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50,000 Euros BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

5YO plus | 2m 157y | Soft | 19 Runners | Turf

Asisaid¹²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: D Hogan

Fair Flat winner but eleventh of 24 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, soft) in October. Not ruled out now going hurdling.

Form:

Come On The Lads^h⁴⁰

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

Fairly useful winner at 12f on flat. Promising start over hurdles with a hood fitted, again shaping better than bare result when fourth of 21 in novice hurdle (50/1) at this course (16.9f, heavy) 40 days ago. Likely to improve further.

Form: UP94

Morse⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C Weld

Fairly useful Flat winner (stays 13f). Ninth of 21 in novice hurdle (25/1) at this course (16.9f, heavy) on NH debut 40 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 9

Weston³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: H Rogers

Useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 125/1, tenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (17.2f, soft) 31 days ago. Needs more.

Form: P00

Whimsy¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 114

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. 14/1, good third of 6 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 16 days ago. Definite claims.

Form: 722-233

Abitlikethat

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

Policy Maker gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2¼m) Lastoftheleaders and fairly useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Hit The Headlines. Possibilities.

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Free Flow¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R O'Sullivan

Fair maiden on the Flat. 66/1, sixth of 22 in novice hurdle at this course (16.2f, soft) on NH debut 18 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 6

Killala Bay

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kevin Sexton| T: P W Flynn

Policy Maker gelding. Dam modest hurdler (23f winner).

Form:

Paul Collins²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 16 in novice hurdle (16/1) at this course (16.2f, heavy) 25 days ago, weakening before last. Handicaps likely to be more his bag but claims of getting in the mix nevertheless.

Form: 22-346

Sioux Eagle¹⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1¾m) who posted respectable efforts on each of her last 3 starts last summer. Betting can point the way now attentions switch to hurdling.

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Vallon Du Plessis^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr I Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: Tom Dreaper

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, twentieth of 22 in novice hurdle at this course (16.2f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 000

Adaliz²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle (12/1) at this course (16.2f, heavy) on NH debut 25 days ago, never involved. Looks one for later on judged on that evidence.

Form: 0

I'm Flattered^t⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.1f, good, 125/1) on hurdles bow 62 days ago.

Form: 0-8

Mollys Dolly²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: R P Treacy| T: D M O'Brien

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 12 in novice hurdle (100/1) at this course (19.2f, heavy) on hurdles bow 25 days ago, weakening before 3 out.

Form: 690

Regards To Rose^t⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

Showed a bit when third in mares' maiden hurdle at Listowel (2m, soft) in September. Ran out in bumper next time and turned in a tame display in first-time tongue strap when fourteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Limerick (20f, soft) 56 days ago.

Form: 3-1R3R0

Underhercontrol³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Brendan Walsh

Harzand mare. Held when fell 3 out sole outing in points (Nov 23) and well held thirteenth of 16 in bumper at Cork (16f, soft, 40/1) on NH debut 35 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: F0

Sticktotheplan²⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: C W J Farrell

€45,000 3-y-o, Great Pretender gelding. Dam, French hurdler/chaser (17f-23f winner), half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser in France (19f-3¼m winner) Polinuit. Fell sole start in points (Apr 2024). Reserve 1.

Form: F-

Adela Icon^h1³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Reserve 2| T: W P Mullins| BF

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving David Harry Kelly when bit below form tenth of 16 in bumper (2/1) at Cork (16f, soft) 35 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Hooded for 1st time. Reserve 2.

Form: 0/22-0

Ivybrook²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 110

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1, below form seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.7f, heavy) 26 days ago, weakening before last. Reserve 3.

Form: 5-2697

Forecasts

Whimsy (11/10), Adela Icon (11/2), Come On The Lads (13/2), Sioux Eagle (7/1), Paul Collins (7/1), Free Flow (8/1), Sticktotheplan (10/1), I'm Flattered (10/1), Asisaid (14/1), Regards To Rose (16/1), Killala Bay (20/1), Adaliz (20/1), Morse (25/1), Abitlikethat (25/1), Underhercontrol (33/1), Weston (33/1), Ivybrook (33/1), Mollys Dolly (33/1), Vallon Du Plessis (50/1)

WHIMSY is a likeable sort who again ran well on the back of a short break when third at Fairyhouse 16 days ago and she's fancied to deservedly open her account in this sphere. Come On The Lads and Free Flow both appeal as likely improvers and head up the dangers.