12:25 Fairyhouse

Sunday 4 December 2022

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Bar One Racing Price Boost Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 4m 13.3s

Aghaboy²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| D

22/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Fairly useful hurdler. 2 wins from 3 runs this season. Unseated rider in Prix Cambaceres at Auteuil (17.9f, soft, 11/1) 21 days ago won by St Donats. Back down in grade.

Form: 211F

Brown Eagle⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: B J Cooper| T: M C Grassick

150/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 40/1, fourth of 11 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.3f, good) 54 days ago.

Form: 84

Comfort Zone⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| D

10/3

Highly promising sort. Useful winner at 12f on Flat. 10/3, won 22-runner juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut 7 days ago, impressively. Open to significant improvement.

Form: 1

Common Practice³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P O'Brien| D

50/1

Fairly useful winner at 12f on Flat. 7/2, won 14-runner juvenile hurdle at Galway (16.4f, heavy) 36 days ago, cruising clear. Should progress.

Form: 671

Riyami⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan

150/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making jumps debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixteenth of 18 in handicap (13/2) at the Curragh (12f, soft) 52 days ago. First run for yard after leaving M. Halford.

Form:

Sundial^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Simon Torrens| T: P Roche

66/1

Fairly useful winner at 14f on Flat. 4/1 and tongue strap on, first run since leaving Aidan O'Brien when sixth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) on hurdles debut 14 days ago, not knocked about

Form: 6

Zarak The Brave²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| CD

5/4

Highly-promising sort. First run since leaving S. Wattel when 4/6, won 14-runner juvenile hurdle at this course (16.2f, heavy) on NH debut 26 days ago, impressively. Bold bid expected.

Form: 1

Risk Belle²⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: W P Mullins

8/1

Promising sort. Won 8-runner minor event hurdle (41/10) at Auteuil (14.9f, soft). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving J. Delaunay and one of 4 for Willie Mullins.

Form: 1

Lossiemouth²⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-3| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins

3/1

Promising type. 59/10, won 12-runner novice hurdle at Auteuil (14.9f, soft). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Y. Fouin and joined powerful Mullins team.

Form: 1-

Pink Fire Lilly⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-3| J: C D Maxwell| T: John F O'Neill

200/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making jumps debut. 80/1, last of 13 in handicap at Killarney (11.4f, soft) 55 days ago.

Form:

Non-Runners

Kanzino⁵⁵

Weight: 10-10| Age: 3

T: D Hogan J: D King

Forecasts

Zarak The Brave (5/4), Lossiemouth (3/1), Comfort Zone (10/3), Risk Belle (8/1), Aghaboy (22/1), Common Practice (50/1), Sundial (66/1), Kanzino (66/1), Brown Eagle (150/1), Riyami (150/1), Pink Fire Lilly (200/1)

Willie Mullins saddles 4 but it wouldn't be a major surprise were COMFORT ZONE to beat them all given the sparkling impression he created on debut at Navan a week ago. Zarak The Brave and Lossiemouth have to command serious respect, though.