14:00 Clonmel

Thursday 27 February 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 5m 32.3s

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Arthurian Fame⁶³

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

3/1

Not disgraced in a couple of maiden hurdle spins at Cork and Leopardstown before the turn of the year. Major player if fit and ready following time off.

Form: 24

Axiomatic⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

5/1

Not disgraced on hurdling debut at Limerick on St Stephens Day finishing fourth of 11. Worth a check in the market on return to action.

Form: 1/5-8264

Da Big Fella⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: P T Enright| T: Eamon Courtney

100/1

More needed in this contest following a couple of below-par efforts over hurdles at Clonmel and earlier this month at Punchestown when finishing 64L adrift of the winner over 2m4f.

Form: 470

Dont Go Yet¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley

28/1

Five-race maiden appears not to be getting the hang of things in his career starts since his debut 11 months ago. Needs to step up on recent form at Navan to play a part here.

Form: 0-0P85

Eye Van⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Gunn

16/1

Gelding by Yeats finished fourth of 14 beaten 8L on debut in a Thurles 2m bumper last month. Needs to improve on that effort on hurdling introduction.

Form: 4-4

Four Horsemen³²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D E Mullins| T: T J Nagle-Jr

50/1

Gelding by Milan out of a Topanoora mare. Closely related to six-time winner Milan Bound, successful in four of his 14 starts over hurdles racing between 2m4f and 3m2½f. Yards debutantes' usually come on for first start.

Form: 5-

Marajman⁸¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins

8/13

Rajsaman gelding out of a Mansonnien mare. Third of 12 runners on debut in a French hurdle when last seen in December 2017. Market likely to reveal expectations on first start for leading yard.

Form: 3/

Go Willie Joe

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke

66/1

Gelding by Tikkanen out of an Accordion mare. Dam unraced. Closely related to Quick Grabim, useful sort over hurdles. Will likely come on for the run on debut.

Form:

Pistol Smoke¹¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: S Doyle

100/1

€25,000 Califet gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Shaky Gift. Well held and never a factor on debut in a Thurles bumper when last seen in November. Likely to struggle on hurdling bow.

Form: 0

Time Goes By³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: M P Walsh| T: E J O'Grady

100/1

Milan gelding, brother to fair 2m5f hurdle winner Getting Late and half-brother to fair 2m hurdle winner Time Please. Vast improvement needed on the back of a couple of dismal career efforts so far.

Form: 00

Glendine Susie⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: H Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

33/1

Daughter of Oscar out of a Classic Cliche mare. Mid-division and no impression on hurdling debut in a Navan 2m maiden in December. In good hands and no surprise to see a better effort.

Form: 0

Miss Punch^h²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF

20/1

Has a bit to prove following a couple of disappointing starts in bumper company at Punchestown and Limerick around the turn of the year. Worth a market check on hurdling introduction.

Form: 45

Backonthehill⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy

150/1

Sent off at odds of 100/1 in two career starts over hurdles so far before running accordingly on each occasion. Hasn't looked a winner in waiting yet.

Form: 00

Bluesea Storm²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: D J McInerney| T: G Ahern

150/1

Daughter of Fame And Glory out of a Milan mare. Closely related to bumper winner Peculiar Places. Desperate effort on hurdling debut at Thurles earlier this month and others readily preferred.

Form: 0

Glennanar²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: S F O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh

100/1

By Yeats, a half-sister to ordinary 2m hurdle winner Golden Glen. Beaten over 130L on debut over timber in a Limerick maiden at the end of last month. Unlikely to be troubling the judge on this occasion.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Marajman (8/13), Arthurian Fame (3/1), Axiomatic (5/1), Eye Van (16/1), Miss Punch (20/1), Dont Go Yet (28/1), Glendine Susie (33/1), Four Horsemen (50/1), Go Willie Joe (66/1), Da Big Fella (100/1), Time Goes By (100/1), Pistol Smoke (100/1), Glennanar (100/1), Bluesea Storm (150/1), Backonthehill (150/1)

The Willie Mullins-trained MARAJMAN could get a soft lead on stable debut to be able to land the spoils in the opening bout. The Rajsaman gelding ran up with the pace on his only career start to date in France over two years ago and can dictate from the front at the expense of the more experienced Joseph O'Brien-trained Arthurian Fame. It would come as no surprise to witness improvement from Axiomatic following a couple of disappointing reversal's while Miss Punch, stablemate of the selection looks next best.