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Paddy Power 'Only 363 Days Till Christmas' 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:13 | Winning time: 4m 5.4s

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Binary Code⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: S A Shortall⁽³⁾| T: J J Murphy

50/1

Maiden over average ability on the Flat, makes jumps bow in this contest and best watched unless money arrives.

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Count Simon⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G Elliott

10/1

Useful Flat winner in Britain for Andrew Balding, has joined the perfect yard to begin new career and very much one to be interested in if vibes are positive.

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Drakensberg^t⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A J Martin

66/1

Tailed off on Flat debut fir this yard, gelded since but doesn't make great appeal going jumping for the first time.

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Go Guarantor¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: M A Enright| T: A Oliver

100/1

Flat maiden, hasn't impressed in pair of maiden hurdles at Punchestown and Gowran Park thus far, poor last time on AW at Dundalk and easily passed over on form.

Form: 78

Harlow^h⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: A J Martin

50/1

Ex-Hugo Palmer runnner, won a maiden over 1m at Newcastle on the AW in March. Not set the world alight since and sports a new hood on hurdles bow.

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Havelock⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: R Loughran| T: Peter Fahey

66/1

Flat maiden, beaten 37L in heavy-ground Punchestown maiden last month on hurdles bow. Plenty more needed.

Form: 9

Khudha^p²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: A Fleming

16/1

Last of five in Grade 3 Juvenile Hurdle behind talented Espoir D'allen on first start in this sphere. Sights lowered now, could get involved.

Form: 5

Kuraka³²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| BF

11/2

Got within 2L of Espoir D'allen at Down Royal on hurdles bow last month. That rival was a Grade 2 scorer here yesterday. Beaten at odds-on in heavy going in 2m Clonmel maiden since but clearly not one to write off.

Form: 23

Mr Adjudicator^h1¹²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

5/4

Beat Binary Code some 5L in 1m3f apprentice contest on Flat at Killarney in September, joined top yard since for hurdling career and needs to be taken seriously now.

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Ontheiflist^t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H Rogers

25/1

Remote third of 11 (beaten more than 60L) on hurdles bow this month at Fairyhouse. Must step up considerably on that form.

Form: 3

Pete So High¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

7/2

Decent Flat winner for Richard Hannon, made fair start in his sphere when third of 22 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (2m, heavy) this month, should be capable of building on that run.

Form: 3

Physicist^t1²⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: P Griffin

66/1

Average Flat maiden, poor what last spotted on AW at Wolverhampton in March. Tongue tie fitted for stable debut and first look at hurdles.

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Room To Roam²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

50/1

Makes hurdles bow on second start for this yard, well held already this month on the AW at Dundalk and nothing in form to suggest winning start likely in this sphere.

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Slaney Street²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: R M Power| T: F J Flood

10/1

Useful Flat winner for Jim Bolger, runs in his colours now having switched to this yard for hurdles bow. Out of form recently on the level but one to note in the market.

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Magen's Moon¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: A J Martin

100/1

Useful winner on the Flat, finished down the field in jumps debut at Cork (2m, heavy) recently and that gives plenty to work on now.

Form: 00

Maid In Manhattan¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A J Martin

80/1

Five-race maiden on the Flat well beaten on all starts and similar tale this month on hurdles bow over 2m on testing ground at Cork. Work cut out here again seemingly.

Form: 0

My Pal Amelia⁸⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: M J Bolger| T: W Durkan

66/1

Nothing to write home about on the Flat and hard to envisage a winning start now tackling these obstacles for the first time.

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Strange Notions^h²²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: J M Moore| T: C O'Brien

66/1

Held in two outings on the Flat and doesn't make sufficient appear returning from a break to face hurdles for the first time.

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Upgraded¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: E O'Connell⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin

66/1

Formerly trained by John Oxx, was a maiden on the level and sent off 25/1 for hurdles bow at Cork this month (2m, heavy), where fell. Others preferred.

Form: F

Non-Runners

Tenth Amendment¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: K H Clarke J: C D Timmons

Forecasts

Mr Adjudicator (5/4), Pete So High (7/2), Kuraka (11/2), Tenth Amendment (8/1), Slaney Street (10/1), Count Simon (10/1), Khudha (16/1), Ontheiflist (25/1), Room To Roam (50/1), Binary Code (50/1), Harlow (50/1), Strange Notions (66/1), Physicist (66/1), My Pal Amelia (66/1), Upgraded (66/1), Drakensberg (66/1), Havelock (66/1), Maid In Manhattan (80/1), Go Guarantor (100/1), Magen's Moon (100/1)

This race tends to throw up a useful winner, with Willie Mullins likely to have had a target for hurdling newcomer MR ADJUDICATOR for some time. He was an easy winner on the Flat at Killarney when last spotted and should be primed to the minute for this. Kuraka's debut hurdling effort behind yesterday's Grade 2 winner Espoir D'allen commands respect, though he has been turned over at odds-on since. Pete So High made a decent start over timber at Cork this month and has potential for better while Slaney Street was useful on the level and is of some interest in the betting now going jumping.