15:00 Tipperary

Sunday 2 October 2022

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Fitzgerald's Woodlands House Hotel Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 46.01s

Gaelic Arc¹⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: B J Cooper| T: J P Ryan| OR: 133| D

40/1

Useful hurdler. 2 wins from 2 runs this season. 14/1, career best when winning 6-runner minor event hurdle at Clonmel (16.4f, good) 143 days ago. Has a likeable way of going about things.

Form: 1367-11

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Plains Indian⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: C A Landers| T: A Slattery| OR: 127| D

40/1

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in May. Good ¾-length third of 9 to Flaming Moon in listed hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good, 11/1) 68 days ago.

Form: 16-3123

Champ Kiely⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

4/5

Highly-promising type. Won 17-runner novice hurdle at Galway (21f, good, 9/4) on hurdles bow 67 days ago, hard held. Down in trip. Should significantly improve and leading claims here.

Form: U/1-1

Hubrisko^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins

7/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Won 19-runner novice hurdle (4/9) at Galway (16.6f, good) 27 days ago, impressively. Better to come.

Form: 1/3-21

Marvel De Cerisy^t¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 137| C

5/1

Career best when winning 16-runner novice hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 4/7) 140 days ago, easily. Open to progress.

Form: 1/3P52-1

Brazil¹⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 142| D

8/1

Useful hurdler, winning the Fred Winter in March. Bit below form 12 lengths third of 9 to Knight Salute in Anniversary Hurdle at Aintree (17f, good to soft, 5/2) 178 days ago. Standard bearer on reappearance.

Form: 654113-

Granny Lowrie⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Brian Hayes| T: P M J Doyle| OR: 105

125/1

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in June. Good fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (20f, good, 17/2) 90 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: D2/0-614

Non-Runners

The Friday Man¹⁵

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Senecia⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: V Halley J: Kevin Sexton

Rioga Choice⁶¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Sean Flanagan

Forecasts

Champ Kiely (4/5), Hubrisko (7/2), Marvel De Cerisy (5/1), Brazil (8/1), The Friday Man (10/1), Rioga Choice (14/1), Senecia (20/1), Plains Indian (40/1), Gaelic Arc (40/1), Granny Lowrie (125/1)

This ought to be a really informative contest, with CHAMP KIELY selected given he looked a smart prospect when routing the opposition at Galway in July. Brazil sets a very good standard on his Fred Winter win, while Hubrisko, a stablemate of the selection, is promising in his own right.