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Tuesday 10 December 2019

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Maureen Mullins Outstanding Achievement Award 2019 Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:21 | Winning time: 5m 47.9s

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Selected odds by:

Allbarone¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

10/1

Winner of sole start between the flags and subsequently bought for £90,000. Bad mistake at the first did the September Stoem gelding no favours on hurdling debut at Navan last month. May be a little early to be writing off just yet.

Form: 1-0

Campo Viego¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B Hayes| T: J Dullea

100/1

Gelding by Sans Frontieres out of a Beneficial mare. Inexpensive buy as a three-year-old. Well held in three maiden hurdles so far and not in the form required to come in for consideration here.

Form: 7-800

Coppercoast Paudie¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D J McInerney| T: Ms M Flynn

100/1

By an Ascot Gold Cup winner out of a twice pulled-up pointer and daughter of Supreme Leader. Beaten over 50L on both career starts to date over hurdles when sent off at odds of 100/1 on each occasion. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 80

Ferocious^b1²⁶

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

25/1

Presenting gelding cost €100,000 as a three-year-old. Disappointed on belated debut in a Navan bumper in March before disappointing on hurdling debut at Clonmel over 2m½f last month. Market likely to be the best guide in first-time blinkers.

Form: 0-5

K'chou Du Pecos Aa²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins

10/3

Walk In The Park gelding, cost €140,000. Fourth of 11 beaten 23L on debut in a Leopardstown bumper in December before a pleasing hurdling debut on return to action at Clonmel last month fishing sixth of 13 behind Vis Ta Loi. Another bold bid likely.

Form: 4-6

Kingston King⁹

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

100/1

Morozov gelding out of a River Falls mare. Pulled up on sole point-to-point start earlier this month. Looks a future prospect.

Form: P

Man On The Run¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R M Power| T: A Mullins

14/1

Son of Flemensfirth won a small field point-to-point contest before a one pace seventh of 12 beaten 44L when held up in rear for most of the way on hurdling debut at Punchestown last month. No surprise to witness improvement.

Form: 17

Memory Tree⁴²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr P Power⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Power

33/1

Gelding by Mahler out of a Be My Native mare. Mixed bag of results in three point-to-point starts between May and October last year. Not seen since and best watched on rules debut.

Form: 3F4-

More Music²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M P Fogarty| T: S J Treacy

100/1

Son of Morozov who pulled up on his only start in a point-to-point start in March before a couple of wretched displays of hurdling in contests at Fairyhouse and Clonmel last month. Faces a tough task.

Form: P-00

Five O'Clock⁵³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins

1/4

Gelding by Cokoriko out of a Kapgarde mare. Closely related to Highway To Hell Grade 3 hurdle winner over 2m3f in France. Looks a serious recruit over timber.

Form: 0/32-

Lovely Moon¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: S A Shortall| T: Michael Ronayne

100/1

By Le Fou out of a Bob Back mare. Cost €3,000 as a three-year-old. Beaten 82L and 60L in a couple of spins in a Galway bumper and on hurdling debut at Thurles since October. Others preferred.

Form: U-90

Master Artist²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: N P Madden| T: J E Kiely

100/1

Gelding by Jeremy out of an Old Vic mare. Beaten 87L in a Cork maiden hurdle over 2m on soft ground last month. Hard to fancy.

Form: 0

Direct Image²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: P T Enright| T: R Tyner

66/1

Some useful soft ground point-to-point form early in the year winning her last two starts over 3m but will have disappointed connections in three career starts over hurdles since her debut in October well down the field on each occasion. Opposed.

Form: 7-11069

Different Beat¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: J J Slevin| T: S Slevin

66/1

Daughter of Beat Hollow. Closely related to versatile National Hunt performer Band Of Blood. Pleasing start to her career at Limerick last month and is open to plenty of improvement.

Form: 9

Non-Runners

Glendine Susie

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: H Morgan

Cala Di Volpe²¹³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 4

T: R K Watson J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Five O'Clock (1/4), K'chou Du Pecos Aa (10/3), Allbarone (10/1), Man On The Run (14/1), Glendine Susie (14/1), Ferocious (25/1), Memory Tree (33/1), Cala Di Volpe (50/1), Direct Image (66/1), Different Beat (66/1), Campo Viego (100/1), More Music (100/1), Master Artist (100/1), Coppercoast Paudie (100/1), Kingston King (100/1), Lovely Moon (100/1)

Interesting clash of a couple of high profile owners for Willie Mullins with Magnier and Ricci going head-to-head in a fascinating dual. The French form of FIVE O'CLOCK should be enough to keep K'chou Du Pecos AA at bay. The four-year-old, the mount of Paul Townend is a half-brother to Grade 3 winning hurdler in France can hold off the attentions of potential improvers, Ferocious for the Gordon Elliott yard and the Henry De Bromhead-trained Allbarone. The Tony Mullins-trained son of Flemensfirth, Man On The Run is worth a check in the market as post time approaches.