14:48 Fairyhouse

Saturday 25 January 2025

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CCR Raceday Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:48 | Winning time: 5m 16.01s

Butchers Bill^p1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 18/1, sixth of 8 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (22f, soft) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time for his leading yard.

Form: 9-76

Catch Yourself On¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss T L Cogan

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving John Joseph Hanlon when 200/1, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Punchestown (22f, soft) on hurdles bow 12 days ago, going in snatches.

Form: 9-0U

He Might Be Lucky¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: L Young

33/1

Winning pointer. Fourth of 17 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Clonmel (16.9f, soft) 10 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 6PPU-14

Hei⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr A P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, good tenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Naas (19.5f, good to soft) 40 days ago.

Form: 8B90

I Ballyadam Moon^b1,t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 99

18/1

20/1, tenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft) 27 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 2/2-9600

James The Brave²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: Padraig Butler

13/2

Fourth of 13 in bumper at Limerick (18f, soft, 40/1) 28 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: P-674

O' Bon Pardon⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan

13/8

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 12/1, excellent fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Naas (19.5f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Booking of Stone-Walsh a plus. That performance puts him right in this.

Form: 6-784

The Dawn²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: W J Burke| OR: 96

8/1

11/1, bit below form eighth of 15 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft) 27 days ago.

Form: 5/7476-8

Bleu Lagune²⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 87

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, eighth of 12 in novice hurdle at Perth (20.2f, good to firm). Off 6 months.

Form: 888

Heather View^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: D H Kelly

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, thirteenth of 18 in bumper at Thurles (16.1f, good) 35 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 9-70

Kilda Kelle¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey

33/1

Seventh of 10 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.6f, soft, 66/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 787

Leah's Contessa⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 102

5/1

Thirteenth of 20 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Back up in trip and in danger of going the wrong way following a promising debut.

Form: 590

Set My Love Free¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving Gordon Elliott when seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.9f, soft, 200/1) 10 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 500/7

Forecasts

O' Bon Pardon (13/8), Butchers Bill (4/1), Leah's Contessa (5/1), James The Brave (13/2), The Dawn (8/1), Hei (14/1), I Ballyadam Moon (18/1), Heather View (25/1), Kilda Kelle (33/1), He Might Be Lucky (33/1), Bleu Lagune (50/1), Catch Yourself On (150/1), Set My Love Free (200/1)

Hard to make a compelling case for any of these but O'BON PARDON upped his game when fourth at Naas and that suggests he's the one to beat. Leah's Contessa is a big danger on her debut form, with Butchers Bill another to consider.