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Thursday 28 December 2023

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Savills Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:06 | Winning time: 5m 25.5s

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Bossofthebrownies

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: G Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: M F Morris

100/1

Ocovango gelding. Dam (h75), little impact in bumpers/over hurdles, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Dromnea.

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Butcher Hollow¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: T Cooper

3/1

Promising type. Won bumper at Galway in October. Second of 26 in maiden at Navan (16f, heavy, 5/2) on hurdles bow 19 days ago. Up in trip and surely won't be long in getting back to winning ways for all there looks a few nice types in this.

Form: 1-12

Fairytale New York

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

40/1

Fascinating Rock gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Patsy's Honour. Dam (h137) 2m-2½m hurdle winner, also 2m winner on Flat.

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Gold In The Rivers

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

9/2

€220,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including useful hurdler/chase winner Wait For Me, stayed 23f, and French hurdler chaser Yoneti. Dam 12.5f/13.5f winner on Flat in France.

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Jack Du Large¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

125/1

Went backwards from hurdling debut when eleventh of 26 in maiden hurdle (50/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 19 days ago. Back up in trip. Jack Kennedy seemingly prefers Gold In The Rivers.

Form: 50

Jerk²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: W Durkan

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fourteenth of 24 in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 125/1) 26 days ago. Back up in trip. Looks to have been brought along with handicaps in mind.

Form: 0-850

Joyeux Vivo²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: John E & Kiely

9/2

Failed to build on the promise of hurdling debut when sixth of 16 in maiden hurdle (3/1) at Thurles (16.5f, good to soft) 4 weeks ago, unable to sustain effort. Up in trip.

Form: 3-26

Muskerry Rock²⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M F Morris

200/1

33/1, thirteenth of 16 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) on debut. Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Likely to need time.

Form: 0-

Notnowboy^p1⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: Louise G Lyons

250/1

Tailed off in maiden hurdle (125/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) on debut 47 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 0

Pax³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: Colm Murphy

100/1

Well-held eighth of 19 in maiden hurdle (33/1) at Punchestown (19.4f, soft) on debut 33 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 8

Slieve Carran^h¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: P T Foley

66/1

9/2, fourth of 8 in bumper at Punchestown (16.8f, heavy) 16 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 41-624

Whale Harbour⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: G P Cromwell

10/1

Showed some ability when fifth of 19 in maiden hurdle (10/3) at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) on debut 47 days ago.

Form: 5

Cobra Queen⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

16/1

Winning pointer. 11/1, third of 12 in maiden hurdle at Wexford (20f, heavy) on NH debut 41 days ago. Will stay further than 2½m and is open to improvement.

Form: 31-3

Jade De Grugy⁴⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

5/4

Won 14-runner maiden bumper at Saint-Brieuc by length from Joyeuse Mome back in October 2022. Sold for €230,000 soon after and she has to be respected having joined Willie Mullins ahead of this hurdling debut.

Form: 1-

Little Hero¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C L Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Mulligan

250/1

Jumped left and fell first in maiden hurdle (250/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 19 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0-0F

Miss Gherkin³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: P Croke

50/1

Modest in bumpers and matched that when fourth of 12 in maiden (40/1) at Tramore (16.2f, soft) on hurdles bow 30 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 8450-74

Non-Runners

Big Chou¹⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Sam Ewing

Kings Hill²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: P J Gilligan J: J G Gilligan

Tell Us This¹⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: C D Maxwell

Queen Of Seduction⁵³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Conor Stone-Walsh

Rosalys¹⁰³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Jade De Grugy (5/4), Butcher Hollow (3/1), Gold In The Rivers (9/2), Joyeux Vivo (9/2), Rosalys (8/1), Whale Harbour (10/1), Big Chou (12/1), Kings Hill (12/1), Queen Of Seduction (12/1), Cobra Queen (16/1), Fairytale New York (40/1), Miss Gherkin (50/1), Slieve Carran (66/1), Pax (100/1), Bossofthebrownies (100/1), Tell Us This (100/1), Jack Du Large (125/1), Jerk (150/1), Muskerry Rock (200/1), Notnowboy (250/1), Little Hero (250/1)

A serious case of quantity over quality in this opener with bumper-winner BUTCHER HOLLOW selected to go one better than on hurdling debut at Navan earlier in the month. Jade de Grugy is sure to be popular having joined Willie Mullins for €230,000 after winning a bumper in France back in October 2022 so she may emerge as the main danger, with Henry de Bromhead's pair Rosalys and Cobra Queen also fancied to feature.

Previous Winners

2022

Deep Cave

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 4

J: Rachael Blackmore | T: H De Bromhead

11/4

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,500.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €299.00

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