13:40 Tramore

Monday 1 January 2018

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Ryan's Racecourse Services Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 6m 9.3s

Ardera Cross¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: E O'Connell⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 109| CD

13/8

Successful twice over hurdles so far including over C&D on soft ground when wearing cheekpieces for the first time back in August. Winner over fences here last time and he is likely to run well once more.

Form: 621201

Terrible Beauty^t1¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: J R Barry| OR: 109| CD

10/1

Point-to-point winner and made a winning debut over hurdles when coming home 5L clear of her rivals over C&D on heavy ground last month. Wears a tongue tie for today's handicap debut.

Form: 1-91

Conna Cross⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: P F Mangan| T: J J Mangan| OR: 107| C

5/1

Victorious for the first time in 16 starts over hurdles when winning over 2m at Cork (soft-to-heavy) in November. Races off an 8lb higher mark today and won over fences here in October.

Form: 041561

Monastery^t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 104

10/1

Sole success in ten rules starts came in a Limerick bumper on yielding ground 13 months ago. Held over hurdles since but not written off just yet despite a disappointing handicap debut on heavy ground at Limerick recently.

Form: 80-6F05

Hanover Street¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J Halley| OR: 103| C

7/1

Winner of a maiden hurdle on good ground over 2m here in June 2016 and followed up a good second at Clonmel (2m4f, soft) by finishing fourth over C&D last time out. More needed today however.

Form: 508-024

Stole The Show³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: K C Sexton| T: P Nolan| OR: 103

7/1

Career best effort when finishing runner-up in a novice hurdle at Limerick (2m, soft) a month ago. Previous form nothing special and interesting to see how he fares over this trip on handicap debut.

Form: U9F5-82

Ask Heather³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: D J McInerney⁽⁵⁾| T: J Dullea| OR: 94

22/1

Fair effort in a C&D maiden hurdle on debut in October but well beaten twice since. Worth a check in the market on today's handicap debut.

Form: 508

Catch My Drift⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Mr J P Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Berry| OR: 90

50/1

11 race maiden under rules but was successful in a point-to-point in the past. Pulled up in that sphere latest and probably best watched on his return to rules racing.

Form: 5F7-87P

Mlily⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 81

18/1

Best effort in three starts so far came when finishing 28L fifth at Tipperary (2m, soft) on her penultimate outing. Likely needs to improve if she's to make a winning handicap debut today.

Form: 580

Pump Road^p1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: J G Lonergan| OR: 81

8/1

Maiden after seven starts but has improved since switching to handicaps and has shaped as if this step up in trip may suit in the past. Wears cheekpieces for the first time today.

Form: 000654

Non-Runners

Balinaboola Steel⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: G J Power J: A E Lynch

Forecasts

Ardera Cross (13/8), Conna Cross (5/1), Hanover Street (7/1), Stole The Show (7/1), Pump Road (8/1), Terrible Beauty (10/1), Monastery (10/1), Mlily (18/1), Ask Heather (22/1), Balinaboola Steel (25/1), Catch My Drift (50/1)

Top weight ARDERA CROSS has been in good form of late and he can make a winning return to hurdles having won over fences here last month. The selection has won twice over C&D in the past and can see off his rivals today with handicap debutant Terrible Beauty, successful in a maiden hurdle at the last meeting here taken to finish second ahead of Conna Cross who won over the larger obstacles here in the autumn.