14:46 Fairyhouse

Saturday 28 November 2020

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Irish Racing Industry Fundraiser For Children's Health Foundation Crumlin In Memory Of Pat Smullen Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 5m 13.4s

Star Max⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 127

20/1

Blinkers on for 1st time in this code, respectable fourth of 9 in novice chase at Punchestown (17f, soft, 8/1) 46 days ago, going off too hard. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: F-42334

Hardback²⁸²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 125| D

33/1

Useful winner at 20f in chases. 8/1, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap chase at Thurles (16.7f, soft). Off 9 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 1021/P6-

Wingin A Prayer¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 123| D

12/1

Third of 4 in minor event hurdle (7/1) at this course (20f, heavy) 15 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: F371-F3

Call A Cab²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: P A Fahy| OR: 119

7/1

In process of running well when falling in novice chase (8/1) at Roscommon (20.9f, heavy) in September 2019. Off 14 months, seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 6605/F-7

Duchess Ravenwaves^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 119

66/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, heavy, 8/1) 26 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, below form on last hurdle outing.

Form: 70/6120-

Desire De Joie^b1¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 117

28/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. 7/1, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24f, heavy) 16 days ago. Stable having good spell. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 3435-16

Curious Times^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 116

12/1

Creditable fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Navan (16f, soft) 20 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 681/U0-5

Jake Peter²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: P J Flynn| OR: 116| BF| C

9/1

Creditable seventh of 16 in handicap (66/1) at Naas (14f, heavy) 21 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. Fairly useful hurdler, creditable on last hurdle outing.

Form: 07122/2-

Millen To One⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: A W Short| T: F J Flood| OR: 115

14/1

13/2, respectable third of 6 in novice hurdle at Thurles (22.9f, soft) 9 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 54-43U3

Morga⁵²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: D F O'Regan| T: D McDonogh| OR: 112

66/1

Twenty six runs since last win in 2015. Respectable seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Galway (19.1f, soft, 17/2) 52 days ago.

Form: 78-0247

Gotthenod¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 111| D

20/1

Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in September. 12/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy) 18 days ago.

Form: 101594

Minx Tiara²⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 111| D

40/1

13/2, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy). Off 9 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 922325-

King Alex²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: M J Bolger| T: B Connell| OR: 110

7/2

2 wins from 2 runs this season. Career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, soft, 5/1) 20 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 846/8-11

One For Joe³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: K J Brouder| T: C Byrnes| OR: 108

7/2

Creditable 1¾ lengths second of 10 to Desire De Joie in novice hurdle (10/3) at Sligo (24f, good to soft) 36 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Progressing well recently.

Form: 333-542

Seeyouinvinnys¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 106

50/1

16/1, eighteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.2f, heavy) 14 days ago.

Form: 050/1P-0

Jiving Jerry⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J Barcoe| OR: 103| BF| D

15/2

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Galway in October. Respectable second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 7/4) 8 days ago. Back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 613212

Mc Alpine^t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 100

25/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Punchestown (20.6f, soft) 31 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 662PP-5

Non-Runners

At The Acorn³⁴

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: Miss A B O'Connor

Forecasts

King Alex (7/2), One For Joe (7/2), Call A Cab (7/1), Jiving Jerry (15/2), Jake Peter (9/1), Wingin A Prayer (12/1), Curious Times (12/1), Millen To One (14/1), At The Acorn (14/1), Star Max (20/1), Gotthenod (20/1), Mc Alpine (25/1), Desire De Joie (28/1), Hardback (33/1), Minx Tiara (40/1), Seeyouinvinnys (50/1), Morga (66/1), Duchess Ravenwaves (66/1)

CALL A CAB shaped as if retaining his ability returned to hurdles after 14 months off at Navan 3 weeks ago and is on a potentially handy mark if building on that. King Alex has improved quite a bit to win both his starts this season so rates a big threat, with Jiving Jerry and Millen To One others to consider.