12:35 Leopardstown

Thursday 29 December 2022

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Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:36 | Winning time: 5m 2.1s

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Selected odds by:

American Money³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: K E Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: E & P Harty

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 33/1) on NH debut 33 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 5U-0

Away To Sea³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C R King| T: J G Murphy

100/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.3f, good to soft, 33/1) 30 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 6/8

Bring Us Paradise^t⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: L Comer

200/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Third of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 25/1) 48 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form:

Embassy Gardens³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| BF| CD

3/1

Promising type. 5/6, second of 10 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 39 days ago. This step up in trip should be in his favour and obvious claims.

Form: 15-2

Golden Wonder's^t²⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: M Brassil

18/1

Promising sort. 11/1, second of 7 in bumper at this course (16f, good to soft). Off 9 months and switches from bumpers to hurdles. Up in trip and may well do better.

Form: 8/F2-

Good Land²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Connell

9/2

Thrice-raced winner under Rules. Fairly useful bumper winner. 10/3, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 26 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 2/1U

Madmansgame^t1²⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins

3/1

Bumper winner at Navan in February. Off 8 months and up in trip for this hurdles debut. Interesting that Paul Townend seemingly prefers him to Embassy Gardens and the market should be revealing. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 1105-

Search For Glory⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott

4/1

4/9, won 6-runner bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut 44 days ago, forging clear. Looks a decent prospect and could have a part to play on this hurdles bow.

Form: 1-1

Tag Man⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

5/1

Promising sort. 1 win from 2 runs this season. 10/3, fourth of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 47 days ago. Open to progress now upped in trip and very much a player for a yard that boasts a good recent record in this maiden.

Form: 2/341-4

Transmission⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| BF

12/1

Promising individual. Third of 7 in bumper at Clonmel (16.3f, heavy, 7/4) on bumper debut 42 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles and upped in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 32-23

Jollie Cosmos⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

300/1

Twice-raced maiden under Rules. 100/1, sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (22.5f, heavy) on hurdles bow 8 days ago.

Form: 4-366

Skinnider¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D E Mullins| T: M Hassett

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Eighth of 11 in bumper (14/1) at Thurles (15.5f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles and moves up in trip.

Form: 20-78

Non-Runners

Cardamon Hill²³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: J C Gainford

Monty's Star²⁹⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: M P O'Connor

Forecasts

Embassy Gardens (3/1), Madmansgame (3/1), Search For Glory (4/1), Good Land (9/2), Tag Man (5/1), Cardamon Hill (8/1), Transmission (12/1), Monty's Star (14/1), Golden Wonder's (18/1), Away To Sea (100/1), Skinnider (150/1), Bring Us Paradise (200/1), American Money (250/1), Jollie Cosmos (300/1)

EMBASSY GARDENS pulled well clear of the rest when chasing home Itswhatunitesus (winner again since) on return at Cork and, with improvement likely now upped in trip, he is taken to go one better. It's interesting that Paul Townend is aboard Madmansgame rather than the selection (the betting will be informative in terms of the perceived pecking order) but, as things stand Tag Man, whose yard has landed this 5 times since 2012, is feared most. Bumper winner Search For Gold is also of interest.