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Saturday 7 December 2024

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Headfort Arms Hotel Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:32 | Winning time: 4m 14.8s

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Selected odds by:

Attaboyarchie^t1⁴⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss E J Sweeney⁽⁷⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 112

80/1

Fair hurdler. Running well unseated rider in novice hurdle (3/1) at Sligo (20.4f, good to soft) looking sure to be placed. Off 16 months. First run for yard after leaving Dermot Anthony McLoughlin.

Form: 440/U4U-

Come Walk With Me

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

150/1

Walk In The Park gelding. Dam unraced sister to bumper winner Brave Alliance. Others preferred.

Form:

Drumlee Lake⁷⁵³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr N McParlan| T: S McParlan

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fourth of 6 in bumper (125/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on bumper debut. Off over 2 years. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 4P2714/

Hills Of Glory⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: K C Sexton| T: G P Cromwell

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 18 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Clonmel (19.4f, soft) 4 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 4F51/67

His Nibs⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: K E Buckley| T: G P Cromwell

28/1

Fair hurdler. 18/1, excellent eleventh of 25 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 7233-30

Ivasecret²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C P Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: C Collins

200/1

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fifth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f, 20/1) 22 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 00/F

Jasmin De Vaux²²⁰

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

1/3

Smart winner at 19f in bumpers. 6/4, 20¼ lengths eighth of 12 to Redemption Day in Champion INH Flat Race at Punchestown (16.6f, good to soft). Clearly the one to beat on hurdling debut.

Form: 1/118-

Joueur Masque^h1⁹²³

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

14/1

Won 6-runner bumper (6/1) at Vichy (11.9f, good to soft). Off over 2 years. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Mlle D. Mele. Trainer going well. Big player.

Form: 1/

Lehaunstown²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S W Flanagan| T: B Connell

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 11 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, good to soft, 22/1) 27 days ago. Stable having good spell.

Form: 0-6

Mileview^h1³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S Fitzgerald| T: C A McBratney

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 7 in bumper (50/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) on NH debut 35 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: P2/6

Mr Rango²³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P T Enright| T: John M Harney| BF| C

33/1

Useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 7/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, heavy), well positioned. Off 7 months. Interesting hurdling newcomer.

Form:

Next Stop Paris³⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: K M Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

40/1

Promising type. 28/1, sixth of 26 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy) on NH debut, not knocked about. Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving Peter Fahey. Open to improvement.

Form: 6-

Parish Rivals⁵⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good). Off 18 months.

Form: U60-

Pen To Paper²⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B Hayes| T: H De Bromhead

20/1

Promising type. Second of 20 in novice hurdle (7/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy). Off 8 months. Yard in good form. Should progress.

Form: 02-

Presenting Max⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: A J Martin

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good, 40/1) 7 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: U-43P

The Enabler³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| BF| CD

9/2

Promising type. Lame when pulled up in listed hurdle at Cork (24.4f, good to soft, 10/11) 34 days ago won by Oscars Brother. Remains with potential based on positive hurdling debut.

Form: 2115-2P

Theophilos^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: G Keane

150/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, first run since leaving John Patrick Murtagh when twenty second of 25 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good) on NH debut 7 days ago.

Form: 0

Timmy Tuesday⁷³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D J Gilligan| T: G Elliott

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. 6/4, ran out in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.3f, good to soft). Off over 2 years. Hard to know what to expect.

Form: R3R/

Trade Master²¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: E Cawley

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 25/1, sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good). Off 7 months. Up against it.

Form: 6-6

Turf Range¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J Coen⁽³⁾| T: D Broad

200/1

Modest Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Last of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 33/1) 15 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. 8/14 on last hurdle outing.

Form: 78/

Workahead⁶⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M P O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead

8/1

Workforce gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Bronn, stays 25f. Easy winner of a maiden point back in January 2023 and, though absent since, he has to be of interest on Rules debut.

Form: 1/

Areana^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: B W Harvey| T: Conor Maxwell

200/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, eleventh of 21 in novice hurdle (125/1) at this C&D (good to soft) on NH debut 20 days ago.

Form: 0

Meetmeinstlouis

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

33/1

Flemensfirth mare. Sister to numerous winners, including high-class hurdler Ballyburn and smart hurdler/very smart chaser Noble Endeavor. Dam unraced.

Form:

Scarlet Purse²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: A Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fourteenth of 21 in novice hurdle at this C&D (good to soft, 150/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 9800

The Noelie¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P K Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Mulligan

150/1

Libertarian gelding. Dam, little promise in bumpers/sole start over hurdles, half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser who became unreliable (stayed 23f) Il Duce. Unseated rider first sole start in points (Nov 24). RESERVE.

Form: U

Non-Runners

Fisherman's Friend

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: Ian Donoghue J: C Stone-Walsh

Millbrook Queen²¹⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: C Owens

Bective Thunder

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 1

Tag Master

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: T Gibney J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Jasmin De Vaux (1/3), The Enabler (9/2), Workahead (8/1), Bective Thunder (11/1), Joueur Masque (14/1), Pen To Paper (20/1), His Nibs (28/1), Mr Rango (33/1), Meetmeinstlouis (33/1), Tag Master (33/1), Timmy Tuesday (40/1), Next Stop Paris (40/1), Fisherman's Friend (66/1), Attaboyarchie (80/1), Presenting Max (80/1), Lehaunstown (80/1), Millbrook Queen (100/1), Hills Of Glory (125/1), Trade Master (125/1), Come Walk With Me (150/1), Scarlet Purse (150/1), Theophilos (150/1), The Noelie (150/1), Parish Rivals (150/1), Ivasecret (200/1), Areana (200/1), Mileview (200/1), Turf Range (200/1), Drumlee Lake (200/1)

JASMIN DE VAUX showed plenty of talent in bumpers and should be well schooled for this first crack at hurdling, so he's preferred to stablemate Joueur Masque, who also tries obstacles for the first time. Returning point winner Workahead is also considered in a competitive event.