16:00 Naas

Sunday 27 February 2022

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Festival Trials Day Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 3m 53.4s

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Arlo¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

14/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 14/1, tenth of 25 in novice hurdle at this course (15.6f, soft) on hurdles bow 15 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 42-0

Busty Boy²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Gunn

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, eighth of 15 in bumper at this course (19f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Makes hurdles debut with more needed.

Form: 968

Devil's Cut²⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott

8/1

Debut winner of bumper at Downpatrick 9 months ago but not seen out since. Goes over hurdles now and much respected despite his absence.

Form: 1

Galactic Grey^h²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: C P Donoghue

200/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. 150/1, eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 26 days ago, so has plenty to find here.

Form: 78

Hascoeur Clermont¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 24 in novice hurdle (150/1) at this course (15.6f, soft) 15 days ago, not knocked about. Needs more now.

Form: P508

Highland Charge^t⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: S W Flanagan| T: N Meade

1/1

Useful bumper winner. 22/1, very good second of 18 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 63 days ago. Tongue strap back on and in the mix.

Form: 14-622

King Kal⁴⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

28/1

Kalanisi gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser Casey Jones. Appeals on paper and no forlorn hope.

Form: 343-

Luimneach¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S D Torrens| T: D McDonogh

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 80/1, fifteenth of 24 in novice hurdle at this course (15.6f, soft) on NH debut 15 days ago. Big step forward is required.

Form: 0

Micro Manage²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins

13/8

Useful winner at 14f on Flat. 7/4, good second of 17 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 29 days ago. The one to beat on form.

Form: 32-2

Mr Macphisto¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D Cleere⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 24 in novice hurdle at this course (15.6f, soft, 150/1) 15 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 00

Musta Lovea Lovea¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, eighth of 12 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 14 days ago. Makes hurdles debut with more required.

Form: F0-2278

Onlyhuman¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 118

22/1

Useful winner at 11f on the level. Off 18 months beford fading seventeenth of 25 in novice hurdle at this course (15.6f, soft) 15 days ago. Should strip fitter now.

Form: 3/2-0

Perceval Legallois¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M P Walsh| T: G P Cromwell

10/1

Gowran bumper winner but failed to build on hurdling debut promise when sixth of 25 in novice hurdle at this course (15.6f, soft) 15 days ago. Worth another chance.

Form: 1-76

Robin De Light¹⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C A Landers| T: M J McDonagh

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good, 66/1) on NH debut. Off 6 months with lots of work to do.

Form: 0

Suain Na Draoicht¹³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P T Enright| T: C Byrnes

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 10 in bumper (6/1) at Cork (19f, good) 133 days ago. Makes hurdles debut but others appeal more on this occasion.

Form: 455

Elliedee

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: M P O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: D Budds

250/1

Leading Light mare faces no easy introduction here, so other newcomers are preferred.

Form:

Raven Queen¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: D G Murphy

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 18/1, tenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good). Off 10 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 0-FP7PU

Forecasts

Highland Charge (1/1), Micro Manage (13/8), Devil's Cut (8/1), Perceval Legallois (10/1), Arlo (14/1), Onlyhuman (22/1), King Kal (28/1), Musta Lovea Lovea (50/1), Suain Na Draoicht (66/1), Luimneach (125/1), Hascoeur Clermont (150/1), Galactic Grey (200/1), Mr Macphisto (250/1), Raven Queen (250/1), Robin De Light (250/1), Busty Boy (250/1), Elliedee (250/1)

MICRO MANAGE was a useful winner on the level and can open his account in this sphere on the back of his good Fairyhouse novice second. Highland Charge has the form to play a part too in his bid to add to his Fairyhouse bumper success. Gordon Elliott's hurdling newcomer Devil's Cut has a lengthy absence to overcome but this Downpatrick bumper scorer shouldn't be underestimated either.