13:37 Fairyhouse

Saturday 12 December 2020

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Happy Christmas From Everyone At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2)

Off time: 13:37 | Winning time: 6m 49.03s

Half Shot^h²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 102| D

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 7/1) 25 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Warrants respect.

Form: 24-7673

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Exciting Oscar²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: D Ahern| OR: 100| D

7/2

1 win from 1 run this season. 25/1, career best when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.2f, heavy) 28 days ago by 1¾ lengths from Castlehume Gold. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0F08P-1

Ballymadun^p²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 95| C

18/1

Course winner. Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy, 7/1) 25 days ago. Needs to bounce back but tends to go well at this track.

Form: 6P06-20

Raleagh Flora^p1⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short| T: C A McBratney| OR: 95

33/1

22/1, brought down in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24f, soft) 43 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 600-25B

Happie Days⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 93

11/2

200/1, pulled up in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, soft) 45 days ago, struggling 4 out. Good second on his penultimate outing, so shouldn't be ruled out back in more realistic company.

Form: 00-272P

Moyode Lady⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 91| D

7/1

Respectable fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Galway (21.2f, heavy) 49 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Still in good order, so hard to completely dismiss.

Form: 079725

Castlehume Gold^t,v²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 90

6/1

40/1 and visored for 1st time, 1¾ lengths second of 20 to Exciting Oscar in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.2f, heavy) 28 days ago. Solid claims if he can back that up.

Form: 8F/0-P82

Robindevidastar^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: P D Kennedy| T: Steven E Ryder| OR: 89

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, very good seventh of 20 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 20 days ago, well positioned. Needs to do more.

Form: 80-87

Ballea Fox^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: S Spillane| OR: 88| D

7/1

Bit below form seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Limerick (21f, heavy) 11 days ago. Below last winning mark but not threatening to capitalise.

Form: 1678-67

Wavylake⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 88

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 11 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Punchestown (23.4f, soft) 94 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 7600

Thimbleweed⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 87

66/1

33/1, below form eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24f, soft) 43 days ago.

Form: 0-89940

Creative Venture^b1²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: K J Brouder| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 86

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Good seventh of 14 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Limerick (19f, heavy) 25 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 46-P997

Keep The Peace^p1²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 85

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Uphill task.

Form: 00P0-7

Round The Buoy¹⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D P Dunne| OR: 85

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, good) 145 days ago.

Form: 8000-7

Non-Runners

Miss Anfield²⁸⁴

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Pino Boy²⁰

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: Mrs A Mooney J: Reserve 2

Boogily Lane²⁸

Weight: 10-6| Age: 9

T: S McConville J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Exciting Oscar (7/2), Happie Days (11/2), Robindevidastar (11/2), Pino Boy (11/2), Castlehume Gold (6/1), Ballea Fox (7/1), Moyode Lady (7/1), Half Shot (8/1), Keep The Peace (18/1), Ballymadun (18/1), Creative Venture (28/1), Wavylake (33/1), Raleagh Flora (33/1), Miss Anfield (33/1), Round The Buoy (40/1), Thimbleweed (66/1), Boogily Lane (100/1)

EXCITING OSCAR came from an unpromising position to get the better of Castlehume Gold at Punchestown last month and, provided the gallop is true, he looks well capable of upholding form with that rival in a weak race that the pair could dominate. Ballymadun, who has a reasonable record at the track, makes most appeal of the remainder.