15:30 Fairyhouse

Wednesday 7 February 2024

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Fairyhouse Punters Pack For Easter Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 4m 45.00s

Arch Hall

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Joseph Murray

50/1

Starspangledbanner gelding. Dam US winner up to 1m (including minor stakes), 2-y-o 7f winner in Britain.

Form:

Duke Silver

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

5/4

€20,000 3-y-o, Order of St George gelding. Closely related to useful hurdler San Salvador, and half-brother to dual bumper winner Roedora. Dam fair bumper winner. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

Firebrand²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J Nallen

33/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Tenth of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (12f, 10/3) 22 days ago. Worth a look.

Form:

Inthenickoftime³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Bolger

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, seventh of 11 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, heavy) 38 days ago.

Form: 47

Leading Lion¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

25/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, seventh of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 007

Leitrim Rock¹¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara

125/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 11/1, sixth of 11 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, soft), not ideally placed. First run for yard after leaving William Knight.

Form:

Medadthebookie

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E Buckley

150/1

Mondialiste gelding. Dam lightly raced on Flat. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form:

Mordor²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

11/8

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Twelfth of 18 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, soft, 3/1) 23 days ago, possibly amiss. Shaped well on hurdling debut and worth another chance to open his account in this sphere.

Form: 30

Rauzan¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle

80/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 8/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft). First run for yard after leaving M. Halford & T. Collins.

Form:

Roboreti³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 22 in novice hurdle (22/1) at Cork (16f, heavy) 32 days ago, going in snatches. Booking of Gilligan a plus.

Form: 260

So Messi^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: P Martin

150/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 16 in juvenile hurdle (200/1) at Naas (15.5f, soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 60

Toll Stone²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins

9/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, ninth of 18 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, soft) 23 days ago. Stable having good spell.

Form: 09

Noble Hilltop^b1⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 25¼ lengths sixth of 9 to Wodhooh in juvenile hurdle at Newbury (16.3f, good to soft, 125/1) 68 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 646

Forecasts

Duke Silver (5/4), Mordor (11/8), Toll Stone (9/1), Roboreti (12/1), Noble Hilltop (16/1), Leading Lion (25/1), Firebrand (33/1), Inthenickoftime (33/1), Arch Hall (50/1), Rauzan (80/1), Leitrim Rock (125/1), So Messi (150/1), Medadthebookie (150/1)

MORDOR showed enough on hurdling debut to think he's capable of winning a race of this nature and, for all that he shaped as if amiss since, he's well worth another chance. Duke Silver is well bred and represents a top yard, so he's regarded as the main threat ahead of Firebrand.