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Fairyhouse Website For Merchandise Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 5m 42.7s

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Don't Matter Now³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly

25/1

Ask gelding. Placed in 2 points and, whilst well beaten in the end his midfield bumper debut effort at Navan (2m) in January wasn't devoid of promise. Fancied to show the benefit of that run here.

Form: F-237

Dr Shirocco⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery

16/1

Maiden pointer who finished a well beaten eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Thurles (23.4f, heavy, 50/1) on NH debut 8 days ago.

Form: F37538

Martalink^p,t⁶⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1 and tongue strap/cheekpieces on, fell in hunter chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy) on NH debut 65 days ago. Makes hurdles debut and this should reveal more.

Form: 44/P2F

Trying My Best¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (19.7f, heavy) 11 days ago. Probably one for low-grade handicaps further down the line.

Form: 0870

Waittillitellyou⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: P T Enright| T: E Cawley

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 20 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 77 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0/0

Chosen Diamond

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley

16/1

€80,000 Well Chosen gelding. Half-brother to fair 2¼m hurdle winner Atlantic Grey. Dam, maiden hurdler, half-sister to smart hurdler/useful chaser (stays 25f) William Henry.

Form:

Cloudy Wednesday¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr Turlough O'connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor

80/1

Pulled up sole start in points. Once-raced maiden under Rules. 125/1, twelfth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) on NH debut 19 days ago. Can only be watched on back of that run.

Form: P0

Ger Mac¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: P D Kennedy| T: P G Fahey

66/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in bumper (25/1) at Thurles (15.8f, heavy) on NH debut 18 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 9

Gipsi Joe¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: S W Flanagan| T: N Meade

10/3

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (19.7f, heavy, 40/1) 11 days ago, merely plugging on. Type to do better over further but not ruled out in this line up.

Form: 06

Journey West

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: D F O'Regan| T: C A McBratney

66/1

€19,000 3-y-o, Westerner gelding. Dam unraced sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Preists Leap. Betting should prove a useful guide ahead of racecourse debut.

Form:

Kalvin

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: C D Maxwell| T: B R Hamilton

12/1

Kalanisi gelding. Dam, point winner, half-sister to fairly useful performers over hurdles/fences Call Bewleys (2½m-2¾m winner) and Flinty Bay (stayed 2½m).

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Old Town Garde³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott

4/6

Promising sort. 9/1, sixth of 18 in hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy) on NH debut 33 days ago, looking like finishing closer most of the way. Type to improve and he's a player in race lacking depth.

Form: 16

The Greek¹⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: K M Donoghue| T: G Elliott

9/1

Leading Light gelding who showed modest form when midfield in a couple of bumpers last summer. However, not ruled out now starting out over hurdles in a very ordinary affair.

Form: 85

Non-Runners

Councilor Dick⁸²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: P Kiely J: Mr R J Kiely

Red River Valley

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Champagne Monarch³⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: S J Mahon J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Old Town Garde (4/6), Gipsi Joe (10/3), Champagne Monarch (15/2), The Greek (9/1), Kalvin (12/1), Dr Shirocco (16/1), Chosen Diamond (16/1), Don't Matter Now (25/1), Councilor Dick (25/1), Red River Valley (50/1), Ger Mac (66/1), Journey West (66/1), Cloudy Wednesday (80/1), Martalink (100/1), Trying My Best (100/1), Waittillitellyou (200/1)

A lightly-raced winner in points, OLD TOWN GARDE showed up well when sixth in a Naas maiden hurdle (19f) 33 days ago, just shaping as though the run would bring him on having travelled well for a long way. He earns the vote to confirm the promise of that effort, with stablemate The Greek and Gipsi Joe fancied as the chief threats.