14:55 Limerick

Tuesday 17 November 2020

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Bruff Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 5m 58.60s

Secret Cargo²⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: F J Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 101

14/1

Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 50/1). Off 8 months. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 01P0/06-

Ardhill¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: J R Wildman⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 97

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 14 days ago. Looks rather limited at this stage.

Form: 2-68809

Ballymadun^p¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 96

7/1

22/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 14 days ago, no match for winner. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 76P06-2

Lessofdnegativity³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: A J McNamara| OR: 95

9/1

Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Cork (24.2f, good) 30 days ago, well positioned. Booking of Mulcahy a plus. Hard to rule out.

Form: 477607

Northern Emperor^p,t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 95

14/1

33/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Navan (14f, soft) 26 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Bit below form on last hurdle run. Not totally discounted.

Form: 6764-18

Trouble And Strife^p,t⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 95

25/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, good to soft, 25/1) 46 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 06P248

Likable Chancer⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D J Howard| T: D Howard| OR: 94

11/2

Tenth of 11 in novice chase (125/1) at Galway (18.2f, soft) on debut over fences 71 days ago. Might return to form back over hurdles.

Form: 33335-0

Glenabo Bridge^t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 92

4/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2017. Good fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy, 40/1) 14 days ago. Booking of Brouder a plus. Claims if he can build on that.

Form: 360F6/5

Ballea Fox^t²⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: D J McInerney| T: S Spillane| OR: 91| C

8/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in February. 7/1, bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.4f, soft). Off 8 months. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 521678-

Call Me Freddie¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 90

40/1

100/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 13 in novice hurdle at Thurles (22.8f, soft) 12 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 208-970

Porterhorse²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 90

9/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Thurles (22.7f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Remains with potential if he can put that poor run behind him.

Form: 0809-29

Vipers Nest³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: J Queally| OR: 88

5/1

15/2, bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Should strip fitter for the run and is not fully exposed, so may well improve.

Form: 708/78-5

Hide Out^t²⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: A W Short| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 85

40/1

16/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.4f, soft). Off 8 months. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 507070-

Tangental³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: M Butler| OR: 89

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, creditable eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task.

Form: F008

Non-Runners

Monatierna³⁸

Weight: 10-10| Age: 8

T: S Ryan J: Reserve 1

Snugsborough Lucy²⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: J P Broderick J: T Ryan

Redwood Boy⁷¹²

Weight: 10-8| Age: 11

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Glenabo Bridge (4/1), Vipers Nest (5/1), Likable Chancer (11/2), Ballymadun (7/1), Ballea Fox (8/1), Redwood Boy (8/1), Porterhorse (9/1), Lessofdnegativity (9/1), Secret Cargo (14/1), Northern Emperor (14/1), Ardhill (16/1), Trouble And Strife (25/1), Snugsborough Lucy (25/1), Monatierna (25/1), Call Me Freddie (40/1), Hide Out (40/1), Tangental (40/1)

BALLYMADUN returned in excellent form to finish runner-up at Fairyhouse a fortnight ago and, if he can back that up, he should be able to land this less competitive affair from a mark that still looks lenient based on old form. Glenabo Bridge and Porterhorse are the main dangers in an open race.