11:40 Down Royal

Monday 26 December 2022

All11:4012:1312:4813:2313:5814:3315:08

I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 11:43 | Winning time: 5m 10.01s

Barometer¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr A T Feeney⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Murphy

11/2

Fair Flat winner who made an encouraging hurdling debut when fourth of 22 in maiden at Cork (16.8f, soft) 15 days ago. Up in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 4

Smooth Player²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

5/1

Galway bumper winner who shaped with promise sent hurdling when fourth of 16 in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f) 23 days ago. Up in trip. Trainer going well. Open to progress.

Form: 14-4

Cosmo Renfro

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

50/1

Arctic Cosmos gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/chase winner (stays 2¾m) Shang Tang.

Form:

Eye Van¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 125

2/1

Shaped as if retaining all ability on first run since leaving M. A. Gunn when second of 18 in maiden hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, heavy) 18 days ago. Sets a good standard.

Form: 27/422-2

Jimmy Chou Pecos Aa^t²⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell

11/1

33/1 and tongue strap on, showed some promise when fifth of 11 in bumper at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 9 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 25-

Ringdufferin¹⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. 8/1, failed to progress from debut when fourth of 8 in bumper at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 101 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Yard having good spell.

Form: 34

Rowdy Romeo²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin

33/1

300/1, probably flattered when third of 6 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (16.3f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 27 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: F-6F63

Sam Magee²⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead

9/4

€16,500 3-y-o, Jet Away gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/chaser Generator City and fair chaser Dylanseoghan. Dam (c96/h89) 2½m hurdle/chase winner. Successful on completed start in points (Apr 10). Highly respected on Rules debut.

Form: P1-

The Belmont Boys^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules who was well held when falling 2 out on Fairyhouse hurdling debut 23 days ago.

Form: 0F

Wee Jerry^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey

200/1

Little sign of ability in bumpers/over hurdles. Back up in trip.

Form: F2F600

Windgap Warrior

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: C Collins

80/1

Ask gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/chaser Difficult Decision, stays 3m.

Form:

Champagnegaloppen²³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: C P O'Shea⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson

150/1

Offered little in a bumper at this course (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Do As Your Told^h1³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson

200/1

Well held in 2 bumpers. Makes hurdles debut up in trip in a first-time hood.

Form: 36

Lockdown Daisy³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe

250/1

Well held completed starts in bumpers/over hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 0S0P0

Nowinittowinit¹⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

100/1

Has shown little in a bumper/maiden hurdle so far.

Form: 56

Ottizzini³⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: S R B Crawford

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 14 in bumper (10/3) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft). Off 12 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Patrick Eugene Turley.

Form: 363-

Non-Runners

Cardamon Hill²⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 1

Round The Square³⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: S R B Crawford J: Reserve 2

Moonface

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P W Flynn J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Eye Van (2/1), Sam Magee (9/4), Smooth Player (5/1), Cardamon Hill (11/2), Barometer (11/2), Round The Square (8/1), Jimmy Chou Pecos Aa (11/1), Ottizzini (12/1), Moonface (20/1), Ringdufferin (25/1), Rowdy Romeo (33/1), Cosmo Renfro (50/1), Windgap Warrior (80/1), Nowinittowinit (100/1), Champagnegaloppen (150/1), The Belmont Boys (200/1), Do As Your Told (200/1), Wee Jerry (200/1), Lockdown Daisy (250/1)

EYE VAN sets a good standard so has to be considered the one to beat, though strong market support for Rules-newcomer Sam Magee would put a slightly different slant on matters. Barometer shaped well on his recent hurdling debut at Cork and is another to consider, along with Smooth Player.