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Wednesday 21 December 2022

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Tote Always SP Or Better Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:08 | Winning time: 6m 10.03s

Klarc Kent²⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

7/2

Fairly useful in bumpers and off the mark at the third attempt in an 8-runner bumper at Clonmel (18.5f, soft, 10/3), kept up to work. Off 8 months. Interesting hurdling newcomer.

Form: 341-

Buachaillbocht

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: T M Walsh

25/1

€48,000 3-y-o. Half-brother to French 2m hurdle winner Sweet David (by Clovis Du Berlais): dam, fairly useful 2m-21f hurdle/chase winner (stayed 3m), half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (2m-21f winner) Argento Luna. Market can guide.

Form:

Heyjoe De Kerser³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

13/2

Saddler Maker gelding. Made encouraging hurdling bow when fifth of 19 in Navan maiden last month. Can do better.

Form: 5

Joe's Turn²³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: R P Rath

18/1

Jet Away gelding. Third of 8 in bumper at Tipperary (18f, good to soft, 10/3) on NH debut back in May. No forlon hope on his hurdles debut.

Form: 11-3

Malton Groove³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

3/1

33/1, made a promising return from 12 months off when fourth of 23 in 19f Naas maiden hurdle last month. That form is proving strong so he's a player with more to offer at this longer trip.

Form: 8-4

Mon Meilleur Ami⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: A Donoghue

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, ninth of 10 in bumper at Wexford (16.4f, heavy) on NH debut 40 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 9

Pickanumber¹⁵

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

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 11 in bumper at Tramore (16.2f, soft, 16/1) 12 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 650

Potters Party³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF

9/4

Mahler gelding lwho was runner-up sole start in points before coming in third of 16 on hurdling debut in 2m3f Clonmel maide hurdle last month. Well in the mix with this longer trip a plus.

Form: 2-3

Quite Incredible³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 40/1, first run since leaving Noel Meade when sixth of 19 in novice hurdle at this C&D (soft) on hurdles bow 27 days ago. Can build on that now.

Form: 343/P-6

Something Small²⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash

250/1

Poor form in three runs over hurdles. Others preferred.

Form: 000-

St Denis's Well³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Ian Donoghue

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 23 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 250/1) 28 days ago. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Andrew Lynch.

Form: 000

West Of Carrig⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr B Lawless⁽⁷⁾| T: P Croke

25/1

Westerner gelding. Dam, fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (23f/3m winner), sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3½m) Mattock Ranger. Off mark in points at third attempt last time (Nov 5). Considered.

Form: U-51

Givemylovetorose^t1¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

33/1

Multiple point winner. 20/1, sixth of 22 in maiden hurdle at Cork earlier in the month. Needs to step forward.

Form: 2113/86

Jollie Cosmos²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

100/1

Arctic Cosmos mare. Dam unraced out of fairly useful hurdler up to 2¾m Jollie Bollie. Made frame both starts in points before well-held sixth in Limerick bumper last month.

Form: 4-36

Kilbree Warrior^b,t³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 104

6/1

Fair hurdler. 16/1, very good second of 19 in novice hurdle at this C&D (soft) last month, having benefit of enterprising ride. Not taken lightly.

Form: 25-F342

Maud Ban³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Sheehy

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden and only poor form shown thus far. Up in trip with others preferred.

Form: P-P00

Non-Runners

Thunder Down Under⁴⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Potters Party (9/4), Malton Groove (3/1), Klarc Kent (7/2), Kilbree Warrior (6/1), Heyjoe De Kerser (13/2), Quite Incredible (16/1), Thunder Down Under (16/1), Joe's Turn (18/1), Buachaillbocht (25/1), West Of Carrig (25/1), Givemylovetorose (33/1), Jollie Cosmos (100/1), Pickanumber (150/1), Mon Meilleur Ami (150/1), St Denis's Well (200/1), Something Small (250/1), Maud Ban (250/1)

MALTON GROOVE returned from 12 months off with an excellent Naas fourth (form proving very strong) so gets the vote with this step up in trip also a positive for this son of Kayf Tara. Potters Party is another who will benefit from this longer distance and he rates the chief threat ahead of Willie Mullins' interesting hurdling newcomer Klarc Kent.