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Wednesday 30 December 2020

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Convermax Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 39.08s

Forrard Away¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 101| D

2/1

Promising type. Good third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 11/2) 18 days ago, travelling strongly. One to consider.

Form: 0901-53

Alice O'Byrne⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 100

20/1

Point winner. Off 14 months, ninth of 13 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Galway (16.4f, heavy) 67 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should have more to offer.

Form: 2C1/37-9

Winston Wolfe¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A McGuinness| OR: 98

12/1

11/2, bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17f, heavy) 13 days ago. Poor strike rate and vulnerable to improvers.

Form: 68/9547

Molly Kaye³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Mullins| T: S M Duffy| OR: 95| BF| D

20/1

Below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle (3/1) at Thurles (15.8f, heavy) 34 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 803/218

Moonlight Glory⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 93| CD

5/2

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 9/2) 43 days ago under this rider. Up 10 lb but can go well again.

Form: 0P6551

So Kind²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: J S McGarvey| T: P J Flynn| OR: 96

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 27 days ago.

Form: 04490

He'sthewon²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 92

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventeenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 250/1) 24 days ago. Stable in good form. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task off his mark it seems.

Form: 000

Temptationinmilan²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: K J Brouder| T: C Byrnes| OR: 95

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, creditable fifth of 11 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, heavy) 20 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Interesting to see any market support.

Form: 8705

Toms Courage^h⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: M P Burke⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 92

14/1

Maiden. Off 11 months, 18¼ lengths ninth of 13 to Molly Kaye in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Thurles (16f, good to soft) 69 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 67583-9

Womalko³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 95

6/1

Twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 32 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Could progress.

Form: 28-50

Knockraha Boss⁸⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Foley| OR: 91| D

25/1

One win from 44 NH runs. 14/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good) 86 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 0364F4

Land Jet³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 94

18/1

Not unduly punished when down the field in maiden hurdles, including at Cork 38 days ago. Likely improver now handicapping.

Form: 5-0970

Walking The Walk^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 91

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy, 28/1) 27 days ago. Trainer going well. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 1-76090

Royal Rhythm⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 93

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, sixteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 52 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and interesting on his March Gowran second.

Form: 2-90

Some Joke²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 92

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tenth of 14 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 27 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Check for market support.

Form: 0-000

Still Alive⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: A J McNamara| OR: 82| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 80/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (11.3f, heavy) 81 days ago, weakening when hampered over 1f out. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Given a chance by the handicapper.

Form: 23-U850

Hidden Marble¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 80

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, never-dangerous fourteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, heavy) 19 days ago.

Form: 89-00

Forecasts

Forrard Away (2/1), Moonlight Glory (5/2), Womalko (6/1), Winston Wolfe (12/1), Toms Courage (14/1), Still Alive (18/1), Land Jet (18/1), Temptationinmilan (18/1), Alice O'Byrne (20/1), Molly Kaye (20/1), Knockraha Boss (25/1), Royal Rhythm (40/1), Walking The Walk (40/1), He'sthewon (50/1), Hidden Marble (66/1), So Kind (66/1), Some Joke (150/1)

Quite a few potential improvers, not least LAND JET, who is expected to leave his previous form well behind now handicapping and makes plenty of appeal. Last month's C&D winner Moonlight Glory and Forrard Away are among the other likely principals.