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- Arctic Skua
- P T Enright / V Halley
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40/1 |
Arctic Skua
Won a point-to-point (1-9, second on three occasions); struggled in two chases under rules.
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- Captain Cody
- M J M O'sullivan / W P Mullins
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127
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9/1 |
Captain Cody
Grade 2 novice hurdle winner over 2m4f at Fairyhouse last season, with his shorter-priced stablemate Loughglynn back in third; jumped indifferently on chase debut at Tipperary and was deserted by Paul Townend for his second attempt when fourth (third of three runners for the stable) at Leopardstown.
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- Coming Up Easy
- Rachael Blackmore / H De Bromhead
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122
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18/1 |
Coming Up Easy
Third in a point for Sam Curling at four; lightly raced since; 20l winner of 2m5f Limerick maiden hurdle on heavy last April; tailed off on handicap debut at Punchestown festival; 50-1 as yard's third string on introduction to chasing at this venue; sole runner for stable now; improvement likely.
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- Grand Soir
- A Harvey / J C Mcconnell
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123
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28/1 |
Grand Soir
3-5 over hurdles and rated 131 in that sphere; beaten 19l at Punchestown on his only chase start last season; off for 12 months before returning at the same venue on New Year's Eve; going well enough in second when falling three out in race in which Loughglynn finished third.
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- Jeel Des Mottes
- S Fitzgerald / M J Tynan
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110
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40/1 |
Jeel Des Mottes
Modest form over hurdles; tailed off on chase debut at Naas two weeks ago; out of his depth in this company; not disgraced when a huge price at Punchestown, ending up 10l behind third-placed Loughglynn.
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- Kinturk Kalanisi
- K E Buckley / T Gibney
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128
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13/2 |
Kinturk Kalanisi
126-rated hurdler rounded off last season with a third placing in 25-runner Punchestown festival handicap; no match for Better Days Ahead and Slade Steel on initial chase outing at this venue; went close at Fairyhouse despite jumping indifferently and racing in snatches; this race looks deeper.
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- Loughglynn
- S F O'keeffe / W P Mullins
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120
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7/1 |
Loughglynn
Two wins over hurdles, including a Grade 2 novice over 2m7f at Limerick, rated 140; room for improvement in his jumping judged on satisfactory third over this trip at Punchestown on chase debut.
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- My Trump Card
- Sam Ewing / G Elliott
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16/1 |
My Trump Card
Bumper and maiden hurdle winner last season; had a run in a 3m1f handicap hurdle last month; unseated at third when stable's second string at Fairyhouse on first chase start.
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- Now Is The Hour
- K M Donoghue / G P Cromwell
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120
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22/1 |
Now Is The Hour
Point winner; won a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle a year ago before winning a 3m Grade 2 novice at Haydock; runner-up on chasing debut over 2m at Cork the following month; hard to fancy on the evidence of two runs this term; well held by Loughglynn on Punchestown form.
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- Olympic Man
- D E Mullins / W P Mullins
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142
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10/3 |
Olympic Man
Rated 137 over hurdles after finishing second in valuable 3m Fairyhouse novice handicap last Easter; flopped at Punchestown before a break; made several mistakes including a serious error four out when fourth behind top-class stablemate Dancing City on chasing debut at Punchestown; potentially the pick of stable's quartet here if jumping better.
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- Three Card Brag
- D J Gilligan / G Elliott
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148
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15/8 |
Three Card Brag
Smart 147-rated second-season novice; runner-up to Corbetts Cross and Monty's Star in a pair of beginners' before a third behind Spillane's Tower in the 3m1f Grade 1 novices' chase at the Punchestown festival; had a run over hurdles before running well for a long way in the Paddy Power at Leopardstown; should be hard to beat.
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- Cuta Des As
- B Hayes / W P Mullins
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122
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28/1 |
Cuta Des As
Point/bumper winner; made winning start over hurdles at Punchestown last February before predictably struggling in two Grade 1s; soundly beaten in fourth behind an odds-on stablemate on her first chase venture at Punchestown.
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