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Thursday 26 December 2024

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Signsplus Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:59 | Winning time: 4m 6.70s

Bright N Shine^t⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien

80/1

Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 11f on flat. Third of 10 in handicap (4/1) at Dundalk (12f) 48 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up against it.

Form: 8

Kainsbourg⁴²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

15/8

Won 6-runner Gr 3 bumper at Nantes (10.9f, heavy) when last seen 14 months ago. Since joined Gordon Elliott and is worth monitoring in market on yard/hurdles debut.

Form: 1-

Laafi⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Byrnes| T: W Durkan

18/1

Useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Blinkered for 1st time, won 17-runner handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, heavy, 33/1) 61 days ago. First run for yard after leaving William Haggas. Interesting recruit to hurdling.

Form:

Queenie St Clair¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Kevin Sexton| T: E Sheehy

150/1

Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 7f on flat. First run since leaving E. D. Delany when seventh of 19 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Navan (16f, soft) on NH debut 19 days ago. Likely one for handicaps down the line.

Form: 7

Arch Hall^h,t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: B W Harvey| T: Joseph Murray

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 19 in novice hurdle (20/1) at Navan (16f, soft) 19 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 36-3

Autoportrait¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: M F Morris

13/8

Promising individual who posted good second of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) on IRE NH debut 19 days ago. Should progress and is one for shortlist.

Form: 53-2

Comanche Moon¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 80/1, tenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Cork (15.7f, soft) on NH debut 18 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 0

Highland Earl¹⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr P W Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, eighth of 12 in bumper at Roscommon (15.6f, good). Off 6 months. Best watched on hurdles debut.

Form: 78

Mack The Chemist²⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

10/1

Promising type. Fifth of 10 in bumper at Ballinrobe (15.8f, soft, 4/1) on bumper debut. Off 8 months. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Yard in good form. Should have more to offer.

Form: 55-

Mujeres Isla¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: R P Treacy| T: R Tyner

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 150/1, fifteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Cork (15.7f, soft) on NH debut 18 days ago.

Form: 0

Order Of The Dance⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mark McDonagh| T: E J O'Grady

150/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, good to soft, 100/1) on hurdles bow 83 days ago.

Form: 90

Park That^h1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: E Bolger

40/1

Promising individual. Fell in novice hurdle at Cork (15.7f, soft, 16/1) 18 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Likely to improve.

Form: 3-F

Pleasureofpressure¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: P J Rothwell

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 250/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 00

Shadow Paddy¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 20 in novice hurdle at Cork (15.7f, soft, 125/1) 18 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 576

Torps^t⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara

16/1

Shaped well in Listowel bumper on debut and was similar story when promising second of 15 in novice (17/2) at Cork (16.3f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 53 days ago. Likely more to come yet.

Form: 32

Diamond Steel¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Ricky Doyle| T: H De Bromhead

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, fourteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) on NH debut 19 days ago. Yard having good spell. Looks a longer-term prospect.

Form: 0

Karamoja^h1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| BF

7/2

Placed in 2 bumpers and a listed newcomers hurdle in France in 2023 and posted solid third of 18 in novice (5/6) at Clonmel (19.4f, soft) on debut for Willie Mullins 23 days ago. Hood back on. Likely contender.

Form: 323-3

Nutbush City⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: A Lee

125/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Last of 13 in handicap at Gowran (11.8f, heavy, 100/1) 66 days ago. Faces a stiff task.

Form:

Non-Runners

Long Branch²¹⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: S Neville J: Reserve 1

Cocovic²¹⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: E McNamara J: Reserve 2

Ellis Mor

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Autoportrait (13/8), Kainsbourg (15/8), Karamoja (7/2), Mack The Chemist (10/1), Torps (16/1), Laafi (18/1), Arch Hall (18/1), Long Branch (25/1), Cocovic (25/1), Ellis Mor (33/1), Park That (40/1), Bright N Shine (80/1), Shadow Paddy (100/1), Diamond Steel (100/1), Nutbush City (125/1), Mujeres Isla (125/1), Queenie St Clair (150/1), Order Of The Dance (150/1), Comanche Moon (150/1), Highland Earl (150/1), Pleasureofpressure (200/1)

AUTOPORTRAIT was well supported when runner-up on debut for new connections at Navan earlier this month and looks sure to improve. He can get off the mark. Karamoja and Torps rate the principal dangers.