15:45 Tramore

Thursday 5 October 2017

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Waterford & Tramore Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 5m 20.40s

War Of The Pennys^p⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr E P Keating⁽⁷⁾| T: Don Cashman| OR: 109| CD

6/1

C&D winner who ran well to finish second of 15 here over this trip on soft ground in August. Tough ask off top weight but shouldn't be underestimated.

Form: 37B246

Glendine River^b1⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: Dermot P O'Brien| OR: 108| CD

11/1

C&D winner in June on good ground but has largely disappointed since including a 9½L here over this distance in August on soft ground. May struggle still 7lb higher than last winning mark, but first-time blinkers may assist.

Form: 6-01786

Ardera Cross^p⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: B T O'Connell| T: E Doyle| OR: 107| CD

7/4

C&D winner here last time out in August on soft ground beating 14 rivals 3L. Raised 6lb for his efforts but gives the impression there is more to come.

Form: 266-621

Just Get Cracking¹⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Paul Townend| T: J Dullea| OR: 106| C

4/1

Finished third of nine beaten 15L over C&D on yielding ground in April but well beaten since. Market likely to reveal expectations.

Form: 2F3/430-

Chestnut Brave⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J R Barry| OR: 104

14/1

Pulled-up on chasing debut here in August but was coming off a fairly solid and consistent hurdling campaign over the spring and summer. Has placed on the ground and expected to go well.

Form: 9-3221P

Lambs Lane^t1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 103

16/1

Heavy ground may have been the reason for poor performance when pulled-up in Listowel handicap hurdle last time out. First-time tongue-tie could bring about improvement but others hold stronger profiles.

Form: 51-403P

Storm Racer^p1,t⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 102

8/1

Has run with consistency in some decent maiden hurdles this summer, and goes handicapping on a fair mark. Addition of cheekpieces may help and if handling likely softer ground, looks a player here.

Form: 2-8354

Naturally Blond^p1,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: P A Gallagher⁽⁵⁾| T: Patrick Cronin| OR: 101| CD

11/1

Has been generally frustrating with a string of heavy defeats over the summer and difficult to see what improvement first-time cheekpieces will bring.

Form: 053003

Carrigready²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: A E Lynch| T: V Halley| OR: 96

20/1

0/8 to date and despite showing some promise in bumpers he has yet to make the transition to hurdles in five attempts and others hold much more convincing claims.

Form: 5-59009

Forecasts

Ardera Cross (7/4), Just Get Cracking (4/1), War Of The Pennys (6/1), Storm Racer (8/1), Naturally Blond (11/1), Glendine River (11/1), Chestnut Brave (14/1), Lambs Lane (16/1), Carrigready (20/1)

There could be a contested lead here with Naturally Blond and Chestnut Brave vying for the advantage in the early stages of the race. First-time cheekpieces will possibly assist Storm Racer improve and War Of The Pennys can both hit the frame while ARDERA CROSS will be looking to build on his impressive win last time out over C&D.