12:35 Leopardstown

Tuesday 26 December 2023

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Thorntons Recycling Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:37 | Winning time: 4m 0.8s

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Agent Tequila¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 200/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 5P-B100

Arnacoeur^h1¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 101

80/1

Fair hurdler. fourth of 14 in novice hurdle (12/1) at Ballinrobe (18f, good to soft) 120 days ago. First run for yard after leaving D. E. Fitzgerald. Hooded for 1st time. More needed.

Form: 803-364

Ballyeden Close

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: L Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Liz Doyle

150/1

Ol' Man River gelding. Dam (h101) point winner who stayed 3m under Rules.

Form:

Bonavena¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: E A Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 25 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 200/1) on hurdles bow 17 days ago.

Form: 00

Brogue Man River¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Twenty first of 25 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 17 days ago.

Form: 00

Divilabother⁷⁶

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

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 76 days ago.

Form: 00

Doctor Glide²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: K M Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper

25/1

Promising sort. 100/1, fourth of 24 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 24 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 4

Helvic Dream²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: N Meade

20/1

Useful Flat winner. Fifth of 24 in novice hurdle (8/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 24 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 5

Houlanbatordechais^h¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: W P Mullins| D

50/1

Promising sort. Respectable sixth of 24 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.8f, heavy, 6/1) 16 days ago. Yard in good form. Should progress.

Form: 1100/7-6

Icare Desbois⁴⁴

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

18/1

Twice-raced winner under NH rules. Useful winner at 16f in bumpers. 7/2, pulled up in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 44 days ago, pulled up last.

Form: 1/P

Isenay¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford

125/1

Ninth of 25 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 17 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 6/320-09

James's Gate⁶⁰⁷

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

8/1

Winner in bumper at Punchestown in February 2022 and also third in the Champion bumper at Cheltenham in March that year. Has left Willie Mullins. Off 20 months ahead of this hurdle debut but still needs a betting check.

Form: 134/

King Of Kingsfield²³

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

15/8

Useful form. Good 1½ lengths second of 8 to Farren Glory in Grade 1 Royal Bond Novices' Hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 12/1) 23 days ago. Sets the bar high.

Form: 153-222

Mirazur West²⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M P Walsh| T: W P Mullins| D

5/6

1/2, won 8-runner bumper at Naas (16.3f, soft) on NH debut, easing clear. Off 9 months. Makes hurdles debut for top connections. Good prospect.

Form: F1-

Monsant¹⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

100/1

Promising sort. 6/1, second of 20 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (19.8f, good) on debut, going with enthusiasm. Off 6 months. Should have more to offer.

Form: 2

Old Port¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

16/1

Useful Flat winner. Shaped well when third of 24 in maiden at Cork (16.8f, heavy) on hurdle debut 16 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 3

O'Reilly⁸⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: Peter Fahey| C

125/1

Useful on the Flat for Jessie Harrington. Off for over 2 years ahead off this switch to hurdles but still worth keeping an eye on in the betting.

Form:

San Aer^h,t⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J B Foley| T: T Mullins

150/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Fifth of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, heavy, 7/2) 51 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 0/

Scorsese²⁴

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

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 100/1, twelfth of 24 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 24 days ago.

Form: 51-40

Whatsitabout³⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S Fitzgerald| T: M F Morris

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 20 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, soft, 66/1), unable to sustain effort. Off 12 months.

Form: 59-

Ask Cillian³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Collins

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 17 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 125/1) on NH debut 30 days ago.

Form: 0

Karacole³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: A P Heskin| T: J Barcoe

150/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice chase at Cork (21f, soft, 200/1) on debut over fences 30 days ago, losing touch ninth. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip.

Form: 7P

Manhattan Brook

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: R Deegan| T: A Murray

150/1

Mahler mare. Dam (h101), 2m hurdle winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2¾m) Golden Hoof.

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Forecasts

Mirazur West (5/6), King Of Kingsfield (15/8), James's Gate (8/1), Old Port (16/1), Icare Desbois (18/1), Helvic Dream (20/1), Doctor Glide (25/1), Houlanbatordechais (50/1), Arnacoeur (80/1), Monsant (100/1), O'Reilly (125/1), Isenay (125/1), Scorsese (150/1), Whatsitabout (150/1), Agent Tequila (150/1), Ask Cillian (150/1), San Aer (150/1), Karacole (150/1), Manhattan Brook (150/1), Ballyeden Close (150/1), Divilabother (200/1), Bonavena (200/1), Brogue Man River (250/1)

It's tough to ignore the claims of KING OF KINGSFIELD given he was second in a Grade 1 last time. Mirazur West looked very promising when winning his bumper in the spring and is the obvious danger. Old Port may prove best of the remainder.