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Saturday 16 December 2023

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Hytech EQ Ultra 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 4m 42.0s

Clady River¹⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: N Slevin

150/1

Green when well held in maiden sole start on Flat for Matthew J. Smith.

Form:

Lunar Landscape⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: R P Treacy| T: C Byrnes

16/1

Fair maiden handicapper on Flat, stays 1¼m, back to form last time (sole outing for Nigel Tinkler). Market possibly best guide on this switch to hurdling.

Form:

National Emblem³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: C Collins

25/1

Regressive on the Flat and was well held switched to hurdling at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 4

Pacini²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

5/4

Fair Flat winner who again showed promise when fourth of 12 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) 21 days ago. Stable in good form. Bold bid expected.

Form: 54

So Messi^t¹⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: P Martin

80/1

Modest maiden on Flat (best effort at 1m), runner-up in handicap penultimate outing, well below form last time. Tongue tied for hurdle debut.

Form:

Superbolt¹³

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

14/1

Fair maiden on the Flat who was considerably handled when well beaten in Grade 3 at this course on hurdling debut 13 days ago.

Form: 6

Tranquil Sea²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan

10/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in juvenile hurdle (33/1) at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) 21 days ago. Will be of more interest in handicaps after this.

Form: 69

Green Sky²¹

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

85/40

Fairly useful Flat winner but unproven beyond 9.5 and shaped like a non-stayer when sixth of 12 on Punchestown hurdle debut 3 weeks ago.

Form: 6

Hey Whatever⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Baptiste Le Clerc| T: G Elliott

11/2

Fair in maidens on Flat, stays 1½m, shaped as if still in good form last time. Has left Noel Meade but joined another top yard ahead of hurdle debut.

Form:

Tasmanian Girl⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: M M McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: Aengus King

200/1

Modest maiden on the Flat who fell at the first in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.8f, heavy) on NH debut 6 days ago.

Form: F

Forecasts

Pacini (5/4), Green Sky (85/40), Hey Whatever (11/2), Tranquil Sea (10/1), Superbolt (14/1), Lunar Landscape (16/1), National Emblem (25/1), So Messi (80/1), Clady River (150/1), Tasmanian Girl (200/1)

PACINI has shown enough on both his starts over hurdles to suggest he can win a race of this nature, so he's fancied to make it third time lucky. Hey Whatever, a stablemate of the selection, is preferred to Green Sky for forecast purposes.