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Saturday 3 December 2022

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Fingal Ravens Raceday Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 13:52 | Winning time: 4m 4.0s

An Mhi⁴³

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

9/2

€50,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser Slate. Made frame both starts in points. Running well when slipped up in novice hurdle (7/1) at Cheltenham (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 43 days ago.

Form: 42-F

Atacanter¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: R O'Sullivan

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 10 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Cork (16f, soft) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: 6

Dontlettheoldmanin²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: A J Martin

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 20 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 06

Facile Vega²²⁰

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

1/9

Unbeaten in bumpers, landing the 20-runner Champion Bumper at Cheltenham (16.4f, heavy, 15/8) before making it 4 from 4 in Grade 1 at Punchestown. Makes hurdles debut and is hugely exciting prospect.

Form: 1111-

Four Throws

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: D Leahy

125/1

Califet gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdle winner/smart chaser Pencilfulloflead, stays 25f.

Form:

Heliko Conti³²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke| CD

25/1

Thrice-raced winner under NH rules. 18/1, won 10-runner bumper at this C&D (soft) on bumper debut. Off 10 months. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 651-

Sandyman¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: J McAuley

100/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Last of 14 in handicap (50/1) at Dundalk (8f) 17 days ago.

Form:

Sculduggery

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

66/1

€11,500 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam unraced out of useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Nancy Myles.

Form:

Sixty Seconds³⁴

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

125/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 25/1, eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Galway (22f, heavy) on hurdles bow 34 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 5-8

Smooth Player³³⁹

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

16/1

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. Fourth of 6 in bumper at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 8/1). Off 11 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 14-

Somethingaboutcian²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: S Nolan

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1, fourteenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: FPP0-00

Takeachancejimmy³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: N Slevin

100/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Twelfth of 17 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, heavy, 40/1) 33 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle run.

Form: 0

Wild Dollar^t¹⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: E & P Harty

125/1

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 10f on flat. 50/1, last of 14 in handicap at Killarney (14.2f, good to soft). Switches from Flat to hurdles. 8/14 on last hurdle run.

Form: 8-8

Aurora Princess⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins

66/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 20/1, fifth of 10 in handicap at Clonmel (9.6f, good to firm). First run for yard after leaving Mrs J. Harrington.

Form:

Cherry Red¹⁴

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

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 22 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 14 days ago.

Form: 700

Skinnider³⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: M Hassett

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in bumper (17/2) at this C&D (soft). Off 11 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 20-

Non-Runners

Arctic Bresil³⁹²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

In The Balance¹³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: W M Roper J: J J Slevin

Forecasts

Facile Vega (1/9), An Mhi (9/2), Arctic Bresil (10/1), Smooth Player (16/1), Heliko Conti (25/1), Dontlettheoldmanin (50/1), Aurora Princess (66/1), Sculduggery (66/1), Atacanter (80/1), Skinnider (100/1), Sandyman (100/1), Somethingaboutcian (100/1), Takeachancejimmy (100/1), Wild Dollar (125/1), Sixty Seconds (125/1), Four Throws (125/1), Cherry Red (150/1), In The Balance (150/1)

FACILE VEGA rates a hugely exciting hurdles prospect having won all 4 of his starts in bumpers, notably Grade 1s at the Cheltenham/Punchestown Festivals, and this looks a good starting point. Arctic Bresil is an interesting newcomer, while stablemates An Mhi and Smooth Player hold frame claims.