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Saturday 16 December 2023

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Lacey's Plumbing & Heating Supplies Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 6m 26.00s

Zaidi^p1⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

5/1

Bumper winner who is proving expensive to follow over hurdles, turning down another good opportunity when turned over at 1/2 at Sligo 50 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 212F-24

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Chigorin³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

7/2

Placed sole outing in points and showed plenty to work on when third of 14 in maiden hurdle (25/1) at Naas (18.9f, soft) on NH debut 34 days ago. Up in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 3-3

O'Moore Park⁵⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

4/6

Showed fairly useful form when placed all 3 starts in bumpers. Off 19 months but still rates an interesting hurdling debutant with the much longer trip likely to suit on pedigree.

Form: 1223/

Oneforbaz²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Aherne

300/1

Last of 17 in maiden hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 150/1) on NH debut 20 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0

Prince Palace⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: P A Fahy

12/1

Twice-raced maiden who went backwards from an encouraging hurdling debut when fifth of 17 in maiden at Clonmel (19.1f, heavy) 9 days ago. Still early days and could get back on track up in trip.

Form: 55-25

Reversal⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: Colm Murphy

11/1

Showed much more than on debut when third of 7 in maiden hurdle (66/1) at Galway (21.4f, heavy) 48 days ago.

Form: 03

Sam The Great

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

200/1

£800 3-y-o, Black Sam Bellamy gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler Global Jackpot. Dam (h89), maiden hurdler (stayed 3¼m), useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Mon Villez.

Form:

Jazzie De Chaillac^h1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: P J Carberry| T: Nina Walsh

20/1

Failed to complete both starts in points and ended up well held when fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (20.2f, heavy) on NH debut 22 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: UP4

Forecasts

O'Moore Park (4/6), Chigorin (7/2), Zaidi (5/1), Reversal (11/1), Prince Palace (12/1), Jazzie De Chaillac (20/1), Sam The Great (200/1), Oneforbaz (300/1)

O'MOORE PARK has a 19-month absence to overcome but he showed fairly useful form in bumpers and has a pedigree that suggests this much longer trip should suit now hurdling. He gets the nod, ahead of Chigorin, who showed plenty to work on when third on his debut in this sphere at Naas last month. Prince Palace can also have a say if showing something like his debut form.