IE - Fairyhouse - Race 1

Thoroughbred

16 Runners

16f

Maiden Hurdle

Turf

Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places)

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Verdict

DUNSY ROCK caught the eye from an unpromising position on debut at Down Royal over Christmas and will have learnt plenty from that experience. She gets the nod. Likealightswitch and Shesakindofmagic head the list of dangers in an open-looking contest.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
5	Promising individual. Fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (20.1f, soft, 66/1) on NH debut 39 days ago, left with a lot to do. Stable in good form. Likely to improve. 1st Pick 5 Dunsy Rock (Ire) Jockey: J. W. Kennedy Trainer: Gordon Elliott, Ireland J: J. W. Kennedy T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland	89	-	-	-	36%
Analysis Promising individual. Fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (20.1f, soft, 66/1) on NH debut 39 days ago, left with a lot to do. Stable in good form. Likely to improve.
8	Fair hurdler who posted best effort yet when very good second of 17 in novice (7/1) at Clonmel (16.9f, heavy) 26 days ago. Likely contender. 2nd Pick 8 Likealightswitch (Ire) Jockey: H. E. Sexton Trainer: Adrian Sexton, Ireland J: H. E. Sexton T: Adrian Sexton, Ireland	100	-	-	-	34%
Analysis Fair hurdler who posted best effort yet when very good second of 17 in novice (7/1) at Clonmel (16.9f, heavy) 26 days ago. Likely contender.
12	Promising type. Second of 4 in minor event hurdle (11/1) over C&D (good to soft) on hurdles bow 33 days ago. Should progress. 3rd Pick 12 Shesakindofmagic (Ire) Jockey: E. Finegan Trainer: Anthony Mccann, Ireland J: E. Finegan T: Anthony Mccann, Ireland	95	-	-	-	23%
Analysis Promising type. Second of 4 in minor event hurdle (11/1) over C&D (good to soft) on hurdles bow 33 days ago. Should progress.

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