13:37 Naas

Saturday 21 November 2020

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Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)

Off time: 13:38 | Winning time: 5m 20.20s

Any Second Now^b²⁷²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: T M Walsh| OR: 140| C

14/1

Career best when winning 5-runner Grade 3 chase at this course (16f, soft, 3/1) by 1¼ lengths from Articulum, always holding on. Potentially well-treated back in this sphere.

Form: F/62U31-

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Morosini³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 137| D

25/1

Pulled up in novice chase at Punchestown (17f, soft, 11/1) on debut over fences 39 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Improvement needed off this mark.

Form: 35217-P

Dandy Mag³⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 134

18/1

Latest win in chase at Galway in August 2019. Fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Navan (24.3f, heavy). Off 11 months and bit to prove now.

Form: 3/15450-

Red Gerry^b,t³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 128| D

7/1

11/4, career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, soft) 38 days ago, driven clear. Tongue strap back on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 2-63131

Ten Ten²⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 124| D

20/1

Useful winner at 20f in chases. 4/1, below form 25 lengths third of 7 to Sizing Pottsie in Grade 3 chase at Navan (16f, heavy). Off 8 months and looks vulnerable back in this sphere.

Form: 0/75143-

Agent Boru²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 122

16/1

Improved to win 10-runner handicap hurdle (11/2) at Galway (21.2f, heavy) 28 days ago, staying on well. 9 lb rise could be enough to stop him in his tracks.

Form: 000-681

Barnaviddaun²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: D J Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 120

9/2

Good second of 16 in minor event hurdle (18/1) at Punchestown (20.6f, soft) 24 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Yard in good form and should continue to give a good account.

Form: 4221-42

Sweet Sting⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: M J Bowe| OR: 120| D

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Tipperary in October. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Clonmel (24f, heavy) 9 days ago. Probably a shade too high in the weights now.

Form: 94114P

Damalisque⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: E P Harty| OR: 118

5/2

16/1, second of 11 in minor event at the Curragh (12f, soft) on Flat debut 41 days ago. That was his first run for 25 months, so he's entitled to come on for it and couldn't rule out back hurdling.

Form: 441806/

Dinard Rose^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: D F O'Regan| T: N Meade| OR: 121| D

16/1

9/2, career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Thurles (20f, soft) 16 days ago, staying on well. Hit with an 8 lb rise and Sean Flanagan prefers Red Gerry.

Form: 5P-0731

Rightplacerightime^b,t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: K F O'Donnell| OR: 116| C

14/1

Course winner. 66/1, good second of 9 in minor event hurdle at Thurles (22.7f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 3-74732

Valentina Lady^h³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 116| C

14/1

Creditable third of 18 in novice hurdle (10/3) at Punchestown (20.2f, soft) 39 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and needs to raise her game.

Form: 7/183-53

Uisce Solas²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 115

28/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Galway (16f, heavy) 27 days ago. Back up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 65319-8

Wadiyatink Now¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 114| D

5/1

Promising sort. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle (4/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 18 days ago, shaken up to assert. Clobbered with a 12 lb rise, but she probably has more to offer.

Form: 689/1U1

Scalino³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 117| BF| D

22/1

Winner at Punchestown in September. 9/4, well-beaten seventh of 10 to Red Gerry in handicap hurdle there (20.2f, soft) 38 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 60-4517

Allez Kal⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 112| D

80/1

40/1, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (24f, good) 49 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 890-F99

Non-Runners

Mary Frances²⁴⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 8

T: M Hassett J: Rachael Blackmore

Forecasts

Damalisque (5/2), Barnaviddaun (9/2), Wadiyatink Now (5/1), Red Gerry (7/1), Mary Frances (10/1), Any Second Now (14/1), Rightplacerightime (14/1), Valentina Lady (14/1), Dinard Rose (16/1), Agent Boru (16/1), Dandy Mag (18/1), Ten Ten (20/1), Scalino (22/1), Morosini (25/1), Uisce Solas (28/1), Sweet Sting (40/1), Allez Kal (80/1)

Though raised 12 lb for her recent Fairyhouse success, WADIYATINK NOW is clearly on an upward curve and she could prove a tough nut to crack. Any Second Now resumes in this sphere on a potentially handy mark and needs considering, but a bigger threat may be posed by another JP McManus-owned contender, Damalisque, who shaped well on the Flat back from a long layoff. Red Gerry also has claims.