14:50 Fairyhouse

Saturday 27 January 2024

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SBK Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 17.8s

Duke Of Doyen⁵¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Collins

200/1

Well beaten in 3 maiden hurdles.

Form: PP/00

Fremantle Doctor^t1⁶⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell

80/1

€6,500 3-y-o, Famous Name gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Western Zephyr. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (21f-23f winner) Topsham Belle. Pulled up sole start in points (Apr 2022). Wears tongue strap.

Form: P/

Get It Right¹⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: S Aherne

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 16 in maiden hurdle at Galway (21f, good to soft, 80/1) 178 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 4/7-709

Houlanbatordechais^h³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| D

7/2

Fair hurdler who stepped up on reappearance run when sixth of 23 in a maiden at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 50/1) 32 days ago. Yard having good spell. Should go well again.

Form: 100/7-66

Lake Manzaleh^t¹⁵

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

150/1

Little impact in bumpers/over hurdles.

Form: 97560

Red Glory⁶¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

25/1

Fair on Flat for Ed Dunlop and showed a bit switched to hurdling when eighth of 22 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft) in May 2022. Not seen since but still open to improvement.

Form: 8-

Shoot The Blues⁴⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell| D

7/2

Made a successful debut in pretty taking fashion in 10-runner bumper (5/2) at Limerick (16f, soft) 15 months ago. Not seen since but still rates an interesting hurdling debutant.

Form: 1-

Undeniable Alibi⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF| D

16/5

Easy winner of sole outing in points but proved to be a disappointment when only fifth of 10 in bumper at this C&D (soft) on Rules debut 55 days ago. Switches to hurdles and ought to be capable of much better.

Form: 1-5

Western Diego^h⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| BF

11/8

Useful bumper winner who failed to see his race out sent hurdling when fifth of 24 in a maiden (4/6) at Cork (16.8f, heavy) 48 days ago, weakening quickly. Capable of better but needs to learn to settle.

Form: 1/178-5

Stagecoach Mary^h¹⁵

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

33/1

Fair in bumpers and offered something to work on when eighth of 25 in a maiden at Naas (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 15 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 2558

Collaborative¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

40/1

Fair maiden on the Flat who went backwards from hurdling debut when well held in a juvenile (28/1) at Punchestown (16.2f, soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 40

Non-Runners

Touch Me Not³²⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

Forecasts

Western Diego (11/8), Touch Me Not (3/1), Undeniable Alibi (16/5), Shoot The Blues (7/2), Houlanbatordechais (7/2), Red Glory (25/1), Stagecoach Mary (33/1), Collaborative (40/1), Fremantle Doctor (80/1), Get It Right (125/1), Lake Manzaleh (150/1), Duke Of Doyen (200/1)

UNDENIABLE ALIBI failed to meet expectations in a C&D bumper last month, but he's clearly thought capable of a good deal better and can be given another chance making a quick switch to hurdling. Shoot The Blues landed a Limerick bumper in taking fashion on his debut in October 2022 and warrants plenty of respect for all that he hasn't been seen since. Western Diego remains with potential based on his useful bumper form and must enter calculations, too.