12:40 Naas

Sunday 7 January 2018

All12:4013:1013:1513:4514:1514:5015:2515:55

I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:42 | Winning time: 4m 11.5s

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Glendaars Warrior⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: F J Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: S M Duffy

100/1

Disputed lead briefly on debut in a Thurles bumper but subsequently finished last of nine beaten 92L. Looks up against it here on hurdling bow.

Form: 9

Grotesque¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: M F Morris| D

8/11

Finished ½L down on Barcardys in a Leopardstown bumper in December 2015. Not much to shout about in two maiden hurdles - well beaten when third of 14 last time - but no-nonsense jockey in the plate.

Form: 121/60-3

Love And Wishes¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J W Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington

16/1

Weakened four out and subsequently pulled up two out on last appearance at Down Royal in December following a poor effort on hurdling debut at Navan. Plenty to prove here.

Form: 0-69P

McCrackens Gate²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Browne⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney

66/1

Beaten 27L on hurdling debut in a Navan maiden finishing 13th of 17 on heavy ground last month when sent off at 100/1. Unlikely to play a part in the finish.

Form: 6FP-50

Okey Dokey⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: P Griffin

66/1

Maiden point-to-pointer who pulled up on Rules debut earlier this term but did a little better last time when sixth at Newcastle before unseating when last in an Ayr maiden hurdle on Tuesday. Others preferred.

Form: UP3P6U

Playtimesover¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D J McInerney⁽⁵⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

100/1

Two race maiden pulled up in a Limerick novice hurdle last month. Needs a big improvement here taking a drop in trip.

Form: 0P

Another Barney²²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

4/1

Not seen since winning a Tralee point-to-point last May. Could be anything related to Might Bite, Play The Ace and recent Exeter winner Valhalla. Market likely to reveal chances.

Form: 41

Border Control¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

6/1

Promising bumper performances were followed by a 15½L defeat on hurdling debut in a Leopardstown maiden on soft ground last month. Could go well dropped in trip and is the jockeys only mount today.

Form: 348

Citing²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

25/1

Pulled up in two career point-to-point starts and beaten 120L on rules debut in a Thurles bumper last month. More expected though from powerful connections in first-time hood.

Form: PP-9

Come Up Trumps³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: B J Geraghty| T: A McNamara

33/1

Beneficial gelding beaten 79L finishing 17th of 22 on debut in a Punchestown maiden in November when sent of at 100/1. One of four in the race owned by J P McManus.

Form: 0

Dinos Mixa²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: R C Colgan| T: P Downey

66/1

Finished a one-paced sixth of nine beaten 67L on debut in a Navan bumper. Will possibly need the run on hurdling bow.

Form: 6

Featherinyourcap^h1,t³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: M P Walsh| T: D Cullen

16/1

Well beaten in two maiden hurdles at Naas and Punchestown when 19th of 22 in a 2m maiden. Hood is removed for this race and is one of four in the race owned by J P McManus.

Form: 89

Mulgrave Street

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: L P Dempsey| T: N Madden

16/1

By Oscar out of a Northern Crystal mare related to NH winners Big Zeb, Rock On Ruby and recent Bangor-On-Dee victor Fin And Game. Market likely to reveal expectations. One of four in the race owned by J P McManus.

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Take Five¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J P Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Berry

100/1

Finished well beaten in a point-to-point and a Grade 3 novice hurdle before another heavy defeat when tried in a Leopardstown bumper. Looks a tall order on form shown.

Form: 5-60

The Caddy

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: M A Enright| T: N Madden

33/1

Flemensfirth gelding out of an In The Wings mare related to Imperial Commander, Tidal Bay and recent Cheltenham second Red Rising. Worth a market check. One of four in the race owned by J P McManus.

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Forecasts

Grotesque (8/11), Another Barney (4/1), Border Control (6/1), Love And Wishes (16/1), Featherinyourcap (16/1), Mulgrave Street (16/1), Citing (25/1), The Caddy (33/1), Come Up Trumps (33/1), McCrackens Gate (66/1), Okey Dokey (66/1), Dinos Mixa (66/1), Glendaars Warrior (100/1), Take Five (100/1), Playtimesover (100/1)

GROTESQUE could possibly try and make all under Davy Russell and can improve on his first two hurdle starts and build on his run when ½L down on Barcardys in a Leopardstown bumper in December 2015. Border Control and Citing can be expected to improve on some modest efforts while Geraghty takes the ride on Come Up Trumps one of four runners owned by J P McManus.