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Wednesday 25 January 2023

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Easter Festival Early Bird Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 4m 27.03s

Coeur d'Or^t¹⁰⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: D K Weld

40/1

Fairly useful Flat winner (should stay beyond 1m). Tongue tied for hurdle debut.

Form:

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Eikonix²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

200/1

Fairly useful Flat winner but well held on hurdling debut at Tramore (16.2f, heavy) 24 days ago.

Form: 0

Firm Footings²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| D

9/4

Promising type. Winner in bumper at Galway in October. Very good third of 20 in maiden hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft, 13/2) 28 days ago. Stable having good spell. Open to further improvement.

Form: 3-123

Neigh Botha⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| D

22/1

Bumper winner who failed to improve on hurdling debut form when eighth of 19 in maiden (9/4) at Navan (20f, soft) 73 days ago.

Form: 1-38

Newgirlintown⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Gearoid Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: G O'Leary| C

100/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. 33/1, unseated rider second in maiden at Clonmel (16.8f, heavy) on NH debut 8 days ago.

Form: U

Take My Hand³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: M Mulvany

80/1

Modest Flat winner who showed more than first time up over hurdles when fifth of 25 in maiden at Naas (15.9f, soft) 36 days ago.

Form: P5

Fiveonefive⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: C Collins

80/1

Placed in bumpers but down the field both starts over hurdles.

Form: 276305

Huckleberry River²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Crawley

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Pulled up in minor event hurdle (100/1) at this course (20.1f, heavy) on NH debut 24 days ago, tailing off 4 out. Down in trip.

Form: P

In Excess³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| BF

4/9

Promising sort who shaped well on first run since leaving L. Viel when second of 18 in maiden at Limerick (16f, heavy, 11/8) on IRE/NH debut 30 days ago. Yard having good spell. Leading claims with improvement on the cards.

Form: 2/2

Kelce³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

50/1

Looks a longer-term project.

Form: 5P68

Master Breffni¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Carberry| T: J T R Dreaper

200/1

Well held in 2 maiden hurdles.

Form: P5F-00

On My Bike²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

200/1

Well held in a brace of maiden hurdles.

Form: 00

Small Money³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins

200/1

Well held in 2 maiden hurdles.

Form: 00

Birdie Or Bust²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

8/1

Showed plenty to work on when second of 15 in maiden at Tramore (16.2f, heavy, 11/1) on NH debut 24 days ago, finishing with running left. Stable having good spell. Likely to improve.

Form: 2

Walk Out¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: J E Kiely

200/1

Well held in bumper/maiden hurdle.

Form: 60

Make The Plan³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: James Duggan⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan

33/1

Showed a bit on hurdling debut when eighth of 27 in maiden at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 30 days ago. RESERVE

Form: 30-8

Non-Runners

Coolmeen Park²⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Miss Ellmarie Holden J: D Moloney

Sarah's Soldier¹⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P A Fahy J: Reserve 2

Park Of Kings³⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P Nolan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

In Excess (4/9), Firm Footings (9/4), Birdie Or Bust (8/1), Park Of Kings (12/1), Neigh Botha (22/1), Make The Plan (33/1), Coeur d'Or (40/1), Kelce (50/1), Coolmeen Park (50/1), Sarah's Soldier (66/1), Fiveonefive (80/1), Take My Hand (80/1), Newgirlintown (100/1), On My Bike (200/1), Master Breffni (200/1), Eikonix (200/1), Walk Out (200/1), Small Money (200/1), Huckleberry River (200/1)

IN EXCESS made a pleasing start to his hurdle career after a lay-off when second at Limerick over Christmas and can go one better now. Firm Footings and Birdie Or Bust are the main threats.