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Congratulations To The ITBA_Official 2020 Award Winners Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 4m 22.3s

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Selected odds by:

Bard Of Eirn^h,t⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 17 in maiden hurdle (200/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, heavy) 59 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: P-080

Be My Hero²¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G M Doyle

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, pulled up in maiden hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good), soon beaten. Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Henry De Bromhead.

Form: 90-0P

Stone The Crows⁶³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

80/1

Fairly useful staying handicapper on Flat but absent since spring 2019. Sold from Iain Jardine for £3,000 in September 2020. Can only be watched.

Form:

The Priests Leap^h⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A L T Moore| OR: 123

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Hooded for 1st time, tailed off when fell last on Limerick chase debut 42 days ago but ought to fare better back hurdling.

Form: 3628-3F

Der Mc²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

100/1

Fair Flat winner but well held over hurdles.

Form: F0P8

Elderado¹⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell

33/1

Well held in 2 Flat runs but promise when third of 9 in maiden at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) in September on his completed start over hurdles. Should progress.

Form: U3

Gloire D'Athon³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

5/2

Bumper winner in France. Encouraging third of 19 on 2m Navan hurdle debut in December. Perhaps unsuited by step up to 2½m when well held fourth here since. Retains potential back at 2m.

Form: 1-34

Grand Bornand^h1,t1⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

6/4

Bumper winner in France. 4/7, let down by jumping when fourth in maiden at Cork on hurdle debut in November. Hood/tongue tie on now. Evidently thought capable of better.

Form: 1-4

Grand Paradis^t1²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF| CD

7/2

Bumper winner. 7/4, fourth of 15 in maiden at Naas (15.8f, heavy, 7/4) on hurdles bow 26 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Should improve.

Form: 14

Priory Park⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mark Walsh| T: E J O'Grady

16/1

8/1, third of 18 in maiden hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 64 days ago, not knocked about. Open to improvement.

Form: 3

Rocky's Howya^t1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: J Dullea

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 16 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Thurles (15.7f, heavy) 12 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 537

Tweeds Corner^t1²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: P E Corbett| T: S R B Crawford

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle (150/1) at this course (18.5f, heavy) on hurdles bow 23 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P4P

Bernies Poet

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: K C Sexton| T: James Andrew Fahey

150/1

Urban Poet mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Fly Rory Fly, stays 25f, and bumper/modest 2m hurdle winner Oscar Wings. Likely outsider on debut.

Form:

Mullins Cross²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (18.5f, heavy, 150/1) on hurdles bow 23 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 57

Rich Belief³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: K Thornton

50/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. 22/1, first run since leaving James Bethell when eleventh of 17 in juvenile hurdle (22/1) at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) on NH debut 39 days ago.

Form: 0

Molly Fantasy¹⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: D E Mullins| T: A Mullins

50/1

Fair Flat winner in Germany. Makes hurdle debut for new yard. Betting the best guide.

Form:

Non-Runners

Landing Zone¹⁴⁵

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 1

Suprise Package¹²

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 2

Johnny Giro³⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: Mrs A Mooney J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Grand Bornand (6/4), Gloire D'Athon (5/2), Grand Paradis (7/2), The Priests Leap (9/2), Priory Park (16/1), Suprise Package (20/1), Elderado (33/1), Rocky's Howya (40/1), Rich Belief (50/1), Molly Fantasy (50/1), Landing Zone (50/1), Johnny Giro (66/1), Stone The Crows (80/1), Der Mc (100/1), Bernies Poet (150/1), Tweeds Corner (200/1), Mullins Cross (200/1), Bard Of Eirn (200/1), Be My Hero (250/1)

The fact French bumper winner GRAND BORNAND went off a heavily-backed favourite on his hurdle debut suggests he's well regarded by the Mullins team and he's taken to prove a different proposition in the first-time headgear combination. Grand Paradis ought to step up on his hurdle debut and can provide the chief threat ahead of Glorie d'Athon, who may benefit from the drop back to 2m.

GRAND BORNAND (FR)
GRAND PARADIS (FR)
GLOIRE D'ATHON (FR)

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,400.003rd: €1,200.004th: €599.005th: €360.006th: €240.00

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