14:00 Leopardstown

Monday 7 March 2022

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Happy 90th Birthday Michael Louis Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 10.7s

Don't Talk²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, fifteenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.6f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 00

Firstman¹³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

20/1

Fair Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Seventh of 17 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy, 8/1). Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: U-

Heathrow⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss E Doyle

18/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) on NH debut 34 days ago.

Form: P

Helios Smart²⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D J McInerney| T: B Connell

20/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventeenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, soft, 28/1) on NH debut. Off 9 months.

Form: 0

Khanmurjan^h,t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 106

9/2

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. Respectable third of 15 in maiden at Down Royal (16.7f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Hood back on.

Form: 3-2F583

Lodge Prince²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: P F O'Donnell

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, ninth of 12 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, heavy) on NH debut 22 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 9

Mooney Boy²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.6f, soft, 250/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 00

Our Patron Saint¹⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: N J Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs S Dawson

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 11 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Punchestown (20.7f, good) 146 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 06

Prevaricate^h³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

2/9

Fair hurdler. Creditable fourth of 13 in maiden at Punchestown (20.3f, soft, 5/1) 35 days ago. Back down in trip. Good chance he can get off the mark here.

Form: 25-2424

Sundrenched¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| D

20/1

Modest hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers. 40/1, twenty first of 25 in maiden at Navan (15.8f, heavy) 13 days ago.

Form: 5-30090

Eye Of The Dragon^t⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: Mrs D Foster

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, thirteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, heavy, 200/1) 49 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 70

Non-Runners

Reserve Judgement³³⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Simon Torrens

Teed Up¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: E Mullins J: Brian Hayes

Forecasts

Prevaricate (2/9), Khanmurjan (9/2), Reserve Judgement (6/1), Teed Up (10/1), Heathrow (18/1), Firstman (20/1), Sundrenched (20/1), Helios Smart (20/1), Eye Of The Dragon (66/1), Our Patron Saint (125/1), Lodge Prince (150/1), Don't Talk (250/1), Mooney Boy (250/1)

PREVARICATE has the best form and is the percentage call for the Elliott team but he doesn't set the bar that high so market confidence behind Reserve Judgement, who has had the form of his point win last spring boosted, would make him a possible big threat. Khanmurjan may prove best of the remainder.