12:35 Navan

Saturday 7 December 2019

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Hotel Park St Johann Tirol Austria Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:38 | Winning time: 5m 21.7s

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Aarons Day¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan

66/1

Doyen gelding, cost €24,000 as a yearling. Well held in a couple of initial bumper starts in the spring before outrunning his odds to finish sixth of 15 beaten 32L on hurdling debut at Punchestown last month.

Form: 0/0-6

Column Of Fire²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott| C

9/2

Fell on hurdles debut before being sent back to bumpers to restore some confidence. Promising third of 16 behind Elixir D'ainay at Naas over 2m3f on soft to heavy ground last month and likely to improve on that run here.

Form: 2/13B2-3

Coolagh Park²¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| BF

25/1

Gelding by Kapgarde out of a Cyborg mare. Cost €100,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to French winners Gaspatir and 1m7f chase/2m hurdle victor Garline. Likely to progress from impressive bumper effort at Ballinrobe when last seen in May.

Form: 2

Envious Editor³¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 118

16/1

Aizavoski gelding, cost £195,000 earlier this year. Dam a full-sister to point-to-point winner. Infrequent visits to the track will not be helping the gelding as he bids to progress in the game. Last seen in January with market informative.

Form: 15/2620-

Glenquin Castle²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: M Brassil

100/1

Gelding by Getaway out of a Milan mare. Poor efforts on first couple of maiden hurdle starts so far and not in the form required to land a blow here.

Form: 00

Good Ol Days^h,t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D J McInerney| T: O McKiernan

100/1

€20,000 purchase as a three-year-old by Milan out of a half-sister to Gold Cup winner Bob's Worth. Well held and never a factor in a couple of desperate hurdling efforts six months apart.

Form: 7-0

High Grounds^h⁶⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M F Mooney| T: D P Dunne

100/1

Modest 95-rated flat handicapper for Charles Hills. No extra and one pace in the straight on debut in a Thurles maiden hurdle before another disappointing effort at Navan when last seen in February.

Form: 80/

I'mstillyourbaby¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Mullins| T: P A Fahy

66/1

Well Chosen gelding who dam was unraced sister to Irish National winner Hear The Echo. Fourth of 14 on hurdling debut at Down Royal before being brought down at the third in a Punchestown maiden last month. Others look more convincing.

Form: 5-0724B

Jaunty Warrior¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: K M Donoghue| T: G Elliott

66/1

Hints of improvement on second start in a couple of years finishing ninth of 19 in Navan maiden hurdle over 2m4f last month. No surprise to witness further improvement.

Form: 01/79

Longhouse Poet^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: M Brassil

1/1

Yeats gelding. Smooth winner of a Punchestown bumper in May before finishing a promising second of 16 beaten 1¾L behind Elixir D'ainay at Naas on hurdling debut last month. Holds leading claims.

Form: 1-12

Magheralagan¹³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: C A McBratney

100/1

Gelding by Elusive Pimpernel out of a Karinga Bay mare. Has a couple of desolate maiden hurdles to put behind him if he is to play a major role in this company.

Form: 07

Missie's Boy³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S A Shortall| T: Caroline Mccaldin

100/1

Fair Mix gelding. Tailed off and detached in two career maiden hurdles so far and overall performances cast doubt on his ability to get competitive at this level.

Form: PF-690

Mister Thriller⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy

100/1

Mr Combustible gelding. Nothing of note in a couple of dismal maiden hurdle efforts at Galway in October and more recently at Thurles last month. Impossible to make a case for.

Form: 00

Opposites Attract²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

33/1

Has failed to build on his hurdling debut at Punchestown in February when well held in a Cork bumper and Fairyhouse maiden hurdle last month when possibly flattered by the finishing positions. Can give a good account.

Form: 325-4

Rosencrantz³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S W Flanagan| T: N Meade

25/1

€75,000, Flemensfirth gelding is a brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Killer Miller. Likely to improve on bumper debut at Down Royal early last month finishing fifth of 10 on soft ground. One to note in the market.

