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Sunday 3 January 2021

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Happy Retirement Dot Love Ladies Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 31.20s

Flindt⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 116| D

16/1

18/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, heavy) 42 days ago. Could get back on track now returning to this trip.

Form: 300-640

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Kilkeaskins First^t⁴³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss S Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 115| C| D

18/1

Course winner who was beaten when falling usual 3 out in handicap chase at Naas (20f, heavy, 28/1) 43 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 62856F

The Broghie Man^t⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 114

4/1

Below his best when sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 11/2) 44 days ago.

Form: 22-9356

Optum⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 109| BF

3/1

10/3, clearly wasn't 100% on the day when tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.1f, soft) 45 days ago. May bounce back.

Form: 42-0420

Walking In Memphis⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Emma Twomey⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 106

25/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Punchestown (21.7f, heavy) 40 days ago, losing touch approaching 2 out. Down in trip.

Form: 0256F-P

Port Rashid³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Jodie Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: T Townend| OR: 105| D

14/1

Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap chase (8/1) at this course (21.2f, soft) 36 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back down in trip.

Form: 572945

Crassus¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: N Meade| OR: 119| D

3/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles who posted a good second back on the Flat at Dundalk (12f) 18 days ago, never nearer. Makes handicap hurdle debut and remains of interest.

Form: 2F21

Mc Alpine^t²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 98

6/1

Below form sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Tramore (16f, soft) 2 days ago.

Form: 2PP-586

Djasek^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Miss E A Lalor⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 98

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden who had excuses when tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 28 days ago, an error as the pace was lifting halting any chance.

Form: 766-00

Rock Chica³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ms H Mooney⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 108| D

8/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Well-beaten fourth of 5 to Zanahiyr in Grade 3 juvenile hurdle at this course (16f, soft) 35 days ago, but this is much more suitable.

Form: 4164

Forecasts

Crassus (3/1), Optum (3/1), The Broghie Man (4/1), Mc Alpine (6/1), Rock Chica (8/1), Port Rashid (14/1), Flindt (16/1), Kilkeaskins First (18/1), Djasek (20/1), Walking In Memphis (25/1)

Plenty have questions to answer, so it could pay to stick with CRASSUS, who arrives in top form under both codes. Rock Chica was well beaten in a Grade 3 last time but will find this more suitable, while Flindt could get back on track now returned to this trip.