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Saturday 18 December 2021

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Future Champions Flat Race (Listed)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 3m 54.5s

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Selected odds by:

American Mike⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

1/8

Highly promising individual. Sauntered clear to land a 7-runner bumper at Down Royal (16.9f, soft, 4/7) on NH debut 49 days ago, plenty in hand. Should go in again.

Form: 1-1

Gaelic Arc³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr F Maguire| T: J P Ryan| D

33/1

Thrice-raced winner under NH rules. 3/1, won 7-runner bumper at Thurles (16.2f, good) 30 days ago, going with enthusiasm. A lot more required in this company.

Form: 7-731

Hemlock¹⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr N McParlan| T: T Gibney| D

16/1

First run since leaving W. P. Mullins when 7/2, won 13-runner bumper at Perth (16.2f, good), kept up to work. First run for yard after leaving Robert Widger. This looks much tougher.

Form: 57-1

Craggaunowen

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P J O'Neill| T: John F O'Neill

150/1

€3,500 3-y-o, Califet gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 25f) Mount Benbulben. Tough starting point.

Form:

Battling Bessie²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: Peter Fahey| D

6/1

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. First run since leaving Jarlath P. Fahey when 3¼ lengths third of 12 to The Model Kingdom in listed bumper (14/1) at this C&D (good) 27 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 13

Hazelhatch Lady²⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Pat Taaffe| T: James Andrew Fahey

80/1

Doyen filly. Closely related to bumper winner/fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Cavalry Master. Dam winning hurdler/chaser up to 21f in France. Runner-up sole start in points (Apr 11).

Form: 2-

Result Amended

Hemlock - Original Position 4th. Amended Position 6th.

Craggaunowen - Original Position 6th. Amended Position 5th.

Hazelhatch Lady - Original Position 5th. Amended Position 4th.

Non-Runners

Harmonya Maker²⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Ms L O'Neill

Forecasts

American Mike (1/8), Harmonya Maker (5/1), Battling Bessie (6/1), Hemlock (16/1), Gaelic Arc (33/1), Hazelhatch Lady (80/1), Craggaunowen (150/1)

AMERICAN MIKE, the ante-post favourite for the Cheltenham Bumper following his bloodless victory at Down Royal, shouldn't have much trouble following up for all his stablemate Harmonya Maker is a good prospect in her own right. Battling Bessie is the pick of the remainder.

AMERICAN MIKE (IRE)
HARMONYA MAKER (FR)
BATTLING BESSIE

Previous Winners

2020

Sir Gerhard

Weight: 11-13 |Age: 5

J: Mr J J Codd | T: G Elliott

4/9

Prize Money

1st: €13,500.002nd: €4,500.003rd: €2,250.004th: €1,124.005th: €675.006th: €450.00

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