgowats²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Liam G O'brien

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifth of 13 in bumper (150/1) at Punchestown (18f, heavy) on bumper debut 29 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: P/87-5

Royal Sage³⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 94

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, good to soft). Off 10 months. Up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 500-

Non-Runners

Helios Du Gouet³²¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: Miss E Doyle J: Sean O'Keeffe

Island Glory¹²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: Niall O'flynn J: Reserve 2

Top Basanta⁴⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: D A McLoughlin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

The Blind Piper (9/4), L'yser (3/1), Outback Flyer (7/2), Valirann Gold (17/2), Island Glory (10/1), Fantasia Roque (10/1), Top Basanta (12/1), Helios Du Gouet (14/1), Uknowcarty (16/1), Champ Royal (18/1), Fattan (18/1), We'llgowats (25/1), Magnetic Pulse (40/1), Alfieri (50/1), Limekiln Rock (50/1), Montel Glory (80/1), Royal Sage (125/1), Bugscuffle (150/1), Dazzling Dove (200/1)

OUTBACK FLYER wasn't up to a listed bumper last time but the form he showed when fourth at Galway in the autumn suggests he could prove up to winning a race like this. The Blind Piper rates a danger after a pair of course fourths this winter, while L'yser improved again at Punchestown last time and could have an even better performance in him now.