13:30 Limerick

Thursday 27 December 2018

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Woodlands House Hotel Adare Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 4m 20.80s

All The Chimneys¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Austin| OR: 102| D

9/2

Placed over C&D and in good form following a couple of solid runs this month. Entitled to make the shortlist.

Form: 256-013

Citizen Al¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 100

20/1

Winner of a Killarney maiden hurdle at the third time of asking over 2m6f on good ground in May before a couple of heavy defeats since. Likely to find it tough going here.

Form: P6-180

Reine Fee^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: S Crawley| OR: 98

6/1

Big improvement on recent form when finishing fourth of 16 beaten 3L at Gowran Park last month. Needs to maintain consistency before consideration.

Form: 8993-04

Princess Mahler^t⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 96| CD

7/1

One from two in a couple of spins round C&D. Yard have had four winners at this meeting in the last three years and overall boast a 19% win and place strike rate.

Form: 0/021-39

Three Queens⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 95

16/1

Disappointed on stable debut last month at Naas finishing 17th of 25 beaten 68L earlier this month and impossible to make a case for.

Form: 93-0

Neatly Put²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 91| D

6/1

Lightly raced Rail Link mare who was not disgraced on return to action at Thurles last month. Place claims if progressing from seasonal debut.

Form: 7P009/4

Liclash⁹⁰⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: S A Shortall| T: S Ryan| OR: 90| CD

12/1

Two starts over C&D has produced a win the season the gelding was last seen over two years ago. Looks a tall order on return to the track.

Form: 191300/

Hussle Up^b⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁵⁾| T: P Neville| OR: 87

8/1

Has not yet managed to better a promising debut bumper run from 18-months ago. Needs to bounce back in a big way to have a say here.

Form: 66-5047

Slippery Slope²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: S J Gray⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 90

28/1

Poor form in five starts for leading owner including a hapless handicap debut effort at Clonmel earlier this month. Market likely to be the best guide.

Form: P0980

Taggle Og^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: R Loughran| T: E O'Connell| OR: 87

16/1

Return to hurdling at Clonmel and Naas this month failed to bring about an improved performance and hard to recommend in midst of poor sequence.

Form: 5-97680

Miss Echrad^t³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 86

20/1

Has rendered a number of dismal performances this term including a 23L defeat in a Cork handicap hurdle last month. Looks opposable.

Form: 554-4P0

Chosen Flower^t⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 84

33/1

Has appeared overwhelmed in a number of starts recently and is left with something to prove on the balance of her form since August.

Form: 056300

Out Of The Blue^b1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: A Leahy| OR: 87

20/1

Dismal form in a number of maiden hurdles before being pulled up on handicap debut at Cork earlier this month over 2m4f. First time blinkers unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here.

Form: 980P

Punters Poet^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-6| J: C P McNamara⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 100

11/2

Urban Poet gelding out of a Red Ransom mare, failed to improve in three maiden hurdle starts since August. Market possibly the best guide on handicap debut.

Form: 596

Miss Mcilroy^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: A Ring| T: G T Lynch| OR: 80

25/1

23-race maiden who wasn't disgraced at Thurles before another heavy defeat at Clonmel earlier this month. Plenty to prove looking at exposed form.

Form: 0-09760

Still Alive¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: L P Dempsey| T: A J McNamara| OR: 80

11/1

Has flattered to deceive in a number of races since September. Well held when finishing fourth of 15 beaten 22L in a Tramore handicap hurdle earlier this month. Looks vulnerable in this company.

Form: 76B434

Forecasts

All The Chimneys (9/2), Punters Poet (11/2), Reine Fee (6/1), Neatly Put (6/1), Princess Mahler (7/1), Hussle Up (8/1), Still Alive (11/1), Liclash (12/1), Taggle Og (16/1), Three Queens (16/1), Miss Echrad (20/1), Citizen Al (20/1), Out Of The Blue (20/1), Miss Mcilroy (25/1), Slippery Slope (28/1), Chosen Flower (33/1)

PRINCESS MAHLER possibly needed the run in October on her first start for five months when finishing ninth of 19 in a Galway handicap hurdle. The C&D winner can get back to winning ways here holding off the challenge of her biggest dangers in the shape of All The Chimneys, Reine Fee and Still Alive.