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- Along The Way
- M P Walsh / E & P Harty
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111
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11/1 |
Along The Way
Best effort a 5l fourth of 19 in a maiden hurdle at Navan (2m) in December on good ground; keen and well beaten upped to 2m4f on soft ground at Fairyhouse latest; tongue tie now tried; best watched.
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- Diamboy Des Carres
- J C Gainford / S Doyle
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118
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10/1 |
Diamboy Des Carres
Rated 110; bumper winner was placed in his first three maiden hurdles; trip may have been too far for his handicap debut at Gowran on latest; this test should suit better and the hood returns; claims.
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- Hills Of Glory
- K M Donoghue / G P Cromwell
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103
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15/2 |
Hills Of Glory
Point-to-point winner on good ground; rated 107; best effort to date over hurdles when touched off in a Naas maiden (19.5f, good to yielding) in December; yard is in top form but he may need better ground than he's likely to encounter here.
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- Johnny Blue
- P Townend / W P Mullins
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113
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4/1 |
Johnny Blue
Won a bumper and was placed in a maiden hurdle for Nicky Henderson, both on good ground; decent effort on debut for Willie Mullins when a 5.75l fourth of 18 off 111 in a handicap hurdle at Cork (2m4f, soft); bitterly disappointing at Leopardstown's Christmas meeting; hard to know what to expect after that.
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- Lehaunstown
- S W Flanagan / B Connell
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113
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11/2 |
Lehaunstown
Didn't cut much ice in three maiden hurdles but much better on handicap debut over this C&D in January, beaten 1l off 109; place claims at least on that form.
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- Pirate Island
- Niall Moore / P Fenton
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112
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18/1 |
Pirate Island
Is 0-8 over hurdles but has run well in defeat, including in a maiden hurdle over this C&D; never travelled when pulled up at Tramore when last seen in April; has the ability to figure but might need this run.
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- Stay Gold
- L A Mckenna / Colm Murphy
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107
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4/1 |
Stay Gold
Mild promise in a trio of maidens; ran really well over this C&D when fifth of 19 on his handicap debut in November; failed to build on that at Leopardstown on latest and cheekpieces now reached for; probably best watched.
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- Beautiful Chaos
- S R Markey / R O'sullivan
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118
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28/1 |
Beautiful Chaos
Flat winner; handed a rating of 103 after three fourth places in a trio of maiden hurdles; gets weight from the boys and her jockey takes off another 7lb; could sneak into the frame at a price.
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- Folly Beach
- Mr D O'connor / M A Molloy
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118
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12/1 |
Folly Beach
Flat winner is 0-7 over hurdles and rated 108; didn't run badly in a Listed mares race at Thurles when behind Love At Sea on latest (2m, good) but very different ground to deal with here; well-treated by the conditions of the race though and has a chance if handling the ground.
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- Jokers 'N' Clowns
- A Balfe / G P Cromwell
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106
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66/1 |
Jokers 'N' Clowns
Point-to-point winner; standout effort under Rules an 8l second of 16 in a 2m Gowran maiden on heavy ground on her second start; hasn't matched that since and has struggled in handicaps on her last three starts; others preferred.
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- Love At Sea
- P T Enright / Edward F Power
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115
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16/1 |
Love At Sea
Got off the mark under Rules' in a Sligo bumper on soft ground in August; finished fifth in a listed mares hurdle at Thurles on her first start for this stable (Folly Beach behind); jumping wasn't great that day and she is probably best watched here.
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- Miss Mini Bee
- S D Torrens / P T Foley
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114
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9/1 |
Miss Mini Bee
Won a bumper on heavy on debut; best effort over hurdles on her latest start when a 2.5l second of ten over this C&D (soft); tongue tie now added to the hood; should go well again.
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- Queen Of Seduction
- Miss A Hourigan / G T Hourigan
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94
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125/1 |
Queen Of Seduction
Two-time Flat winner, including on heavy ground; earned a rating of 93 after three maiden hurdles and struggled on her handicap debut at Tramore in April; off since poor run on the Flat at York in June; hard to fancy.
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- Drusilla
- T Power Roche / C Collins
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121
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11/1 |
Drusilla
Won a low-grade heavy ground Ffos Las handicap when trained in the UK; picked up for 8,000GNS at the sales in September; first two runs for this yard were poor but a lot more like it in a 2m maiden hurdle at Naas on testing ground last week, shaping like this trip would suit; gets a nice bit of weight from her rivals and she is an interesting runner.
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