12:25 Naas

Monday 14 December 2020

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Irish Field 'Supporting Irish Racing' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:27 | Winning time: 4m 16.0s

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Selected odds by:

Blaze Of Light^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: T O'Brien

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 13 days ago.

Form: PU00

Confusionanddelay

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: D H Kelly

80/1

Califet gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stays 3¼m) Red Admirable. Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

Gain De Cause¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: A J Martin

40/1

Once-raced maiden. 20/1, ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 16 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 9

Garm Colombe²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in bumper (16/1) at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) on NH debut 29 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 8

Golden Ferret⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: A W Short| T: P Stafford

300/1

Once-raced maiden. 200/1, sixteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut 9 days ago.

Form: 0

Golf Marin

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: A J Martin

12/1

No Risk At All gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/useful chaser Kapcorse and useful hurdler Ria d'Etel. Dam 2m-17f French hurdles/chase winner. Very much one to note in the betting.

Form:

Howdyalikemenow^h²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: I J Power| T: D Queally

25/1

Once-raced maiden. Hooded, fell in novice hurdle (66/1) at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 22 days ago, refusing to settle.

Form: F

Ideal Pal^t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: M Mulvany

4/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making jumps debut. Third of 13 in handicap (40/1) at this course (11.8f, heavy) 37 days ago, well positioned. Place possibilities if jumping passes the test.

Form:

Know The Game

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper

50/1

Califet gelding. Dam lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles. Will probably be better for the run.

Form:

Magnor Glory

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: K J Brouder| T: T O'Brien

18/1

Fame And Glory gelding. Dam 19f chase/2½m (promoted) hurdle winner. Probably best watched on debut, unless the market suggests otherwise.

Form:

Mahons Glory^h1¹³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D Skehan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

14/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 17 in bumper at Galway (16.5f, soft, 5/2) 138 days ago. Makes hurdles debut and hooded for 1st time. Could have a big part to play if jumping proficiently.

Form: 2-5

Papal Lodge¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

11/2

Lightly-raced winner under Rules, namely a bumper at Roscommon in August. Fifth of 8 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.7f, good, 13/8) 105 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 3125

Petit King

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley

125/1

€110,000 3-y-o, Creachadoir gelding. Half-brother to fair 19f hurdle winner Petite Joy and Petit Sidney, both in France. Dam smart 9.5f-15.5f (French Group 3) winner. Watch the betting for clues.

Form:

Whowonthetoss²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A L T Moore

5/2

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 10 in bumper (33/1) at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) 29 days ago. Makes hurdles debut and he's worth a second look.

Form: 2-4

Wild As Fire

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: P J Carberry| T: E Cawley

200/1

Dylan Thomas gelding. Dam maiden hurdler. Will only be of interest on debut if the market vibes are notably upbeat.

Form:

Day Dreamin'^t⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: M F Mooney| T: A J Martin

80/1

Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (10/1) at Leopardstown (7f, soft) 51 days ago, finding little. Yard saddles more appealing candidates.

Form:

Echoes In Rain^h³⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

13/8

Highly promising type. 12/1 and hooded, first run since leaving Ludovic Gadbin when well-beaten fifth of 8 in Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown (2m, soft) on NH debut. In calmer waters now.

Form: 5-

Wild And Willing¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Moore| T: D Donovan

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, twelfth of 13 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 15 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Captain Kirk

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Hickey

40/1

Sageburg gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Supreme Steel, barely stays 3¼m, and fair 19f hurdle winner Walking In Memphis, stays 2¾m. RESERVE.

Form:

Non-Runners

Copia Verborum⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: J J Lambe J: Liam McKenna

Jennys Star

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Nancy Miles¹⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: T Donohue J: Reserve 1

Octobia

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: R O'Sullivan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Echoes In Rain (13/8), Whowonthetoss (5/2), Ideal Pal (4/1), Papal Lodge (11/2), Golf Marin (12/1), Jennys Star (12/1), Mahons Glory (14/1), Magnor Glory (18/1), Howdyalikemenow (25/1), Octobia (33/1), Copia Verborum (33/1), Gain De Cause (40/1), Captain Kirk (40/1), Garm Colombe (50/1), Know The Game (50/1), Nancy Miles (50/1), Confusionanddelay (80/1), Day Dreamin' (80/1), Petit King (125/1), Wild As Fire (200/1), Wild And Willing (250/1), Blaze Of Light (300/1), Golden Ferret (300/1)

The most interesting of these by a long chalk is ECHOES IN RAIN, a dual winner on the Flat in France who was pitched into a Grade 2 for her hurdling debut at Leopardstown last December. She shaped better than the distance beaten on that occasion and should prove hard to beat with her sights significantly lowered here. Mahons Glory is next best ahead of Papal Lodge and newcomer Golf Marin.