14:12 Naas

Friday 12 January 2024

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Matt Britton Irish EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:14 | Winning time: 4m 13.00s

Boston Bongo¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

250/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 28/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Bellewstown (12.1f, heavy).

Form:

Ebony Jade³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Dempsey

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, twenty second of 25 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 34 days ago.

Form: 400

Fernhill Fling¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 17 days ago.

Form: 600

Hatfield Hammer¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, sixteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 17 days ago.

Form: 070

Howdoyalikeherhome²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P T Foley

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Good second of 10 in novice hurdle at this course (19f, soft, 80/1) 29 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 0-802

Irish Impulse³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, ninth of 24 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.8f, heavy) 33 days ago.

Form: P-09

John The Diva¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Cahill

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 15 days ago.

Form: 34F/4-0

Lake Manzaleh^t1⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: P Griffin

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, sixth of 9 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 92 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John Joseph Hanlon.

Form: 9756

Lightkeeper²⁶⁶

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

10/1

€68,000 3-y-o, £25,000 5-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Dam (c133/h120), 17f-2½m hurdle/chase winner (stayed 4m), closely related to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Victoria Bay. Runner-up on last of 3 starts in points (Apr 2023). Considered newcomer.

Form: 762-

Master Otis¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: T Mullins

9/1

Fair hurdler. 66/1, tenth of 28 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 17 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 5-42500

Royal Time^t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: S Crawley

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Twenty second of 26 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 250/1) 34 days ago.

Form: 00

Spellacy's Cross²⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: T Mullins

50/1

€75,000 3-y-o, Doyen gelding. Brother to useful multiple bumper winner Rapid Escape, and closely related to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Nicolas Chauvin.

Form: P5-

Supreme Authority^t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 14/1, ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Ayr (16f, heavy) 10 days ago.

Form: 09

Tell Us This³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G P Cromwell

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, thirteenth of 26 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 34 days ago.

Form: 080

The Striker Dylan

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack

250/1

€85,000 3-y-o, Affinisea gelding. Brother to bumper winner Just For Love. Dam unraced sister to ungenuine but very smart hurdler/top-class chaser (stayed 25f) Outlander. Market can guide.

Form:

Tullyhill^t⁴⁷

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

2/9

Smart winner at 18f in bumpers. Promising second of 5 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (22f, soft, 1/8) on hurdles bow 47 days ago. Trainer going well. Has lots more to offer and is hard to oppose.

Form: 112-2

Union Station

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

20/1

Leading Light gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart hurdler/chaser Ok Corral and untrustworthy but fairly useful hurdler/chaser Breaking Waves. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Ask Cillian¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: D Collins

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 23 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 00

Eire Comes Tribsy²³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J S McGarvey| T: P A Fahy

80/1

Promising type. 10/3, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good) on NH debut. Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Mrs Lorna Fowler. Likely to improve.

Form: 0

Gentle Anna³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Grace

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Twentieth of 24 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.8f, heavy, 200/1) 33 days ago.

Form: 6/4F3-00

Mythical Vision³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell

25/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 25 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 40/1) on NH debut 34 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 8

Stagecoach Mary^h²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G B Caldwell

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/1 and hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving Ian Patrick Donoghue when fifth of 16 in bumper at Thurles (15.9f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Much respected on her hurdles debut.

Form: 255

Stoneyford Lady

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

18/1

Valirann mare. Half-sister to useful hurdler/top-class chaser Captain Guinness and useful hurdler Brookie. Shortlisted.

Form:

The Great Unknown³⁴

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

15/2

Promising sort. 20/1, fifth of 26 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut 34 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 3-5

You Make Me Smile¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Fahy

150/1

300/1, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, heavy) 11 days ago.

Form: 557-000

Forecasts

Tullyhill (2/9), The Great Unknown (15/2), Master Otis (9/1), Lightkeeper (10/1), Stoneyford Lady (18/1), Union Station (20/1), Mythical Vision (25/1), Howdoyalikeherhome (50/1), Stagecoach Mary (50/1), Spellacy's Cross (50/1), Eire Comes Tribsy (80/1), Supreme Authority (100/1), You Make Me Smile (150/1), John The Diva (200/1), Irish Impulse (200/1), Lake Manzaleh (200/1), Royal Time (200/1), Ask Cillian (200/1), Fernhill Fling (200/1), Ebony Jade (250/1), Tell Us This (250/1), Gentle Anna (250/1), The Striker Dylan (250/1), Hatfield Hammer (250/1), Boston Bongo (250/1)

TULLYHILL had some smart form to his name in bumpers and rates a confident choice to build on his promising hurdling debut second at Punchestown and get off the mark in this sphere. The Great Unknown appeals as the one to chase home Willie Mullins' good prospect ahead of hurdling-newcomer Lightkeeper.