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Sunday 25 November 2018

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Davis Civil Engineering Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 4m 0.40s

Schmidt⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: G N Fox| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 114| D

33/1

Failed to beat a rival home in two recent starts (albeit one in Grade 2), but yet to catch fire for this trainer and opposable again on these terms.

Form: 129440

Ange D'Or Javilex¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott| OR: 109| D

25/1

Was coming back from a two-year absence when making debut for this trainer over C&D a fortnight ago, so can at least be expected to improve on that effort.

Form: P6070/0

Linger¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Mullins| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 109| D

28/1

Promising in 2016 (three hurdles wins in Britain) but lost way and efforts over hurdles and fences this year are not inspiring.

Form: P55787

Western Honour¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 109

7/1

Runner-up in a maiden hurdle at Thurles most recently on first outing for Gordon Elliott, not beyond the realms there will be more to come back in a handicap.

Form: 1/844-42

Stander²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: P Stafford| OR: 111| D

33/1

Winner of a 2m good-ground Roscommon maiden hurdle last month but two outings since (latest in a handicap) suggest he's got plenty on his plate for now.

Form: 00150

Kilkeaskins First⁴²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 107| CD

14/1

Doubled-up with impressive C&D success from 10lb lower mark in previous start, though that was some 14 months ago and market may reveal more on belated hat-trick quest.

Form: 0/34011-

Banjo^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: D Cullen| OR: 106

6/1

Just 2lb higher than when going close to breaking duck over hurdles at Galway on penultimate start and quite possible he didn't stay 2m4f at Cork since. Chance.

Form: 70-4529

Captain Morley³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: N P Madden| T: N Madden| OR: 103

16/1

Victorious three times in the past but well beaten in three starts since joining this yard (including over C&D) and over three years since his most recent victory.

Form: 5/438-0

Kelter's Dawn¹⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 103

25/1

Modest 59-rated handicapper on the Flat and well down the field in a couple maiden hurdles recently and hard to see him making any significant impact from this mark in a handicap.

Form: 607

Share The Honour^t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A J Martin| OR: 103

9/2

Won on the Flat at Galway in August but 0-5 previously over timber and must improve to get on the board from current rating.

Form: 07097-

Back To Bataan¹⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: M Torrens| OR: 101

33/1

Solid in his last three point-to-point contests but disappointed in trio of maiden hurdles and only of interest now making handicap debut if money arrives.

Form: 22/28-76

Winston Wolfe²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 104

10/1

Useful 78-rated handicapper on the Flat winning one of his eight starts on the level. Open to plenty of improvement based on his maiden hurdle efforts, but certainly not impossible to see him raising his game.

Form: 356

Warnaq²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: A E Lynch| T: M J Smith| OR: 103| C

9/4

Winner on the Flat at Naas already this month and should be competitive from current handicap mark back in this sphere. Would be suited by easing ground.

Form: 463-4

Folly Dat^v¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: A Ring| T: R K Watson| OR: 95

10/1

Mare won a handicap at Downpatrick (2m5½f, yielding) in August off a rating of 85. Fairly decent effort from the front over this C&D a fortnight ago considering jumping wasn't perfect. Not out of things.

Form: 379163

Non-Runners

Wade Harper⁷⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: C D Maxwell

The Chapel Field²⁴⁶

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: W J Austin J: D G Hogan

Euro So Brave¹¹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 8

T: W J Austin J: Rachael Blackmore

Forecasts

Warnaq (9/4), Share The Honour (9/2), Banjo (6/1), Western Honour (7/1), Folly Dat (10/1), Winston Wolfe (10/1), Euro So Brave (10/1), Kilkeaskins First (14/1), Captain Morley (16/1), The Chapel Field (20/1), Kelter's Dawn (25/1), Ange D'Or Javilex (25/1), Linger (28/1), Stander (33/1), Back To Bataan (33/1), Schmidt (33/1), Wade Harper (33/1)

This is wide open. Gordon Elliott has two chances and it wouldn't be a shock if either Ange D'or Javilex or Western Honour upped their game on second outing for this trainer, so both should be noted. Euro So Brave may find this trip a bit sharp, while Kilkeaskins First has a question to answer on the back of a long layoff since scoring over C&D. Folly Dat must jump better if hoping to see things out from the front while Warnaq is on the shortlist having scored on the Flat this month already. BANJO went close at Galway in September and, failed since by his stamina at Cork, may give this a rattle back down in distance.