12:00 Fairyhouse

Saturday 12 December 2020

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Fundraiser For Children's Health Foundation Crumlin In Memory Of Pat Smullen Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 12:02 | Winning time: 4m 23.08s

Insignia Of Rank¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: J G Murphy| OR: 109

16/1

Fairly useful winner on Flat. Not at the same level in 3 attempts over hurdles but rates a possible improver now handicapping.

Form: 406

Smiths Girl²⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: S Crawley| OR: 109

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tongue strap/cheekpieces on first time, sixth of 17 in maiden hurdle (150/1) at Navan (16f, heavy). Off 9 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 006-

Antimatter¹³²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 107| D

150/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Cork (19.6f, good to soft) 132 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving Donncha Duggan.

Form: 84106-0

My Manekineko²²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 107| D

14/1

16/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap chase at Gowran (16f, heavy) 22 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 253433

Dont Go Yet²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 104

7/1

Hooded first time, good fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Navan (22f, heavy) 20 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: P858-95

Fou Diligence^p²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 104

16/1

7/1, ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.1f, soft) 23 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 2324-99

Capture The Action^b²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan| OR: 103| D

11/1

Two wins from 6 runs this season. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Thurles (16f, soft, 9/1) 23 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 721781

Hidden Dilemma²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: P E Corbett| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 103

50/1

Off 9 months, fourteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 66/1) 20 days ago. Will need to leave that run well behind.

Form: 30P24-0

Forrard Away⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 99| D

11/2

Winning handicap debut at Wexford on final start last season. Off 8 months, shaped as if better for run when fifth of 14 in handicap at Clonmel (20f, soft) on reappearance. Remains open to progress.

Form: 0901-5

The Great White^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 98

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle over C&D (heavy) 29 days ago, running on late. Has good chance on form.

Form: 1-48644

Caridadi²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Morrison| OR: 97| C| D

16/1

One win from 26 NH runs. Good 3¼ lengths third of 13 to Capture The Action in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Thurles (16f, soft) 23 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0/21463

Mattie's Mountain³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: K J Brouder| T: E McCarthy| OR: 96| CD

9/4

1 win from 2 runs this season. 7/2, career best when winning 14-runner C&D handicap (heavy) 39 days ago. The second/fourth won next time so he should still be competitive after a 7 lb rise.

Form: 464S-61

Cratloe²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 98

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, seventh of 14 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 25 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 977

Gray Duke⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 94

66/1

66/1, tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 9 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 04-S500

Non-Runners

Trans Wood²³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: G M Doyle J: Mr T Power Roche

Royal Rhythm³⁴

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Trixie Mc¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: T Gibney J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Mattie's Mountain (9/4), The Great White (7/2), Forrard Away (11/2), Dont Go Yet (7/1), Royal Rhythm (8/1), Trixie Mc (8/1), Capture The Action (11/1), Trans Wood (12/1), My Manekineko (14/1), Caridadi (16/1), Fou Diligence (16/1), Insignia Of Rank (16/1), Smiths Girl (22/1), Cratloe (40/1), Hidden Dilemma (50/1), Gray Duke (66/1), Antimatter (150/1)

THE GREAT WHITE has posted a couple of encouraging runs in handicaps this autumn and is preferred to Jim Dreaper's Forrard Away who is open to further improvement with a reappearance run behind him. The form of the race Mattie's Mountain won last time has been boosted so he's also respected along with Insignia of Rank, who has handicapping scope on his Flat form.