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Fingal Ravens Raceday Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:19 | Winning time: 3m 57.1s

Ballycottonjacksie

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: Stephen Gerard Carey

80/1

Fame And Glory gelding. Half-brother to Shannon Falls. Dam unraced half-sister to French hurdler/chaser (15f-17f winner) Razzamatazz. Market can guide.

Form:

Benaud¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: J P O'Brien

15/2

Promising sort. Useful winner at 12f on flat. 3/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fourth of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 14 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 4

Fiveonefive²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: C Collins

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixteenth of 23 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Naas (19f, soft) on hurdles bow 21 days ago.

Form: 27630

Good Land³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Connell| D

10/3

Won 10-runner bumper (7/4) at Wexford (16.4f, heavy) 33 days ago, kept up to work. Makes hurdles debut and much respected.

Form: 2/1

Hartur D'arc²⁰

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

9/1

Promising type. Third of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, soft, 5/2) on hurdles bow 20 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 161-3

It's Never Simple^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Brassil

40/1

€42,000 3-y-o, Vadamos gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including smart hurdler/unreliable but very smart chaser Third Intention, stayed 25f,. Wears hood. Worth a market check.

Form:

Iurkash⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Doyle

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Third of 8 in bumper at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 12/1) on NH debut 51 days ago. Makes hurdles debut and he's no forlorn hope.

Form: P63

Joyeux Machin^t³⁴

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

7/2

Promising type. Third of 13 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16f, heavy, 10/3) on hurdles bow 34 days ago. Should improve.

Form: F21P7-3

Kansas City Star²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

10/3

Promising type. Second of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft, 12/1) on hurdles bow 21 days ago. Should have more to offer. Player.

Form: 14-2

Kelce¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

200/1

€34,000 3-y-o, Valirann gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including temperamental but useful hurdler/chaser Mind's Eye and fairly useful hurdler Beneficial Joe, stayed 27f. Betting can prove a good indicator.

Form: 5P

Lacken Blaze²¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: K P Egan

200/1

Refused to race in bumper at Punchestown (16f, soft, 125/1) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Peter Maher.

Form: R-

Morrie In D Quarry¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: R O'Sullivan

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventeenth of 23 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 200/1) 13 days ago. Has lots to find on form.

Form: 00

Natural Ability¹⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: A J Martin

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 20/1, twentieth of 22 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 6 months with work to do.

Form: 0

The Belmont Boys^t1¹⁸⁹

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

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, fourteenth of 15 in bumper at Punchestown (16.2f, good) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0

Vango Opera²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: N C Kelly

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft, 150/1) on NH debut 28 days ago.

Form: 0

Viva Devito^h²²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

85/40

Useful bumper winner who also came in tenth of 20 to stable comapnion Facile Vega in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham. Very interesting hurdles debutant.

Form: 4/104-

Gold Haven⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M Mulvany

200/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, ninth of 23 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 6 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 5-09

Parkrunner^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: R Deegan| T: P Flood

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, fifth of 10 in bumper at Naas (16f, soft, 50/1) 21 days ago. Makes hurdles debut with more needed.

Form: 0-75

Forecasts

Viva Devito (85/40), Kansas City Star (10/3), Good Land (10/3), Joyeux Machin (7/2), Benaud (15/2), Hartur D'arc (9/1), It's Never Simple (40/1), Ballycottonjacksie (80/1), Fiveonefive (100/1), Iurkash (100/1), Kelce (200/1), Natural Ability (200/1), Gold Haven (200/1), Parkrunner (200/1), Lacken Blaze (200/1), Morrie In D Quarry (250/1), Vango Opera (250/1), The Belmont Boys (250/1)

A few with chances but VIVA DEVITO kept the highest company in bumpers last term and Willie Mullins' promising 5-y-o can go in at the first time of asking in this sphere. Naas runner-up Kansas City Star heads the list of dangers ahead of useful Flat winner Benaud, Joyeux Machin and Hartur d'Arc.