14:00 Fairyhouse

Saturday 26 February 2022

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Norman Colfer Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 18.4s

Celestial Horizon²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: J P O'Brien

22/1

Fairly useful winner at 14f on Flat and showed much more than on hurdling debut when second in 17-runner maiden at this course (2m) 28 days ago, no match for winner. May do better still.

Form: 82

Icare Allen^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| D

4/9

Looked a potentially useful recruit to hurdling when scoring in smooth style at Leopardstown in December. Better than the distance beaten suggests in Spring Juvenile since and looks the one to beat.

Form: 115

Man O Work²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Cian Cullinan| T: P G Fahey| D

16/1

Stepped up on hurdling debut form when winning 18-runner juvenile at Naas (15.7f, good to soft) 27 days ago. This is much tougher.

Form: 71

Prairie Dancer²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

22/1

Fairly useful winner at 10f on Flat. Showed improved form when third of 17 in maiden hurdle at this course (16f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Remains capable of better.

Form: 263

Un Des Flos¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| D

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win at Nantes in November. 15/2, second of 6 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (15.6f, soft) 14 days ago, no match for winner.

Form: 152

Six Feet Apart²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: S Fitzgerald| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 116| CD

28/1

Successful in mares listed event at Doncaster in January. Out of her depth tackling Grade 1 company at Leopardstown 3 weeks ago but this is less demanding.

Form: 14517

White Pepper^p,t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 124| BF| CD

9/2

2 wins from 5 runs this season but seemed beaten on merit when respectable 3¾ lengths third of 6 to Six Feet Apart in juvenile hurdle at Doncaster (16.6f, good to soft) 29 days ago.

Form: 51313

Vadaly²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

11/1

Won her sole outing over hurdles in France and shaped as if better for the run pitched in the deep end on first outing for new yard at Leopardstown 3 weeks ago. Remains open to improvement.

Form: 18

Non-Runners

Ebasari¹⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Jordan Gainford

Iberique Du Seuil⁴⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Icare Allen (4/9), White Pepper (9/2), Iberique Du Seuil (10/1), Vadaly (11/1), Un Des Flos (14/1), Ebasari (14/1), Man O Work (16/1), Prairie Dancer (22/1), Celestial Horizon (22/1), Six Feet Apart (28/1)

ICARE ALLEN shaped better than the distance beaten suggests in the Grade 1 Spring Juvenile at Leopardstown 3 weeks ago and it's doubtful we've seen the best of him yet, so he has to be considered the one to beat in these calmer waters. Vadaly and Six Feet Apart are a couple of interesting rivals in opposition.