14:05 Limerick

Thursday 27 December 2018

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Roches Feeds Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 6m 39.7s

Spyglass Hill²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 116

6/1

Appears to be improving with every run. Yard have had four winners at this meeting in the last three years and overall boast a 48% win/place strike rate and landed a 6/1 winner here Wednesday.

Form: 2-533

Riverdene²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Ricky Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 112

20/1

Showed ability in a couple of bumpers, and left hurdling debut form behind when 1¾L second of 16 to Mount Hanover in maiden at Fairyhouse on his last start before an encouraging comeback at Clonmel recently. Place claims.

Form: 4/352-5

Vision D'Ete^b1,t⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: J M Moore| T: N Meade| OR: 116

16/1

Generally well held in four handicap starts since winning his maiden at Cork 12-months ago. Worth a market check in first-time blinkers with the yard boasting a 31% win and place strike rate at this meeting in the last three years.

Form: 21P-050

Cappacurry Zak^p¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: L Young| OR: 109| CD

6/1

Three from 12 over hurdles - two from four over C&D - but has been seen over the larger obstacles more regularly. Hard to fancy in current run of form.

Form: 78P14-8

Routes Choice²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: R M Power| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 109| C| D

33/1

Course winner that has also won over the trip. Pulled up on her last three starts and impossible to make a case for.

Form: 224PP-P

Therellalwaysbeone²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: T Foley| OR: 109| CD

7/2

Winner over C&D getting off the mark at the sixth time of asking for connection when landing a handicap hurdle off a 7lb lower mark. Another bold show looks likely.

Form: 5234P-1

Spancil Hill^b¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 108| D

20/1

Beaten favourite on return to fences when finishing second of 11 in a Ballinrobe handicap chase in May before a gloomy return to action at Cork this month. May find this a tough ask.

Form: 3112-20

Captainofthefleet²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: R Loughran| T: E O'Connell| OR: 106| C| D

25/1

Three time course winner that has also won over the trip. Finding life difficult at the moment and unlikely to play a part in the finish here.

Form: 76F6-06

Do No Complain¹⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: K J Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian O'Connor| OR: 106

50/1

Well held in a number of starts for Thomas Cooper and Michael Winters in just three starts in a little over two years. Others preferred.

Form: P210P/7

Battling Spirit^h¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁵⁾| T: Jonathan Sweeney| OR: 105

9/1

In good form towards the end of last season. Possibly needed the run on return to action at Navan but advancing years beginning to catch up with him.

Form: 51312-6

Market's Field¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: E Bolger| OR: 104| D

8/1

Distance winner who has appeared out of form since winning a Sligo handicap hurdle in over 12-months ago off an 8lb lower mark. Will need to improve to figure.

Form: 140-680

Sullane Hill¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: P C O'Connor| OR: 104| D

25/1

Not disgraced in a couple of maiden hurdle starts since October. Worth a market check on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 48-5426

First Class Return¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: G N Fox| T: M F Morris| OR: 102

7/1

Failed to make the frame in five career maiden hurdles, well beaten on each occasion before encouraging fourth of 20 beaten 7L on handicap debut at Cork earlier this month. Likely to improve and worth considering.

Form: 50-6684

Ballinlina Boy^p,t⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: A Ring| T: R K Watson| OR: 100

16/1

Shaped well on stable debut in a Downpatrick handicap hurdle eventually finishing fifth of 10 when last seen in October. Each way claims.

Form: 0F6665

Silver Planeur²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: C P McNamara⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 100| BF| D

8/1

In good form since October and has a place over C&D on record following a second of 13 here last month. Should be a leading contender in this company.

Form: 20-4S12

Cairnshill^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: D Robinson⁽³⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 94

20/1

Been struggling off similar marks of late but did bounce back to form on rain-softened ground at Uttoxeter in September. Well beaten behind Brosna George at Fairyhouse this month and liable to find a couple stronger.

Form: 865295

Nerual^p²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 94

16/1

23 race maiden finished 10½L seventh over 2m6f on seasonal debut at Navan last month before another heavy defeat here over C&D. More needed in this contest.

Form: 2-86378

Father Jed^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: S A Shortall| T: J P Ryan| OR: 93

40/1

Nothing of note in a couple of starts this term. Will need to raise overall profile to play a role here.

Form: 1658/B8

Non-Runners

Yeats Baby²³

Weight: 9-13| Age: 6

T: E Mullins J: Reserve 1

Polish Partisan¹⁹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 11

T: M J Smith J: Reserve 2

Kilcolman Dj⁴⁵

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: E M O'Sullivan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Therellalwaysbeone (7/2), Cappacurry Zak (6/1), Spyglass Hill (6/1), First Class Return (7/1), Yeats Baby (7/1), Market's Field (8/1), Silver Planeur (8/1), Battling Spirit (9/1), Vision D'Ete (16/1), Ballinlina Boy (16/1), Nerual (16/1), Cairnshill (20/1), Spancil Hill (20/1), Riverdene (20/1), Sullane Hill (25/1), Captainofthefleet (25/1), Polish Partisan (25/1), Routes Choice (33/1), Kilcolman Dj (33/1), Father Jed (40/1), Do No Complain (50/1)

The Henry De Bromhead-trained SPYGLASS HILL can get off the mark for connections at the fourth time of asking on handicap debut here for a yard that have had four winners at this meeting in the last three years with an overall 48% win/place strike rate and landed a 6/1 winner here Wednesday. The Tom Foley-trained Therellalwaysbeone, Silver Planeur and First Class Return appear to be the biggest dangers.