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Saturday 19 November 2022

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O'Connor Heating & Plumbing Supporting Longford GAA Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:39 | Winning time: 4m 54.60s

Absolute Notions²⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| C

11/8

Looked a good prospect when winning 15-runner course bumper (16.4f, good to soft) on debut in April. Warrants plenty of respect on hurdle debut.

Form: 1-

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Ace Aussie⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Moore| T: J J Hanlon

66/1

Useful miler at best on Flat but a long way below that level both starts over hurdles.

Form: 40

Benaud^t⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien

3/1

Useful on Flat (stays 16.5f), won minor event in June, creditable effort in Irish Cesarewitch last time. Very interesting recruit to hurdling.

Form:

Bleu D'enfer^t1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: S R B Crawford

100/1

Pulled up sole start in points but shaped as if better for the run when down the field in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 22/1) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0-P

Captain Clever⁴⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan| T: P A Fahy

200/1

Well held on Flat and fell at the first in juvenile hurdle at this course (16.3f, good. 200/1) on NH debut 13 months ago.

Form: F-

Deep Cave²⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: H De Bromhead

9/4

£235,000 4-y-o, Court Cave gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler Jpr One. Dam (b94) bumper winner out of French 17f-2¼m hurdle/chase winner Soupinette. Won sole start in points (Mar 20). Highly respected Rules newcomer.

Form: 1-

Everystep Oftheway²⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

100/1

Down the field in 2 bumpers.

Form: 90-

Headwind¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger

200/1

Well held in maiden hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 13 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Joshua Des Flos²⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

17/2

Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler/top-class chaser Balko des Flos and made an encouraging start to his career when second of 8 in 2m bumper at Leopardstown 8 months ago. Has subsequently left Stuart Crawford and longer trip will suit now hurdling.

Form: 2-

Low Mileage⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

150/1

Runner-up sole start in points but well held in 2 maiden hurdles.

Form: 2-70

Man Of The House⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

Well held in bumper/maiden hurdle 5 months apart.

Form: 52-88

Oc Go On

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

200/1

Ocovango gelding. Dam (b75), in frame in bumpers/well held over hurdles, sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 23f) Ballypoint.

Form:

On The Tide²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: S Neville| BF

20/1

Promise in 2 spring bumpers and offered something to work on sent hurdling when fifth of 14 in maiden at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) 20 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Will improve.

Form: 44-25

Size Five²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Kevin Sexton| T: N C Kelly

150/1

Looks one for the longer term on early evidence.

Form: 6-99

Spanish John⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Fahy

66/1

Minor promise in a couple of bumpers. Big step forward needed now hurdling.

Form: 69

Sunwalk¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: S Neville

250/1

Fairly useful Flat winner but well held on completed start over hurdles.

Form: 0U0

Cherry Red³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C P McNamara| T: S Donohoe

200/1

Well held in a pair of bumpers. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 70

Jane Wilde^t¹⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

80/1

Tongue strap on, eighth of 17 in bumper at Cork (16f, good to soft, 16/1) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: P-8

Lovely Reaction

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: T Mullins

40/1

€65,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park filly. Dam, (c134/h107) 2½m-3m hurdle/chase winner, from family of Stayers Hurdle winner Shuil Ar Aghaidh. Market can guide.

Form:

Macs Lady^h1³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

150/1

Pulled hard when well held in course bumper on debut 38 days ago. Makes hurdles debut up in trip and with a hood fitted.

Form: 0

Manhattan Lady

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington

20/1

Robin Des Champs filly. Sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler First Approach, and half-sister to fair hurdler/chaser Hidden Charmer, stays 25f. Worth a market check for respected yard.

Form:

Raven^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C Halpin⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney

50/1

Shantaram filly. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart hurdler/top-class chaser (stayed 29f) Tidal Bay. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Non-Runners

Allibaba²¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: W P Mullins J: Reserve 1

Ideal De Ciergues²⁰⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 2

Ballygriffin Girl

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J P Flavin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Absolute Notions (11/8), Deep Cave (9/4), Benaud (3/1), Allibaba (6/1), Joshua Des Flos (17/2), Ideal De Ciergues (10/1), On The Tide (20/1), Manhattan Lady (20/1), Lovely Reaction (40/1), Raven (50/1), Spanish John (66/1), Ace Aussie (66/1), Jane Wilde (80/1), Bleu D'enfer (100/1), Everystep Oftheway (100/1), Man Of The House (100/1), Ballygriffin Girl (100/1), Macs Lady (150/1), Size Five (150/1), Low Mileage (150/1), Cherry Red (200/1), Headwind (200/1), Oc Go On (200/1), Captain Clever (200/1), Sunwalk (250/1)

This has the potential to be a well above-average maiden hurdle. DEEP CAVE was bought for big money after winning his sole outing in points and gets the narrow vote, but both Benaud, a useful performer on the Flat, and Absolute Notions, a fairly impressive winner of his sole bumper start, command the utmost respect.