13:05 Naas

Saturday 10 November 2018

All12:0012:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:00

Fishery Lane Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 13:06 | Winning time: 3m 54.80s

1^st

Espoir D'allen

411-8

3/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Mark Walsh

Tracked leaders in 3rd, headway to dispute lead on outer 2 out, soon ridden, disputing lead and under pressure when left clear at last, kept on run-in op 5/2

2^nd

Mr Adjudicator

411-10

5/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Tracked leaders in moderate 4th, ridden in 4th on outer 2 out, no impression in 4th when left 3rd and slightly hampered at last, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, not trouble winner tchd 11/4

3^rd

Mastermind

411-3

10/1

T: C O'BrienJ: D N Russell

Led and soon clear, not fluent at 4th, reduced advantage entering straight, ridden and headed 2 out, no impression in 3rd when left 2nd and hampered at last, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong op 40/1

4^th

2 ¾

Grey Waters

410-10

25/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Held up in last, mistake 3rd, ridden after 3 out, under pressure in last when bad mistake 2 out, 5th when left moderate 4th at last, badly hampered after last, no extra in 4th inside final furlong op 40/1

5^th

2 ½

Conron

410-13

10/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power

Held up in 5th, ridden after 3 out, moderate 5th 2 out, soon no impression op 16/1

Also Ran

Saldier

411-10

13/8f

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Tracked leader in 2nd, jumped right at times, 2nd and mistake 3 out, improved to dispute lead travelling well 2 out, pushed along and every chance disputing lead when fell at last op 5/4

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.80Pl:€1.70, €1.60EX:€11.50Trifecta:€50.40SF:€11.44

Forecasts

Saldier (13/8), Mr Adjudicator (5/2), Espoir D'allen (3/1), Mastermind (10/1), Conron (10/1), Grey Waters (25/1)

The top-three on the card appear the ones to focus on. Mr Adjudicator was second in the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in March while stablemate Saldier was only fifth. Ruby Walsh is on the latter here and he comfortably turned the Festival form around at Punchestown in April (with both the first and second in his wake). A chance is taken with ESPOIR D'ALLEN to down the Mullins pair, on the strength of his Grade 2 Leopardstown win last Christmas. He was unbeaten in four over timber then and going places. Surely he'll prove his Dublin Racing Festival run in February to be all wrong. The remaining trio have a big task ahead of them.

Espoir D'Allen
Saldier
Mr Adjudicator

Previous Winners

2017

Early Doors

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 4

J: Mark Walsh | T: J P O'Brien

3/1

Prize Money

1st: €19,987.002nd: €6,175.003rd: €2,924.004th: €1,300.005th: €487.00