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Tuesday 10 November 2020

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John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R) Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 5m 23.30s

Gotthenod¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr A Murphy⁽²⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 111| D

12/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in September. Ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, soft, 25/1) 13 days ago. May well get back on track.

Form: 010159

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Chosen Hour²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss S Ahern| T: S Aherne| OR: 109

16/1

13/2, bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, heavy) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. May well strip fitter for that reappearance.

Form: 4/60U1-6

Mega Mindy⁴³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Fenelon| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 109

40/1

Winner in chase at Limerick in July 2019. Fairly useful winner at 18f in chases. 12/1, fifth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.2f, good). Off 14 months. Has work to do.

Form: 321375-

Young Dev⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Skehan| T: D Hogan| OR: 109

10/1

28/1, eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 9 days ago. Back up in trip. Others are more appealing.

Form: 262-608

Maid In Manhattan²⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jodie Townend| T: A Mullins| OR: 107

4/1

Refused in novice hurdle at Kelso (20.9f, heavy, 11/4). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving Rebecca Menzies. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Something to prove.

Form: 00/62FR-

Rebel Waltz²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr W T Cronin| T: T J Nagle-Jr| OR: 107| D

6/1

6/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, soft) 27 days ago, racing lazily. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 321543

Optum¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr M C O'Donovan⁽²⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 106

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, bit below form fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, soft) 12 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others have achieved more.

Form: 42-04

Resurrected Duke¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽²⁾| T: T J Taaffe| OR: 102| BF

3/1

Good second of 14 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Clonmel (19.8f, soft) 12 days ago, travelling strongly. Merits strong consideration.

Form: U7-0222

Twilight Girl²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S Perry⁽⁴⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 102| D

20/1

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in August. Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.2f, good, 33/1) 23 days ago, not knocked about. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 50P1P4

Muyam Spirit^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr J Hogan⁽²⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 98

33/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good, 16/1) 36 days ago, doing too much too soon. On a fair mark if he can bounce back.

Form: 2344-60

King's War^t²⁵²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Ms H Mooney| T: Mrs A Mooney| OR: 97| D

50/1

One win from 28 NH runs. 16/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Navan (17f, heavy), beaten end of back straight. Off 8 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 9/1550P-

Some Can Sing¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Harvey⁽²⁾| T: D M Christie| OR: 97

8/1

9/2, ran out in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.8f, soft) 12 days ago. Showed some promise on penultimate outing but he's clearly not the most amenable.

Form: 4790-4R

Beating The Odds²⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr E Mahon| T: W J Austin| OR: 96

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/1, below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Navan (23.1f, heavy). Off 8 months. Liable to need the run.

Form: 576628-

It's All Gucci¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁴⁾| T: Gary McGill| OR: 100

50/1

66/1, sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.8f, soft) 12 days ago. Needs more leeway from the handicapper.

Form: 44-88P6

Non-Runners

Lessofdnegativity²³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: A J McNamara J: Reserve 1

Caddy Shack¹⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: J A Berry J: Mr J P Berry

Solar Heat¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 11

T: Mrs D A Love J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Resurrected Duke (3/1), Maid In Manhattan (4/1), Rebel Waltz (6/1), Some Can Sing (8/1), Young Dev (10/1), Optum (12/1), Gotthenod (12/1), Caddy Shack (12/1), Beating The Odds (16/1), Chosen Hour (16/1), Twilight Girl (20/1), Muyam Spirit (33/1), Solar Heat (33/1), Mega Mindy (40/1), King's War (50/1), Lessofdnegativity (50/1), It's All Gucci (50/1)

RESURRECTED DUKE and Rebel Waltz are in top form and, as such, stand out in a race that lacks depth despite the numbers. They may well fight this out with marginal preference for the first-named, who's travelled with purpose when runner-up on his last 3 outings and still appears to be getting better.