13:00 Tramore

Thursday 10 December 2020

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Porthally Cove Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 34.3s

Monty's Mission^t²⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan| OR: 95

7/1

50/1, fell in maiden at Thurles (22f, soft) on chase debut when last seen in March. Second off this mark in handicap hurdle last term so claims if ready to role.

Form: 4652PF-

Glebe Girl⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 93

11/2

Good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, soft, 11/1) 42 days ago. Form boosted since. Major player.

Form: 490-892

Quarry Lil³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 91

11/4

Latest win in hurdle at Killarney in October. Creditable sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Thurles (20f, soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 0-90126

Duca Di Milano²⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 88

5/1

Good sixth of 13 in maiden hurdle (100/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy). Off 9 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8086/U6-

Arrycan⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: D F O'Regan| T: L P Cusack| OR: 87

7/1

40/1, seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, soft) 42 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 3-08P07

Brosna Rocco²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Carberry| T: Stephen Gerard Carey| OR: 83

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. First run since leaving Arthur Moore when sixth of 13 in maiden hurdle (200/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 27 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 006

Get Home⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: Olivia Hegarty| OR: 83

14/1

100/1, respectable ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 9 days ago. Down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4F8/90-9

De Bennette⁴²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Grace| OR: 82

15/2

Shaped as if in form when seventh of 11 in handicap chase at Clonmel 42 days ago, shuffled back home turn. Won comfortably off only 2 lb lower over hurdles last season. Claims.

Form: 1086-07

Danegeld³⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 80

18/1

Prominent for long way but held when falling 2 out in handicap at Limerick when last seen just under a year ago.

Form: 506P/0F-

Daring Decree^h,t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: N Lee| OR: 80

40/1

Remains a maiden after 22 NH runs. Tenth of 14 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy, 50/1) 37 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back down in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 0-P07U0

Hughies Bay^t²⁸⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: D J Howard| T: D Howard| OR: 80

25/1

Remains a maiden after 35 NH runs. Eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16f, heavy, 16/1). Off 9 months.

Form: 447860-

Sweet Cassie^p1³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: Leonard Flynn| OR: 80

20/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Fairyhouse (19.5f, heavy) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 240600

Non-Runners

Fighting Fit³⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J P Dempsey J: Reserve 1

I'm Serious³⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: Mrs G O'Connor J: Reserve 2

Natural Breeze³⁰

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Quarry Lil (11/4), Duca Di Milano (5/1), Fighting Fit (5/1), Glebe Girl (11/2), Monty's Mission (7/1), Arrycan (7/1), De Bennette (15/2), I'm Serious (10/1), Brosna Rocco (14/1), Get Home (14/1), Natural Breeze (16/1), Danegeld (18/1), Sweet Cassie (20/1), Hughies Bay (25/1), Daring Decree (40/1)

GLEBE GIRL bumped into a next-time-out winner when a back-to-form second at Clonmel 6 weeks ago and is taken to go one better now. Paul Flynn's Quarry Lil has a more solid recent record than a lot of these and is a must for the shortlist. De Bennette is only 2 lb higher than when successful last season and didn't run too badly over fences last time so is another to consider.