Wednesday 22 February · Punchestown, Eire

13:40 I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

Distance: 2m 4f 100y
Going: Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 13000
Runners: 10

Race preview

FAULTY has been a frustrating sort to follow but should be well suited by this extra half-mile. The Noel Meade-trained gelding has useful placed form in bumpers and was putting in his best work at the finish when third to Firm Footings on his hurdling debut at Navan earlier this month. Suttons Hill is an interesting recruit to hurdles and looks the chief threat. The point-to-point winner has filled the runner-up spot on both bumper starts against short-priced favourites from the Willie Mullins yard, including behind leading Cheltenham Festival fancy It's For Me at Navan. Easy Fella and Bob Cigar appear the pick of the remainder.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Connors Cross	27	Aidan Kelly	J Fahey	11 4	66-1
2	Easy Fella	5346	J B Foley	R P Cody	11 4	5-2
3	Suttons Hill	P73-122	D F O'Regan	R O'Brien	11 4	4-1
4	Bob Cigar	2	Jordan Gainford	G Elliott	11 4	4-1
5	Linden Arden	8	Cian Quirke	M J Bowe	11 4	100-1
6	The Green Grocer	700	Dillon Maxwell	A McNamara	11 4	150-1
-	Didyouseethelight		Tom Kelly	Miss J M Lee	11 4	100-1
-	Faulty	FU-2323	B J Cooper	N Meade	11 4	11-8
-	Dylan's Day		Cian Cullinan	P G Fahey	10 11	80-1
-	Mystic Sage		Rachael Blackmore	H De Bromhead	10 11	50-1