Thursday 26 February · Clonmel, Eire

12:49 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

Distance: 2m 3f 64y
Going: Heavy
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 15000
Runners: 16

Race preview

ARCADIAN EMPEROR has been running well and is useful. Out of a half-sister to high-class hurdler Arctic Fire, he was an impressive point-to-point winner last March and while beaten as favourite on two subsequent starts, he contested a useful Leopardstown bumper over the Christmas period and then bumped into an on-song Shuttle Diplomacy in Naas, where he finished ahead of today's rival Le Roi Du Livet. Speculateur was also a beaten favourite twice recently and is vulnerable to smart types but has been running consistently and is suited by testing ground. Gainsville and reappearing Kiely's Place step up from point-to-pointing and appeal most of the remainder.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Kiely's Place	P1/	Mr P W Mullins	W P Mullins	11 4	2-1
2	Arcadian Emperor	1/42	Mark Walsh	W P Mullins	11 4	5-6
3	Speculateur	P1/423	Jack Kennedy	G Elliott	11 4	11-2
4	Le Roi Du Livet	62403	Brian Hayes	P Fenton	11 4	9-1
5	Maxfort	34	Daniel King	N Stokes	11 4	25-1
6	Lunar Majesty	06	Ross Berry	Colm Murphy	10 11	300-1
7	Kaiser De Chanay	2/65	J J Slevin	M Brassil	11 4	25-1
8	True Harmony	P/10	Philip Donovan	S Neville	11 4	250-1
9	Gainsville	P/32232	Darragh O'Keeffe	H De Bromhead	11 4	12-1
10	Lady Aquarelle	F/F60	Eoin Staples	T Cooper	10 11	300-1
11	Marian Avenue	6P	Philip Byrnes	C Byrnes	11 4	150-1
12	Fenian Maxios	9	Mike O'Connor	M Winters	11 4	300-1
13	Liss Eile	3430/4	Phillip Enright	G Ahern	10 11	200-1
14	The Ducks Walk	P1P/7	Jordan Gainford	N Dooly	11 4	300-1
15	Davitts Quay		John Shinnick	A Mullins	11 4	150-1
-	Flossy Roc		Liam Quinlan	R Hackett	10 11	250-1