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Saturday 28 January 2023

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Rich History & Well Chosen At Kedrah House Stud Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 4m 6.4s

Arabian Diamond

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

28/1

Getaway gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler Banks Boy, stays 2½m, and half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Floral Fantasy. Newcomer for leading yard.

Form:

Bocelli's Voice²⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

100/1

Mahler gelding. Dam (h75), maiden hurdler, half-sister to useful bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Hollies Pearl. Placed both starts in points, runner-up last time (April 2022).

Form: 32-

Catch The Beast

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: E Cawley

150/1

Walk In The Park gelding. Dam well held in bumper.

Form:

Coco Kolada

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton

150/1

€22,000 3-y-o, Affinisea gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful but moody chaser (stayed 25f) Viking Splash.

Form:

Do Whatever¹³

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

200/1

Sixteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy, 50/1) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: 0

Found A Fifty⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| BF

4/1

Easy winner of sole outing in points and shaped well when second of 6 in bumper at Navan (16f, soft) on NH debut in November. Hooded for hurdles debut and has to be taken seriously.

Form: 1-2

Free Parking^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

200/1

Runner-up on second of 2 starts in points. Tongue strap on, ninth of 10 in bumper at Leopardstown (20f, soft, 66/1) on NH debut 32 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P2-9

Makingachamp⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: N Meade

100/1

Fifth of 7 in bumper (16/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, soft) on NH debut 40 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 5

Mighty Oak Lad

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: K Thornton

200/1

€15,000 3-y-o, Doyen gelding. Half-brother to point winner Yes Governer.

Form:

Must Go Now³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 80/1, tenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 31 days ago.

Form: 60

Park Of Kings³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: P Nolan

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 9 in bumper (4/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 33 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 34

Parmenion^t1³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: W P Mullins| BF

4/6

Flat winner in France. Promising type. First run since leaving E. Monfort when third of 27 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft, 4/5) on NH debut 33 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Open to improvement.

Form: 3

Shanroe Act

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: K Thornton

125/1

€24,000 3-y-o, Vendangeur gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stays 3m) Carefully Selected.

Form:

Slate Lane⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: P Hennessy

200/1

Tenth of 14 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Navan (20f, soft) on NH debut 7 days ago.

Form: 30

Star Official^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: R Donohoe

125/1

Fair Flat winner. Promising type. Fair winner at 11f on Flat. 33/1, sixth of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 21 days ago, not knocked about. Should improve.

Form: 66

Tag Man³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| D

7/4

Promising sort. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Very good second of 12 in novice hurdle (5/1) at Leopardstown (20f, soft) 30 days ago, no match for winner. Trainer going well. Leading claims for all return to 2m is a worry.

Form: 2/341-42

Tony's Pet⁶⁷

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

33/1

Promising type. 10/11, eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 67 days ago. Should have more to offer given he was clearly thought capable of a lot better.

Form: 8

Walhaan²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

66/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making jumps debut. Fifth of 14 in handicap (7/1) at Dundalk (7f) 24 days ago.

Form:

Annie Beag

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Adam Ellis⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Austin

150/1

Shirocco mare. Half-sister to 2½m hurdle winner Euro So Brave. Dam (h126) bumper/19f-2½m hurdle winner (stayed 2¾m).

Form:

Doyen For A Drink

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

100/1

€8,000 3-y-o, Doyen mare. Dam, showed nothing over hurdles, half-sister to smart hurdler (2m-2¾m winner) Fethard Player out of 2¼m-2½m hurdle winner Sly Empress.

Form:

Flemensreva¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.8f, heavy, 150/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 09

Getaway Molly^p1²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P Rooney

200/1

150/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in minor event hurdle at this course (20.1f, heavy) 27 days ago, tailing off early final circuit. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: P65P-PP

Realism^t³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: J P O'Brien

28/1

Useful maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 3/1) 33 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 98

Aegirine³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

200/1

Slipped up in juvenile hurdle (100/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 33 days ago.

Form: S

Wendell's Lass³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney

200/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Ed Dunlop when last of 14 in juvenile hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 50/1) on NH debut 38 days ago, going in snatches.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Verbal Sparring⁶²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: D McDonogh J: Shane O'Callaghan

Ringsend John²⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: T Cooper J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Parmenion (4/6), Tag Man (7/4), Found A Fifty (4/1), Realism (28/1), Arabian Diamond (28/1), Tony's Pet (33/1), Park Of Kings (33/1), Ringsend John (33/1), Verbal Sparring (33/1), Walhaan (66/1), Bocelli's Voice (100/1), Doyen For A Drink (100/1), Makingachamp (100/1), Star Official (125/1), Shanroe Act (125/1), Annie Beag (150/1), Coco Kolada (150/1), Catch The Beast (150/1), Getaway Molly (200/1), Must Go Now (200/1), Aegirine (200/1), Flemensreva (200/1), Slate Lane (200/1), Wendell's Lass (200/1), Do Whatever (200/1), Mighty Oak Lad (200/1), Free Parking (200/1)

PARMENION shaped well on last month's hurdles debut and as a Flat winner, he may have too much speed for Tag Man who sets the standard but this drop in trip is a worry. Found A Fifty showed plenty of ability in a bumper and demands consideration now hurdling, too.

Previous Winners

2022

Ha D'Or

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 5

J: Paul Townend | T: W P Mullins

1/4

Prize Money

1st: €7,501.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €625.005th: €375.006th: €250.00