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Wednesday 28 December 2022

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Keith Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 4m 8.8s

Aime Desjy²¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| D

10/3

Promising individual. First run since leaving R. Collet when won 16-runner bumper (4/6) at Ballinrobe (16.5f, good to soft) in May, plenty in hand. Back over hurdles and fancied to be involved in proceedings.

Form: 4/1

Shanbally Kid²⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins

11/10

First run since leaving Philip Fenton when winning 15-runner bumper at Clonmel (16.6f, good to soft) in April, unchallenged. Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut and having joined a top yard/connections, he's certainly one to look out for.

Form: 01-

Feu Du Bresil¹⁵³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J B Foley| T: W P Mullins

9/4

Fairly useful hurdler. 11/1, second of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Auteuil (17.9f, soft). Off over 4 years. Has left Y. Fouin and faces a massive absence to overcome, but he's joined yard that can get one ready.

Form: 2/

Maidenstreetprince²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

15/2

Promising type. Showed aptitude when third of 21 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (16.3f, good to soft, 25/1) 29 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 6-43U3

Moonlight Getaway²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: D Hassett

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 20 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (16.3f, good to soft, 250/1) 29 days ago.

Form: 00

New Barn Lane³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

150/1

Offered something to work on when seventh of 14 in maiden hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 22/1) on debut 36 days ago.

Form: 7

Parnell One⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, last of 25 in maiden hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) 46 days ago.

Form: 00

Rewrite The Script³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

200/1

€10,500 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Closely related to fair hurdler/chaser Little Red Lion and multiple point winner/fair 3m chase winner Port O'Clock. Dam point winner. Unplaced completed start in points, pulled up last time (Nov 27).

Form: PS5P

Roguey^p²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Lanigan

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventeenth of 20 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (16.3f, good to soft) 29 days ago.

Form: 90

Sa Fureur⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott

18/1

Twice-raced maiden. Still in need of the experience when fourth of 7 in bumper (9/4) at Clonmel (16.3f, heavy) 41 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Makes hurdles debut. Stable having good spell.

Form: 3-4

Song For My Father³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr L P Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifth of 15 in maiden hurdle (25/1) at Thurles (16.2f, soft) 34 days ago.

Form: P65255

The Green Grocer⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: A McNamara

125/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixteenth of 25 in maiden hurdle (150/1) at Naas (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 46 days ago.

Form: 70

Grace Shelby¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr W T Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: William Cronin

150/1

125/1, eighteenth of 22 in maiden hurdle at Cork (16.8f, soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 64-3500

Islashoon¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: R Deegan| T: J Dullea

200/1

Unseated rider in maiden hurdle at Cork (16.8f, soft, 125/1) on NH debut 17 days ago.

Form: U

Must Go Now⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: E Cawley

80/1

150/1, sixth of 20 in maiden hurdle at Galway (16.4f, heavy) on NH debut 60 days ago, late headway. Should improve. RESERVE.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

Ambitious Approach¹⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: S Aherne J: D Moloney

Cillians Charm³²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: A McCann J: Non Runner

Skin In The Game³⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: J P Flavin J: S Fitzgerald

Danesfort Mayfly¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: W J Lanigan J: C A Landers

Abu Hazem²⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: A McCann J: Reserve 2

Ellis Boyd Redding²⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Shanbally Kid (11/10), Feu Du Bresil (9/4), Aime Desjy (10/3), Maidenstreetprince (15/2), Cillians Charm (10/1), Ellis Boyd Redding (12/1), Sa Fureur (18/1), Song For My Father (40/1), Skin In The Game (50/1), Abu Hazem (66/1), Danesfort Mayfly (66/1), Ambitious Approach (66/1), Must Go Now (80/1), The Green Grocer (125/1), New Barn Lane (150/1), Parnell One (150/1), Grace Shelby (150/1), Rewrite The Script (200/1), Roguey (200/1), Islashoon (200/1), Moonlight Getaway (200/1)

This prize is likely to be heading back to Closutton with Willie Mullins saddling 3 with leading claims, not least SHANBALLY KID. The 5-y-o was purchased by top connections after an impressive all-the-way success in a Clonmel bumper back in April and with the runner-up having scored twice since (including over hurdles), he's put forward as the answer. Aime Desjy, the returning Feu du Bresil and Maidenstreetprince head up the dangers.