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15% Off Festival Tickets Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 13:22 | Winning time: 4m 18.7s

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Allbetsoff^h1¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D G Whelan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

100/1

Carlotamix gelding. Dam ran once in bumpers/failed to finish in points. Pulled up sole start in points (Dec 30). Wears hood.

Form: P

Anseo²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: R Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: J T R Dreaper

250/1

Well held in a pair of maiden hurdles.

Form: 90

Better Times Ahead¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M P Walsh| T: R Tyner

9/2

Looks to be being brought along gradually, fifth of 18 in maiden hurdle at Naas (15.8f, soft) 14 days ago. Will do better at some point.

Form: 55

Bidentime²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: L P Cusack

100/1

Showed fair form when sixth on bumper debut at Navan but went backwards at Leopardstown (20f, soft) next time. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 68

Ernie From Nurney^t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, fifteenth of 21 in maiden hurdle (300/1) at Navan (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 29 days ago. Engaged 1.24 Fairyhouse Saturday.

Form: 0

Faithfulflyer^p1,t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith

300/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, fourteenth of 16 in maiden hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft, 200/1) on NH debut 29 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 0

For The Cause²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell

150/1

Has made little impact in bumpers/maiden hurdles, leaving T. Gibney prior to latest start.

Form: FF/7F60

Gino Drummer Boy⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

10/1

Boasts a good pedigree and offered something to work on when fifth of 11 in bumper (17/2) at this course (15.9f, good to soft) on NH debut 42 days ago. Could have a part to play on hurdles debut.

Form: 5

Jack In The Box

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

11/4

€100,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to 5 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/very smart chaser Gold Present and fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Presenting Julio. Player.

Form:

Man River⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: P F O'Donnell

300/1

Fair maiden on the Flat who shaped as if better for the run on first start since leaving A. J. McNamara when well held in maiden hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 150/1) 8 days ago.

Form: 6-0

Match The Man^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Grace

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules who again showed little when well held in maiden hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 500/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 50-00

Mr Saxobeat²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

7/2

Bumper winner who shaped as if better for the run sent hurdling when seventh of 16 in 2½m maiden at Navan 29 days ago. Entitled to progress.

Form: PF-17

One Last Tango¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: S D Torrens| T: E Griffin| D

14/1

Bumper winner who went backwards from his hurdling debut when ninth of 18 in maiden at Naas (15.8f, soft) 14 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 622149

Our Bobby¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J M Burke

250/1

Well held completed start in maiden hurdles.

Form: F0

Petit King¹⁹

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

10/1

66/1, showed more than on hurdling debut 13 months off when fifth of 18 in 2m maiden at Limerick (heavy) 19 days ago. May do better still.

Form: 7-5

Prince Zaltar¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M J Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

125/1

Well held in maiden hurdle at Naas (15.8f, soft) on NH debut 14 days ago.

Form: 20

Rebellious Gale^h,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

66/1

Well held in pair of maiden hurdles, tongue tied on latest. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 07

Supreme Jet¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan

5/2

Fair in bumpers and similar form over hurdles, again shaping promisingly when fourth in 21f Limerick maiden 19 days ago. Down in trip and boasts solid claims.

Form: 1/46-724

The Toothpicker^h,t1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M P O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: D Budds

40/1

Took a small step forward from hurdling debut when sixth of 15 in maiden (40/1) at Tramore (16f, heavy) 15 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Should improve.

Form: 77656

Fourgenerations^h,t1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A Murray

250/1

No impact in maiden hurdles 7 months apart, hooded on latest start. Tongue strap on for the 1st time.

Form: P0

Romina⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: P Nolan

200/1

Well held sole outing in bumpers and unseated rider fifth in maiden at Cork (16f, heavy) on hurdles debut 8 days ago.

Form: 8U

Forecasts

Supreme Jet (5/2), Jack In The Box (11/4), Mr Saxobeat (7/2), Better Times Ahead (9/2), Petit King (10/1), Gino Drummer Boy (10/1), One Last Tango (14/1), The Toothpicker (40/1), Rebellious Gale (66/1), Allbetsoff (100/1), Bidentime (100/1), Prince Zaltar (125/1), For The Cause (150/1), Ernie From Nurney (200/1), Romina (200/1), Our Bobby (250/1), Anseo (250/1), Fourgenerations (250/1), Match The Man (250/1), Man River (300/1), Faithfulflyer (300/1)

This doesn't look the strongest of maidens, so it could pay to side with JACK IN THE BOX, a well-bred newcomer from a powerful stable, who wouldn't need to be anything out of the ordinary to make a winning start. Supreme Jet sets the standard in this sphere, with Gino Drummer Boy also of interest having offered something to work on in a course bumper early last month.