14:30 Thurles

Thursday 21 November 2019

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Christmas Party Race Day Saturday 21st December Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 20.00s

Bua Boy²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 115

10/1

Cork maiden hurdle winner (2m, good to yielding; 16-1) on debut in April despite mistake at the last. Ran well behind market principles at Wexford last month in Rated Novice Hurdle and form is strong. Just creeps in here on handicap bow.

Form: 1-3

Mutadaffeq^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 110

25/1

Has struggled a bit since winning a novice hurdle at Cork in May and has ground to make up on Bua Boy from recent clash at Wexford.

Form: 5-13795

Broder⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 108| CD

10/1

Gained third career win when scoring at Ballinrobe in July (2m1½f, good; 12-1) but well held in two runs since at Galway. Stays this trip but needs a bit more off this mark.

Form: 2-00108

Charle Brune⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: T Shanahan| OR: 108

16/1

Landed a couple of handicap hurdles in May over 2m before failing to land the hat-trick at the Galway Festival. September's Listowel effort suggested this mark isn't going to prove beyond him.

Form: 9/0-1196

Liffeydale Dreamer^t²³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Madeleine Tylicki| OR: 111

25/1

Modest 57-rated handicapper on the Flat for trainer Adrian Keatley, best hurdles effort came at Navan in February over this trip and would give him a solid chance if fit enough after his break.

Form: 625524-

Something Sweet¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: D N Russell| T: R J McGrath| OR: 105| CD

2/1

Proving very consistent recently, backing up close second over 2m6½f here last month with C&D win a fortnight ago. Raised 7lb for 5L win and should go well again.

Form: 523221

Highway Royal⁴³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: S J Mahon| OR: 104

33/1

Maiden hurdle winner at Ballinrobe in summer of 2016 but string of poor efforts through 2017/18 and hard to make case for after 436-day absence.

Form: 80U0/90-

Minella United²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 104

10/1

Point-to-point second in May last year was a fair effort but yet to shine in trio of maiden hurdle starts. In good hands and worth at least a betting check now going into handicaps.

Form: 27-60

Stylish Moment^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Doyle| OR: 104| C

4/1

Recorded chase wins at Downpatrick (2m3f) and here over 2m2f last month and gets to race from lower hurdles mark now. Has to merit consideration.

Form: U44811

All For Nothing^b1,t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 103

33/1

Looked promising over timber last year for a while but recent form is much less encouraging and desperately needs to turn a corner in first-time blinkers.

Form: 4-F7060

Live Every Day^t⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 102| D

13/2

Off the mark for connections at the fifth attempt over hurdles in a Listowel 2m4f handicap on good ground in June but safely held in two most recent starts and probably high enough in ratings currently.

Form: 0-41257

Spancil Hill^b²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 102| D

33/1

Two-time hurdles winner in the spring of 2018, form this calendar year a long way short of what is required and best watched for now.

Form: P8-B049

Araukan¹⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: J J Slevin| T: S J Treacy| OR: 100| D

25/1

Had shaped with promise on more than one occasion over timber prior to winning Wexford maiden hurdle (2m4f, good; 10-1) in May. Makes handicap bow after a break and positive jockey booking ensures he is of interest.

Form: 0404-41

Carnet De Stage¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 104

20/1

Six-race maiden who is yet to build on a career best effort on debut in a Limerick maiden hurdle over 2m in March; needs to bring more to the party.

Form: 2F-4938

Thats Mypresenting^p²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J R Barry| OR: 99

20/1

Ran better than odds of 50-1 implied in Clonmel handicap (2m3½f, soft) late last month; finishing sixth of 14. More required to make the frame.

Form: 246086

Dandjira²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 102

12/1

Placed on the Flat when trained in France and has shown some ability both on the level and over hurdles since joining new connections. May need further relief from the assessor. Up in trip here.

Form: 33306

Blaze A Trail³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: A W Short| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 96

20/1

Well held and never a factor in four dismal efforts over hurdles so far, including a 20L defeat on handicap debut in a Punchestown contest last month. Faces a tough task seemingly (Reserve).

Form: 663668

Non-Runners

Hesamanofhisword²¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: D E Fitzgerald J: N P Madden

Pat Coyne⁸⁶

Weight: 10-8| Age: 5

T: J W Nicholson J: M A Enright

Magistralis²⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: Miss E Doyle J: Reserve 2

Shantelle¹⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 10

T: R Donohoe J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Something Sweet (2/1), Stylish Moment (4/1), Hesamanofhisword (6/1), Live Every Day (13/2), Shantelle (8/1), Broder (10/1), Bua Boy (10/1), Minella United (10/1), Dandjira (12/1), Charle Brune (16/1), Pat Coyne (16/1), Blaze A Trail (20/1), Thats Mypresenting (20/1), Carnet De Stage (20/1), Magistralis (20/1), Liffeydale Dreamer (25/1), Mutadaffeq (25/1), Araukan (25/1), Spancil Hill (33/1), Highway Royal (33/1), All For Nothing (33/1)

Stylish Moment has won his last two over fences and is now rated 15lb higher in that sphere than the mark he can race off here, ensuring he's got to be considered. Last-time-out C&D winner Something Sweet is also shortlisted while handicap debutants Bua Boy and Minella United are possible improvers. A mistake at the last put paid to CHARLE BRUNE at Listowel in September but he was shaping as though he could defy this career-high mark at the time and is given a chance to show that now.