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Wednesday 27 December 2023

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Paddy Power I Have No Idea What Day It Is 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:05 | Winning time: 4m 16.1s

Caulaincourt²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: P Flood

100/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. 11/2 and blinkered for 1st time, won 14-runner handicap at Dundalk (12f) 28 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Ger Lyons. Starts out over hurdles in a hot race.

Form:

Eastmore¹¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

40/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat for Kevin Prendergast. The betting should help guide to expectations now hurdling for new yard.

Form:

Ethical Diamond¹⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

6/5

Fairly useful Flat winner. 5/1, won 12-runner maiden at Limerick (12.3f, good) in June. First run for yard after leaving Michael O'Meara. Very interesting hurdling debutant for top new stable.

Form:

Giselles Defence¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell

125/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. 13/2, fourth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 12 days ago. Disappointed on hurdle debut back in September. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 6

Hamsiyann²⁴

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

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, first run since leaving Jean-Claude Rouget when tailed-off eighth of 10 to Nurburgring in Grade 3 at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 24 days ago. May do better with his sights lowered slightly.

Form: 8

Intellotto^t²⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: J P O'Brien

10/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. 4/1, second of 14 in maiden at Cork (10.1f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Makes hurdle debut.

Form:

Lark In The Mornin³²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| BF

9/4

Fairly useful Flat winner. Promising start over hurdles when second of 12 in juvenile at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) 32 days ago. Will set a good standard for the rest to aim at if making the anticipated improvement.

Form: 2

Leading Lion⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Baptiste Le Clerc| T: G Elliott

40/1

Fairly useful form when placed twice on AW Flat for John & Thady Gosden. Hurdle debut for top yard.

Form:

Mordor⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| BF

16/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat for David Simcock. One of 4 hurdle newcomers in this for his top yard and the betting should help to separate them.

Form:

Ndaawi⁸²

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

4/1

Useful Flat performer for Andrew Balding. The mount of Jack Kennedy from the Elliott quartet. Likely type.

Form:

Palamon⁹⁵

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

40/1

Fairly useful Flat performer. 9/1, won 8-runner handicap at York (10.2f, soft) in September, easily. First run for yard after leaving Richard Hannon. Hurdle debut.

Form:

Pigeon House⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington

14/1

Fair form over hurdles. 11/4, below form when 24 lengths second of 6 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.6f, good) 78 days ago. Even a return to best unlikely to be enough here.

Form: U4222

Toll Stone⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| BF

40/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat Ken Condon. Joined a much respected stable ahead of his hurdle debut. Needs a betting check.

Form:

Tranquil Sea¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P Nolan

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 10/1, fifth of 10 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.1f, heavy) 11 days ago.

Form: 695

Barrier⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: G Elliott

125/1

Fair form at best on Flat for Andrew Balding. One of 4 in this for Gordon Elliott.

Form:

Evening's Empire^h1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E & P Harty

33/1

Fair Flat winner. 7/2, shaped well when second of 10 in juvenile at Cork (16.8f, heavy) on NH debut 17 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Open to progress.

Form: 2

Lucky Agent

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell

150/1

Malinas filly. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler (stayed 3m) Alpha Ridge. Makes debut in a warm race.

Form:

Lucy Wang⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J Halley

150/1

38/1, pulled up in juvenile hurdle at Compiegne (16.9f, heavy) 47 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Mlle A-S. Pacault.

Form: 7P

In The Trenches⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: G P Cromwell

125/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. 18/1, second of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, heavy) 77 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Kevin Philippart De Foy. RESERVE.

Form:

Non-Runners

Zuzukel¹⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: A J Martin J: K C Sexton

Adare Beauty⁴¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 3

T: Thomas Dowling J: Non Runner

Bedelia⁴²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 3

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Ethical Diamond (6/5), Lark In The Mornin (9/4), Ndaawi (4/1), Intellotto (10/1), Pigeon House (14/1), Mordor (16/1), Evening's Empire (33/1), Palamon (40/1), Leading Lion (40/1), Toll Stone (40/1), Eastmore (40/1), Zuzukel (50/1), Bedelia (50/1), Adare Beauty (66/1), Caulaincourt (100/1), Barrier (125/1), Giselles Defence (125/1), In The Trenches (125/1), Lucy Wang (150/1), Tranquil Sea (150/1), Hamsiyann (150/1), Lucky Agent (150/1)

Several interesting hurdle newcomers but LARK IN THE MORNIN will set a good standard for them to aim at if making the expected improvement on the back of his promising hurdle debut second at Punchestown. Ethical Diamond, Ndaawi and Mordor head the many likely types among the hurdle debutants, while Evening's Empire is also respected on the back of her Cork second.