11:45 Navan

Sunday 13 November 2022

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Kilberry Pub & Kitchen Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 11:45 | Winning time: 5m 14.03s

Hartur D'arc²¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

5/2

Doubled his tally when won 14-runner bumper (10/3) at Cork (19f, heavy), cosily. Off 7 months. Interesting hurdling debutant.

Form: 161-

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Heyjoe De Kerser

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

40/1

Saddler Maker gelding. Dam hurdles/chase winner up to 2½m in France. Worth a market check.

Form:

Neigh Botha⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

9/4

Promising type. 9/2, first run since leaving Donald Whillans when third of 15 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good) on hurdles bow 53 days ago. Up in trip. Solid claims.

Form: 1-3

Quite Incredible³¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 8 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16.5f, heavy, 9/1). Off 22 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Noel Meade.

Form: 343/P-

Spirit Of Legend¹⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

15/2

Once-raced maiden. 10/1, eighth of 23 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, soft) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Yard in good form.

Form: 28-

Use Your Illusion⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: N Carolan

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1, tenth of 15 in novice hurdle at this C&D (good) 57 days ago.

Form: 7-80

Wee Jerry⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: N McCluskey

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, sixth of 8 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (22.5f, soft) on hurdles bow 9 days ago.

Form: 00-F2F6

Firefox

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

15/8

€280,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Fair 2½m hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Noras Fancy out of 2m-2½m hurdle winner Verney Bird. Makes plenty of appearl on paper.

Form:

Ideal Vert²⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott

17/2

€47,000 3-y-o, Martaline gelding. Dam unplaced in French bumpers/pulled up sole start over hurdles. runner-up sole start in points (Feb 6).

Form: 2-

Ivane²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 28/1, ninth of 12 in novice hurdle at Sligo (20f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 8-659

Mac's Xpress⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

66/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 16/1, fell in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) on hurdles bow 76 days ago.

Form: 0-F

Maymullen^t1³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Sam Ewing| T: N C Kelly

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventeenth of 20 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Punchestown (20.7f, good) on NH debut 33 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0

No Never Again²²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, good thirteenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle (200/1) at Naas (16.2f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Up in trip.

Form: U6F0-

Superdermo^t²³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good), pulled up soon after halfway. Off 7 months.

Form: PP-

Wrecking Ball Paul¹²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Mulligan

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle (11/2) at Sligo (16.9f, good to soft) 126 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott.

Form: 30-4PP

Fairy Tree⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: B J Cooper| T: M J Smith

50/1

Modest hurdler. Fifth of 11 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good, 14/1) 88 days ago.

Form: 90-9565

Kilbree Warrior^b,t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 101

16/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 11 hurdle runs. 9/2, bit below form fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.5f, good to soft) 37 days ago.

Form: 025-F34

Gigantamax Eevee³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Carberry| T: M J Smith

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 13 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 31 days ago.

Form: 06

Got To Fly^h1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

33/1

Promising type. 50/1, sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) on NH debut 21 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Up in trip. Hooded for 1st time. Open to improvement.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Firefox (15/8), Neigh Botha (9/4), Hartur D'arc (5/2), Spirit Of Legend (15/2), Ideal Vert (17/2), Kilbree Warrior (16/1), Got To Fly (33/1), Heyjoe De Kerser (40/1), Quite Incredible (40/1), Fairy Tree (50/1), Mac's Xpress (66/1), Wrecking Ball Paul (80/1), Ivane (100/1), Use Your Illusion (150/1), No Never Again (150/1), Gigantamax Eevee (200/1), Maymullen (200/1), Wee Jerry (250/1), Superdermo (250/1)

FIREFOX was a very expensive store and, with Jack Kennedy on board, he may well prove the pick of a Gordon Elliott-trained trio that could dominate this maiden hurdle. Neigh Botha is the main danger after a positive start for the yard and ex-pointer Ideal Vert can't be ignored.