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Saturday 21 January 2023

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Buy Your Navan 2023 Membership Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:42 | Winning time: 5m 21.0s

Aime Desjy²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins

5/2

Fairly useful bumper winner who matched that form sent hurdling when third in 15-runner maiden at Limerick (16f, heavy) 24 days ago. Up in trip and open to further progress.

Form: 4/13

Carrig Hill⁴¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: E Seymour

250/1

Dual point winner (unplaced last time) who went with no encouragement in a hunter chase (66/1) at Downpatrick (23.4f) on Rules debut in March 2021.

Form: 43SP/56-

Hemlock²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 125| D

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler but ran no sort of race when pulled up at Leopardstown (24f, soft) on return 24 days ago, weakening before 2 out. Needs to bounce back in a big way.

Form: D2253-P

Junior Alliance³²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney

50/1

Improved on hurdling debut form when fourth of 18 in maiden at Naas (15.5f, soft). Off 10 months. Up in trip. More required.

Form: 3094-

Langdale Lane¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

16/1

Took a step forward from hurdling debut when fourth of 11 in 2m maiden at Ayr (heavy) 19 days ago. Up in trip. Stable in good form.

Form: 578-334

Midnight Our Fred⁴⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J P Flavin

100/1

Modest in bumpers and ran to a similar level when third of 13 in maiden at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) on hurdles bow. Off 15 months.

Form: 693-

Monty's Star³²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

7/1

Runner-up both start in points and showed something to work on switched to Rules when fourth of 7 in a bumper (15/2) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 10 months ago. In top hands and bred to do well over obstacles.

Form: 224-

Mustmeetthefarrier²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: C Collins

250/1

No impact in pair oof maiden hurdles.

Form: 0P

Shanbally Kid²⁴

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

11/10

Fair bumper winner who offered plenty to work on sent hurdling on first run since leaving Richard John O'Brien when fourth of 15 in maiden at Limerick (16f, heavy, 11/10) 24 days ago. Yard in good form. Open to improvement.

Form: 01-4

Slate Lane⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: P Hennessy

40/1

Ask gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Chatham Street Lad and fair chaser Destiny Is All. Dam (c92) 2¾m chase winner. Close third sole start in points (Nov 27).

Form: 3

Striking¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington

40/1

Modest maiden on the Flat but is a half-brother to 3 winners, including high-class hurdler Supasundae, so may fare better now switching to obstacles.

Form:

Twoconduit³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C A Landers| T: J P Ryan

50/1

Conduit gelding. Dam unraced out of useful 2m hurdle winner Miss Emer. Won sole outing in points (Dec 18).

Form: 1

Walter Grey³²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: F G Hand

80/1

Flattered standout efforts in bumpers and others preferred now making hurdling debut after 10 months off.

Form: 2/08-

Glen Ali⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Connell

250/1

Pulled up both starts between the flags and showed nothing on last week's hurdling debut at Fairyhouse.

Form: PP-0

Non-Runners

Found A Fifty⁶⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Forecasts

Shanbally Kid (11/10), Aime Desjy (5/2), Hemlock (4/1), Found A Fifty (9/2), Monty's Star (7/1), Langdale Lane (16/1), Striking (40/1), Slate Lane (40/1), Junior Alliance (50/1), Twoconduit (50/1), Walter Grey (80/1), Midnight Our Fred (100/1), Carrig Hill (250/1), Mustmeetthefarrier (250/1), Glen Ali (250/1)

MONTY'S STAR came home only fourth of 7 on his sole outing in bumpers, but he's very much bred to excel over obstacles being a half-brother to smart hurdler/top-class chaser Monalee, so he gets vote to make a successful hurdling debut after 10 months off. The Willie Mullins-trained pair Shanbally Kid and Aime Desjy are feared most.