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Wednesday 2 December 2020

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Crowne Plaza Hotel Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 2m 16.24s

(5)

Treble Cone^v¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 63

4/1

Latest win at Cork in September. 11/2, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 031334

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(15)

New York Ballet¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: O J Orr| T: E Lynam| OR: 60

25/1

10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 007309

(17)

Storm Elza⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 58

80/1

Hooded for 1st time, last of 14 in handicap (80/1) at Limerick (11.3f, heavy) 53 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Plenty to find on recent form.

Form: 408-800

(7)

Magic Charm⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ronan Whelan| T: N Lupini| OR: 57| BF

9/2

11/4, good third of 14 in handicap at this C&D 9 days ago. On the up and likely to be thereabouts once again.

Form: 667463

(8)

New Vocation¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: K H Clarke| OR: 56| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f, 40/1) 16 days ago, met some trouble. Struggling for form of late.

Form: 303909

(2)

Tio Esteban¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 56| C

8/1

Course winner. 18/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 19 days ago. Not certain to be in the same mood again.

Form: 202904

(14)

Futurum Regem^p1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: H P Finegan| OR: 55

20/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (16/1) 19 days ago, not clear run. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 68-7700

(12)

Dani's Boy¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: P A Fahy| OR: 54

25/1

Latest win at Ballinrobe in July. 33/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 14 days ago. Up against it once more.

Form: 010000

(3)

Matilda With Me^b³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: R Sweeney| OR: 54

15/2

Unsuited by conditions when fifth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh 30 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Blinkers back on for polytrack debut, so makes plenty of appeal from handy mark.

Form: 0P7355

(16)

Arctic Blaze³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 48

20/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, heavy, 9/1) 30 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Bit to prove.

Form: 050640

(9)

Ms Thompson^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 50| CD

5/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this C&D (10/3) 9 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 808031

(13)

Quiet Desire^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 48

18/1

66/1, good second of 14 in handicap at this C&D 9 days ago, having run of race. Not sure to back that up.

Form: 700002

(4)

Philly's Hope⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 45

10/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. Good fourth of 13 in handicap (9/1) at this course (8f) 7 days ago, nearest finish. Significantly up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 395644

(11)

Royal Red Persian^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: M Fahey| OR: 45| BF

17/2

Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap (11/4) at this course (12f) 14 days ago. Blinkers back on. Others make more appeal.

Form: 703046

Non-Runners

(1)

Special Memento¹⁶

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: T Collins J: Reserve 1

(6)

True Companion¹⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 7

T: H Beggs J: Reserve 2

(10)

No Trouble⁹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: N C Kelly J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Treble Cone (4/1), Magic Charm (9/2), Ms Thompson (5/1), Matilda With Me (15/2), Tio Esteban (8/1), Royal Red Persian (17/2), Philly's Hope (10/1), Quiet Desire (18/1), Arctic Blaze (20/1), Futurum Regem (20/1), Special Memento (20/1), No Trouble (20/1), Dani's Boy (25/1), New York Ballet (25/1), New Vocation (33/1), True Companion (33/1), Storm Elza (80/1)

MATILDA WITH ME did enough to suggest she's still in form on ground that may well have been too testing for her at the Curragh but, prior to that, she'd been shaping with plenty of encouragement, so she's fancied to put it all together now back up in trip for her polytrack debut. In-form pair Treble Cone and Ms Thompson look the pick of the opposition.