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Friday 18 December 2020

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Simonstown Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 5m 45.5s

Forty One Winks¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 95

50/1

Bumper winner. Little to shout about in handful of maiden hurdle runs so far this year but does at least now get a crack at handicaps, so worth a precautionary market check.

Form: 71/0000

Magic Piper⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 95

17/2

50/1, seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, soft) 66 days ago, pushed along between last 2 and making no impression. Needs to step up to figure.

Form: 009-097

Bellaney Gem⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr B G Crawford⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 92

5/2

10/1, good second of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, soft) 66 days ago. Stable having good spell and respected with a repeat.

Form: 840/4-62

Boghlone Honey⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: D F O'Regan| T: L P Cusack| OR: 92

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good to soft) 56 days ago. That was her best effort to date and she may do better still given low-mileage profile.

Form: 6775-3

Island Mahee²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: P E Corbett| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 89

17/2

Creditable third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, heavy, 15/2) 22 days ago. Back up in trip. Yard in good form. Merits consideration.

Form: 477-233

Beeper's Ruby^t³¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 86| D

33/1

Bit below form eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Thurles (22.5f, good to soft). Off 10 months. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6/87708-

Falco Du Sauzay^h¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: A W Short| T: L Lennon| OR: 86

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, seventeenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.6f, heavy) 10 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: U7-P000

Highstreetfashion¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C D Maxwell| T: P Rooney| OR: 85

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.6f, heavy, 200/1) 10 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0/00-00

Deo Bellator²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss A O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 84

66/1

66/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, heavy) 22 days ago. Standout effort to date came when second in a bumper and more required if she's to shed maiden tag here.

Form: 260870

Dessie Deschamps^p,t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 82

7/2

20/1, good third of 20 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) 12 days ago. That was his best effort to date and he's another worth a second look for powerful stable.

Form: 76-0003

Giftedtokate^p1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: G Bourke⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 82

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) 12 days ago, labouring 4 out. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 0-008P

Glennanar¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: A J McNamara| OR: 82

33/1

Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19f, heavy, 18/1) 15 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. However, more needed if she's to open her account here.

Form: 0-88756

Queen Of Fame¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Brian Hayes| T: D G Murphy| OR: 82

40/1

80/1, twelfth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 17 days ago. Improvement required to figure.

Form: 7/04-6P0

Pino Boy^p,t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs A Mooney| OR: 81| BF

14/1

Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. Not disgraced when 11¾ lengths eighth of 20 to Dragon's Pass in handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 7/2) 26 days ago, not ideally placed. Each-way claims.

Form: P-80428

Antigua Son²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: W C O'Brien| OR: 80

40/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Thurles (22.4f, heavy) 22 days ago, struggling when badly hampered at the ninth and pulled up. Remains with little form.

Form: 60760-P

Boogily Lane³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Daire James McConville⁽⁷⁾| T: S McConville| OR: 80

28/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (19.5f) when last seen under Rules in 2017. Arrive here fit from points, runner-up last 3 starts (latest Nov 14). Still, others preferred.

Form: 60/U2-22

Doo Wakka Doo²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Ms H Mooney⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs A Mooney| OR: 80

33/1

80/1, eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, heavy) 26 days ago. That was his first start for 17 months and this promises to reveal more.

Form: 90/076-0

Railway Tommy^t²⁷²

Age: 12| Weight: 10-13| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: P McCreery| OR: 80

40/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2015. 33/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.4f, soft). Off 9 months.

Form: 64P/050-

Nicole's Milan^b⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: E J Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 88| D

7/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2018. Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Fairyhouse (23.5f, heavy) 6 days ago. Blinkers back on. Reserve 1.

Form: 270-P49

Non-Runners

Golden Sunset²⁷¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: N Madden J: N P Madden

Different Beat²²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: J M Moore

Dragon's Pass¹²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: Mrs D Foster J: Reserve 2

Delirious Love¹²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Bellaney Gem (5/2), Dessie Deschamps (7/2), Golden Sunset (11/2), Boghlone Honey (7/1), Nicole's Milan (7/1), Different Beat (8/1), Magic Piper (17/2), Island Mahee (17/2), Pino Boy (14/1), Boogily Lane (28/1), Doo Wakka Doo (33/1), Beeper's Ruby (33/1), Glennanar (33/1), Railway Tommy (40/1), Queen Of Fame (40/1), Highstreetfashion (40/1), Giftedtokate (40/1), Antigua Son (40/1), Forty One Winks (50/1), Falco Du Sauzay (50/1), Deo Bellator (66/1)

GOLDEN SUNSET ended last season in good form over fences, making it 2 wins from his last 3 starts at Downpatrick in March. He's a lower hurdles mark to operate from on return and narrowly shades the vote. Dessie Deschamps, Bellaney Gem, Island Mahee and Boghlone Honey head up a long list of potential threats in a typically wide-open, big-field handicap.