Sunday 2 October · Tipperary, Eire
15:00 Fitzgerald's Woodlands House Hotel Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)
- Distance
- 2m 0f 0y
- Going
- Good to Yielding
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- EUR 28500
- Runners
- 7
Race preview
BRAZIL impressed on soft ground at Naas earlier this year before landing the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham and was placed at Grade 1 level in Aintree. The brother to Irish Derby winner Capri makes his seasonal debut after connections decided against carrying topweight in the Lartigue Handicap Hurdle at Listowel. This looks a strong Grade 3 with Champ Kiely an obvious threat. The Limerick bumper winner made a huge impression on his hurdling debut at the Galway Festival when taking a 2m5f maiden in runaway fashion. The form has worked out very well since while stablemate Hubrisko can't be lightly discounted having also won easily at Galway last month. The Friday Man has scored three times over hurdles on varying ground conditions but has a stiff task giving away weight, while easy Killarney winner Marvel De Cerisy is another to consider.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Champ Kiely | U/1-1 | Danny Mullins | W P Mullins | 11 1 | 4-5 | |
| 2 | Brazil | 654113- | Mark Walsh | P Roche | 11 0 | 8-1 | |
| 3 | Hubrisko | 1/3-21 | Sean O'Keeffe | W P Mullins | 11 1 | 7-2 | |
| 4 | Plains Indian | 16-3123 | C A Landers | A Slattery | 11 5 | 40-1 | |
| 5 | Gaelic Arc | 1367-11 | B J Cooper | J P Ryan | 11 5 | 40-1 | |
| 6 | Marvel De Cerisy | 1/3P52-1 | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead | 11 1 | 5-1 | |
| 7 | Granny Lowrie | D2/0-614 | Brian Hayes | P M J Doyle | 10 8 | 125-1 | |
| NR | The Friday Man | 411311 | D N Russell | G Elliott | 11 8 | ||
| NR | Senecia | P-21F | Kevin Sexton | V Halley | 11 1 | ||
| NR | Rioga Choice | 43-81 | Sean Flanagan | H De Bromhead | 10 8 |