14:00 Naas

Monday 14 December 2020

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Lawlor's Of Naas Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 5m 17.0s

Monty's Mission^t⁴

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

5/1

Creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Tramore (16f, heavy) 4 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 652PF-3

She's Commanche^h¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A Murray| OR: 95

10/3

Winner in hurdle at Fairyhouse in October. Creditable second of 13 in handicap hurdle (10/3) at Thurles (15.8f, heavy) 18 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 07F6-12

Oneknightmoreihope^p1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: N F Glynn| OR: 91

3/1

11/2, back on the up when second of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 13 days ago, not knocked about. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 57-P252

Flying Crystal²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: J P Fahey| OR: 87

20/1

Temperamental sort who once again looked awkward when tenth of 12 on handicap debut at Navan (20f, heavy, 11/1) 22 days ago.

Form: UR907-0

Golden Symphony¹⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: A Donoghue| OR: 87

9/1

Improved on first run since leaving Ms M. M. Gannon when good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft) in July, despite jumping poorly late on. May do better still

Form: U7645-2

Laughing Trix⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 86

12/1

Improved to win at Downpatrick in October. Ran creditably under a penalty after just 3 days off at Kilbeggan and should

Form: 88P-714

The Dreams Alive^t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: T Foley| OR: 86

8/1

12/1, back to form when third of 20 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 22 days ago.

Form: 98-5283

Liam Eile^t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 85

66/1

Modest maiden on Flat and well held in 4 maiden hurdles.

Form: 000-0

Dungans Well^b1,t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 87

50/1

Well held in maiden hurdles, in cheekpieces last time. Blinkers on for handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8-P09

Russell In Gold^h²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: T Foley| OR: 83

28/1

Well held in bumpers/maiden hurdles, in first-time hood on latest.

Form: 08/088

Saddler's Cottage⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: O R Brown⁽⁷⁾| T: A Donoghue| OR: 86

50/1

Looks limited on early evidence but least gets a crack at handicaps now.

Form: 068

Wade Harper^t²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 83| D

50/1

Twenty six runs since last win in 2016. Fared no better than on return when down the field in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 22 days ago.

Form: 9002/00

Memory Of Youth²⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 82

20/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Thurles (22.4f, soft), soon beaten. Off 8 months.

Form: 89053P-

Padraic's Choice^h1³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: P Meany| OR: 82

40/1

16/1, again well held when eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, heavy) 34 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: P-78700

Lucrezia Borja^p1⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 84

66/1

Well beaten in maiden hurdles. Cheekpieces on for handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0-000

Redwood Boy^p⁷³⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: B J Cooper| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 81

20/1

Won 18-runner handicap hurdle (25/1) at Clonmel in December 2018, but not seen since.

Form: S54P81/

Dressednblack²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 80

33/1

Shaped as if retaining ability when ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Navan (20f, heavy) 22 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 55844-9

Just Another Lady^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80

16/1

Proved better than ever when fifth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 22 days ago, though was well positioned.

Form: 0PP0-55

Scanimax^v⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 80

50/1

100/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Galway (19.1f, soft) 68 days ago.

Form: 0P-P540

Non-Runners

Different Beat¹⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: J M Moore

Stellar Stow²²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: T Doyle J: Reserve 1

Otzi¹¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: A J McNamara J: P D Kennedy

Like A Demon¹¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 10

T: N Slevin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Oneknightmoreihope (3/1), She's Commanche (10/3), Monty's Mission (5/1), Otzi (15/2), The Dreams Alive (8/1), Golden Symphony (9/1), Laughing Trix (12/1), Like A Demon (12/1), Different Beat (14/1), Just Another Lady (16/1), Memory Of Youth (20/1), Flying Crystal (20/1), Redwood Boy (20/1), Russell In Gold (28/1), Dressednblack (33/1), Padraic's Choice (40/1), Saddler's Cottage (50/1), Wade Harper (50/1), Dungans Well (50/1), Scanimax (50/1), Lucrezia Borja (66/1), Liam Eile (66/1), Stellar Stow (100/1)

ONEKNIGHTMOREHOPE got back on the up when second at Limerick 13 days ago and is taken to go one better here in first-time cheekpieces. She's Commanche and Laughing Trix are a couple of others to consider in an open race.