12:05 Leopardstown

Tuesday 27 December 2022

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Paddy Power 'I Have No Idea What Day It Is' 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:05 | Winning time: 4m 18.7s

Almuhit^p1⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| BF

20/1

Useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 10/11, third of 5 in handicap at Doncaster (14.5f, heavy) 67 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John & Thady Gosden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Interesting runner.

Form:

Ascending⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF

9/2

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Second of 11 in handicap (6/4) at Nottingham (10.2f, heavy) 83 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Clive Cox.

Form:

Gordons Aura¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

80/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. First run since leaving Sir Mark Prescott Bt when twelfth of 20 in juvenile hurdle (40/1) at Cork (16.8f, soft) on NH debut 16 days ago. Trainer going well.

Form: 0

Got Grey¹⁹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

80/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Third of 6 in minor event at Nantes (11.9f, good, 26/10). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving E. Monfort.

Form:

Mighty Mo Missouri^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

66/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. 50/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.8f, soft) on NH debut 16 days ago.

Form: 0

Puntastic³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

33/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. 100/1, seventh of 22 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 30 days ago.

Form: 77

Self Inflicted Sid⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

16/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Won 9-runner minor event at Nottingham (14f, heavy, 13/8) 62 days ago, just holding on. First run for yard after leaving Ralph Beckett. Betting should guide.

Form:

Showman⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: Peter Fahey

80/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Third of 10 in handicap at Windsor (10f, good to soft, 9/2) 71 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Hughie Morrison.

Form:

Snapius³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash

66/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 10f on flat. Ninth of 22 in juvenile hurdle (40/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 30 days ago.

Form: 49

Tekao³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| BF

10/11

Highly promising individual. Won sole Flat start in France. 5/6, shaped well when 10 lengths third of 22 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut 30 days ago, one paced after looming up. Could make considerable progress.

Form: 3

Uberrima Fides^t¹²³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

125/1

Modest on Flat. First run for yard after leaving Richard John O'Brien. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form:

Vintage Gold⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Murphy

150/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Third of 11 in handicap (11/1) at Killarney (11.4f, soft) 78 days ago.

Form:

Zanndabad⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: B J Cooper| T: A J Martin

8/1

Useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 5/1, 2¼ lengths third of 10 to Allada in listed race at Lyon Parilly (11.9f, heavy) 47 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Francis-Henri Graffard. Should be up to making presence felt if taking to hurdles.

Form:

Goodie Two Shoes^t⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: J P O'Brien

11/2

Rapidly developed into a useful performer on the Flat in the second half of this year. Very interesting recruit to hurdles.

Form:

New Year Honours³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

7/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 12f on flat. Tenth of 22 in juvenile hurdle (7/2) at Navan (16f, heavy) 30 days ago. Yard in good form.

Form: 20

Portville¹²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: Peter Fahey

100/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Fifth of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (11.8f, good, 16/1). First run for yard after leaving Kieran Patrick Cotter.

Form:

Power To Love^h,t1⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: K C Sexton| T: E D Delany

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 150/1 and hooded for 1st time, pulled up in juvenile hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) on NH debut 52 days ago, tailed off when pulled up after 4 out. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P

Winterscape^t1⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

125/1

Making GB/IRE jumps debut. 125/1, eleventh of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) 41 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. RESERVE.

Form:

Non-Runners

Darraby⁶²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: B W Duke J: Kieren Buckley

Ludus¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: G Elliott J: Ricky Doyle

Secret Rock³⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: A J Martin J: P J Carberry

Forecasts

Tekao (10/11), Ascending (9/2), Goodie Two Shoes (11/2), New Year Honours (7/1), Zanndabad (8/1), Self Inflicted Sid (16/1), Almuhit (20/1), Darraby (20/1), Ludus (20/1), Puntastic (33/1), Snapius (66/1), Mighty Mo Missouri (66/1), Secret Rock (66/1), Gordons Aura (80/1), Got Grey (80/1), Showman (80/1), Portville (100/1), Uberrima Fides (125/1), Winterscape (125/1), Vintage Gold (150/1), Power To Love (200/1)

J P McManus could hold the key to this very interesting opener. TEKAO was unable to justify market confidence on his Navan hurdle debut a month ago but still shaped very well in third and, with considerable improvement possible, is narrowly preferred to ownermate Goodie Two Shoes, who quickly reached a useful level on the Flat. Zanndabad and Almuhit are others who should have bright futures over hurdles if they can translate anything like their Flat ability to this new discipline.