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12:00 Leopardstown - 26 December 2022 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life
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12:00 Leopardstown

Monday 26 December 2022

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All About Sunday Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO only  |   2m  |   Soft  |   27 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:00  |   Winning time: 4m 3.8s
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1
Horse silk
100/1
Twice-raced maiden. 22/1, fifth of 23 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) 36 days ago.
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Horse silk
125/1
€80,000 3-y-o, Flemensfirth gelding. Dam, point winner, sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser (2m-2¾m winner) Thegreatjohnbrowne and fairly useful chaser (17f winner) Beeverstown. Mark Walsh prefers Foxfire Glow.
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Horse silk
Bears Hug10
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-7| J: A M King(7)| T: A Sexton| OR:  102
150/1
Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 7f on Flat. 20/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f) 10 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle run.
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4
Horse silk
25/1
Promising type. 20/1, fourth of 23 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 50 days ago, not knocked about. Open to progress.
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Horse silk
Chiefs Kingdom32
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-7| J: D A Jacob| T: P Nolan
40/1
Promising type. 40/1, fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, soft) on NH debut 32 days ago. Should improve.
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Horse silk
Diverge484
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-7| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins
10/1
Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Second of 6 in minor event (12/10) at Deauville (9.9f, good). Off 16 months. First run for yard after leaving F. Head. Parmenion is presumably the stable No 1.
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Horse silk
Foxfire Glow51
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-7| J: M P Walsh| T: G Elliott| BF
11/1
Promising sort. 4/9, first run since leaving Francois Nicolle when third of 20 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) on IRE NH debut 51 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Ought to go close.
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Fairly useful Flat winner. Promising sort. Eighth of 18 in juvenile hurdle at this C&D (soft, 5/2). Off 12 months. Tongue strap on 1st time. May well do better.
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Horse silk
9/2
6 lengths seventh of 9 to Hamish in Cumberland Lodge Stakes (9/1) at Ascot (12f, good to soft) 86 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Aidan O'Brien. Smart at his best on the Flat and interesting recruit to this sphere.
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Horse silk
200/1
Twice-raced maiden under Rules. 100/1, first run since leaving T. E. Hyde when twenty first of 23 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 36 days ago.
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11
Horse silk
100/1
Once-raced maiden. 22/1, eighth of 20 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) on NH debut 51 days ago.
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Horse silk
100/1
Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 15 in bumper (25/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut. Trainer going well.
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14
Horse silk
200/1
Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 23 days ago.
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15
Horse silk
125/1
€4,200 3-y-o, Gatewood gelding. Dam, little show over hurdles, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Veiled.
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Horse silk
Parmenion557
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-7| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins
4/5
Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 49/10, won 14-runner maiden at Craon (10.9f, good). Off 18 months. First run for yard after leaving E. Monfort.
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Horse silk
33/1
Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 80/1, second of 18 in juvenile hurdle at this C&D (soft), suited by emphasis on speed. Off 12 months.
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18
Horse silk
100/1
Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 6/1, sixth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, heavy) 61 days ago, met some trouble.
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Horse silk
50/1
€85,000 3-y-o, Beat Hollow gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/useful hurdle winner No Ordinary Joe and fairly useful hurdler Es Perfecto. Owner's retained jockey rides Foxfire Glow.
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Horse silk
40/1
Useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 33/1, fifth of 16 in handicap at this course (12f, soft) 72 days ago.
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Horse silk
125/1
Promising type. Eleventh of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.3f, good to soft, 40/1) on hurdles bow 27 days ago, not knocked about. Stable in good form. Should progress.
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Horse silk
100/1
Unreliable individual. Fourth of 23 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 66/1) 36 days ago.
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Horse silk
Aurora Princess23
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-0| J: D Meyler| T: E Mullins| C
125/1
Fairly useful Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 66/1, first run since leaving Mrs J. Harrington when thirteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 23 days ago.
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Horse silk
250/1
Modest Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 66/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 10 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.
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Horse silk
250/1
Making GB/IRE jumps debut. Blinkered for 1st time, nineteenth of 20 in handicap (33/1) at the Curragh (7f, soft) 74 days ago.
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Horse silk
Jetara29
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-0| J: J W Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington| D
9/2
Lightly-raced winner in bumpers (successful in listed company). Needs considering on hurdles debut.
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28
Horse silk
250/1
Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.9f, soft, 125/1) on NH debut 6 days ago.
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Sageburg gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Buster Edwards and fairly useful hurdler Soldiers Hill. RESERVE.
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Non-Runners

12
Horse silk
Leading Flame91
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 4
T: M J Smith  J: J B Foley
NR
27
Horse silk
Ladybank
Weight: 11-0|  Age: 4
T: H De Bromhead  J: T Joseph Kelly
NR

Forecasts

Parmenion (4/5), High Definition (9/2), Jetara (9/2), Diverge (10/1), Foxfire Glow (11/1), Gentleman Joe (16/1), Bowmore (25/1), Privilege (33/1), Ladybank (33/1), Star Harbour (40/1), Chiefs Kingdom (40/1), Slanagaibhgoleir (50/1), Leading Flame (66/1), Sign From Above (100/1), Make The Plan (100/1), True Artist (100/1), After The Roar (100/1), Jump The Shark (100/1), Stuzzikini (125/1), Aurora Princess (125/1), Battle It Out (125/1), On My Bike (125/1), Bears Hug (150/1), Master Breffni (200/1), Natural Ability (200/1), Importateur (200/1), The Big Cloud (250/1), Inveterate (250/1), Final Fantasy (250/1)

12:00 Leopardstown - 26 December 2022 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life

The eyes are immediately drawn to HIGH DEFINITION, who ultimately failed to deliver on the promise he showed as a 2-y-o on the Flat for Aidan O'Brien but he still boasts some very smart form, not least when placed twice in Group 1 company this year. The Galileo colt will likely prove hard to beat if he takes to this game at the first attempt. Willie Mullins saddles ex-French Flat winners Parmenion and Diverge, both of whom are of interest, while Foxfire Glow and Jetara are also shortlisted.

Previous Winners

2021
Watch House Cross
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 4
12/1

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,499.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €300.00

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