15:45 Fairyhouse

Sunday 1 January 2023

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Jump Into January At fairyhouse (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 14.09s

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Selected odds by:

Any Road¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady

14/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 7 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, soft, 16/1) 13 days ago, needing stiffer test. In the mix.

Form: 3-4

Attaboyarchie⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss E J Sweeney⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

9/1

Fair hurdler. Creditable fourth of 11 in bumper (9/2) at Down Royal (17f, soft) 6 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Not ruled out.

Form: 404224

Banjaxed³⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: L Fowler

6/1

Once-raced maiden. 8/1, second of 10 in bumper at this course (16.5f, soft) on NH debut, very much having run of race. Off 10 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 2-

Chrisco

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

8/11

€75,000 3-y-o, Balko gelding. Half-brother to useful French chaser Gasti Greti. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful French chaser (2¾m-4½m winner) Chriseti. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Data Breach^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr L D Andrews⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. First run for yard after leaving John Queally with work to do.

Form: 085-00

Dinoland

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss J Townend⁽³⁾| T: W P Mullins

11/2

Doctor Dino gelding. Closely related to fairly useful bumper winner Music Drive, and useful French chaser Konig Drive. Dam unraced. Newcomers from yard always to be respected so worth a market check.

Form:

Hi Sur Multi⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: Gary McGill

125/1

Multiplex gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to numerous winners, including useful 5f (including at 2 yrs) winner Fortunately. Failed to complete all 3 starts in points (latest Oct 15).

Form: FP-P

Skradin

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

80/1

€1,500 3-y-o, Let The Lion Roar gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdle/chase winner Always Lion. Market can prove a good guide.

Form:

Stellar Story²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

13/2

Once-raced maiden. 3/1, fifth of 11 in bumper at this C&D (soft) on NH debut 29 days ago. Winning pointer so he still needs considering.

Form: U1-5

Thunder²⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

50/1

Mahler gelding. Brother to 2 winners, including useful 23f hurdle winner Torygraph, and half-brother to fair hurdler Kick On Dottie. Well-beaten seventh of 8 to Impulsive Dancer in listed bumper at Limerick (16f, good to soft, 28/1) on NH debut. Off 9 months.

Form: 7-

Non-Runners

Ballystone²³⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: T Gibney J: Mr N McParlan

Cato's Revenge⁶⁰⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Miss P Elvin

Forecasts

Chrisco (8/11), Dinoland (11/2), Banjaxed (6/1), Stellar Story (13/2), Attaboyarchie (9/1), Ballystone (10/1), Any Road (14/1), Cato's Revenge (16/1), Thunder (50/1), Skradin (80/1), Hi Sur Multi (125/1), Data Breach (150/1)

Willie Mullins looks to hold a strong hand in this amateurs' maiden with his newcomers CHRISCO and Dinoland and preference is for the former who catches the eye on paper and has Paddy Mullins in the saddle. Gordon Elliott's Stellar Story appeals as the pick of those with experience and rates a solid place prospect in a race where the market should reveal plenty.