Form: 5

You Can Call Me Al^h²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M P Walsh| T: E J O'Grady

2/1

Solid efforts in his first two maiden hurdle starts eight months, both at Naas over 2m. Likely to improve once again and another bold bid looks to be on the cards.

Form: 43-3

Big Money Mike^t1⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: J S McGarvey| T: J P Dempsey

100/1

Cost 15,000 euros as a three-year-old. Fairly well-bred for hurdling. Pulled up on hurdling debut in a Punchestown maiden in October when detached before four out. Hard to place any faith in.

Form: P

Round The Buoy²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: J M Moore| T: D P Dunne

100/1

Makes little appeal based on what the Henrythenavigator gelding has shown for connections in a couple of starts so far. Best watched unless market speaks highly.

Form: 80

Wingin A Prayer³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington| BF| D

33/1

Point-to-point winner in Britain and third of 11 in bumper at Fairyhouse on debut in October before a promising third of 14 beaten ¼L in a Thurles bumper last month. Capable of a bold bid on hurdling debut.

Form: 2P-133

Dilly Filly²²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D F O'Regan| T: C A McBratney

100/1

Daughter of Stowaway out of a Pistolet Bleu mare. Yet to get within 20L of the winner in a number of point-to-point starts since December. Plenty more needed on hurdling debut.

Form: 766-

Heliers Bay²⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: S F O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

66/1

Daughter of Flemensfirth out of a Goldmark mare. Dam won a bumper. Seventh of 12 beaten 67L in a Navan bumper when last seen in February. Market likely to reveal expectations on hurdling introduction.

Form: 7-

Lady Maureen¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

100/1

Daughter of Robin Des Pres. Well held and never a factor in two maiden hurdle starts so far over 2m2f/2m4f. Will need to raise overall profile to get competitive in this contest.

Form: P-54400

Mustmeetkate⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: A P Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey

100/1

Mustameet mare, dam an Irish point-to-point winner. Finished last on only hurdles start; would need a major leap forward in her performance level to get involved.

Form: 858-678

Yeat's Encore¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D Meyler| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy

100/1

Daughter of Yeats. In rear for most of the way, weakening before three out to finishing 55L adrift of the winner of a Thurles maiden hurdle last month.

Form: 0

Lady Lingo

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: P T Enright| T: Joseph Hennessy

100/1

Daughter of Durban Thunder out of a Croco Rouge mare. Dam well held in a bumper and a couple of hurdle spins over 2m4f. Possibly best watched on debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Ladymorata³⁰¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: A McNamara J: D P Maxwell

Kingston King⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: P Croke J: Reserve 1

Last Minute Man³⁴³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Longhouse Poet (1/1), You Can Call Me Al (2/1), Column Of Fire (9/2), Envious Editor (16/1), Last Minute Man (20/1), Rosencrantz (25/1), Coolagh Park (25/1), Opposites Attract (33/1), Wingin A Prayer (33/1), Aarons Day (66/1), Heliers Bay (66/1), Jaunty Warrior (66/1), I'mstillyourbaby (66/1), Ladymorata (66/1), Kingston King (66/1), Mister Thriller (100/1), Lady Maureen (100/1), Mustmeetkate (100/1), Glenquin Castle (100/1), Missie's Boy (100/1), Dilly Filly (100/1), Yeat's Encore (100/1), Magheralagan (100/1), Good Ol Days (100/1), Round The Buoy (100/1), Big Money Mike (100/1), High Grounds (100/1), Lady Lingo (100/1)

Winner of a Punchestown bumper in May, LONGHOUSE POET caught the eye when running the highly rated Elixir D'ainay to 1¾L in a Naas maiden hurdle last month. The five-year-old can break his maiden tag here at the expense of the J P McManus-owned You Can Call me Al who impressed at Naas early last month and the Gordon Elliott-trained Column Of Fire. The Jessica Harrington-trained Envious Editor and Rosencrantz for trainer Noel Meade could be ready if any of the main protagonists falter.