17:00 Naas

Sunday 28 February 2021

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Paddy's Rewards Club Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:03 | Winning time: 3m 52.7s

Aarons Day²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 129| C

9/4

C&D winner. Good second of 17 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at this course (15.7f, heavy) 28 days ago. Trainer going well. Another bold show likely.

Form: 67611-2

Beyond The Law^t⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: D J McInerney| T: M F Morris| OR: 125

66/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 16/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23f, heavy) 43 days ago, doing too much too soon. Needs to keep the errors at bay here.

Form: 0-2F3FP

Bua Boy¹⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 123

11/1

2 wins from 4 runs this season. 12/1, good third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 156 days ago, despite the steady gallop. Revised mark is likely within reach and he's a player.

Form: 03-0113

Call A Cab³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Mark Walsh| T: P A Fahy| OR: 118

15/2

33/1, creditable eighth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 30 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 05/F-708

Spruced Up⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: E P Harty| OR: 118

33/1

18/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 63 days ago, clearly not 100% on the day. Given a break since and interesting what the market makes of her.

Form: 9147-0P

You Say Nothing⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 118

14/1

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy, 7/2) 41 days ago, easily. Improving all the time recently but a 14 lb rise in the weights makes life tougher.

Form: 60F811

Yaha Fizz^p²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-12| J: R P Treacy| T: E D Delany| OR: 117| C

80/1

Veteran course winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at this course (15.7f, heavy, 16/1) 28 days ago. Others make greater appeal.

Form: 4R8860

Visioman¹⁰⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: D Robinson⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 116

20/1

Landed back-to-back chase contests at up to 19.9f back in the autumn and possibly not 100% given he was struggling some way out at Punchestown in November. No forlorn hope following a break.

Form: 0-4711P

Stand Off⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P Fenton| OR: 115| BF

12/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Creditable fourth of 10 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.2f, heavy, 10/3) 40 days ago. Entitled to be sharper making handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 44-514

Takarengo^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Jack Brendan Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 115

12/1

Good fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Fairyhouse (23.5f, heavy) 20 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 333724

Wolfofallstreets^p1,t⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 114| C

40/1

C&D winner. 8/1, twelfth of 14 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 47 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 14-9650

Conright Boy^b,t²⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 10-6| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 111| C

20/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle at Cork in December. Creditable third of 11 in handicap chase (13/2) at Fairyhouse (17f, heavy) 20 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Not taken lightly.

Form: 217843

Shakeytry²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 110

18/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in January. Unseated rider in handicap hurdle (17/2) at this course (15.7f, heavy) 28 days ago. Not one to write off.

Form: 231-81U

Light Brigade⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: K J Brouder| T: C Byrnes| OR: 109

4/1

Promising type. Off the mark in 16-runner novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 2/5) 47 days ago, impressing in how he quickened up. Likely there is more to come now handicapping.

Form: 23-4F41

Living's Boy An Co^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 109

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, excellent second of 16 in novice hurdle (8/1) at Fairyhouse (20.2f, heavy) 20 days ago. Down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P/P4P-92

Presenting Dylan¹⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 109| BF

14/1

8/11, tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, good to soft) 149 days ago. Down in trip. Returns from a break with yard in good form so no surprise to see a better showing.

Form: 667-610

Bythesametoken^t¹¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 107

25/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 4/1, creditable 4¾ lengths fourth of 18 to Youngnedofthehill in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) 112 days ago, running on. Another each-way player.

Form: 244-414

Moonlight Glory²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 103

22/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in December. Creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle (10/3) at Down Royal (16.7f, heavy) 24 days ago. No reason why she won't give another good account.

Form: 655113

Non-Runners

Thereisnodoubt¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: S Crawley J: D J Hand

No Memory⁶⁴

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: W C O'Brien J: A McCurtin

Youngnedofthehill¹¹²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 13

T: S Nolan J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Aarons Day (9/4), Light Brigade (4/1), Call A Cab (15/2), Bua Boy (11/1), Stand Off (12/1), Takarengo (12/1), Presenting Dylan (14/1), Youngnedofthehill (14/1), You Say Nothing (14/1), Thereisnodoubt (16/1), No Memory (16/1), Shakeytry (18/1), Visioman (20/1), Conright Boy (20/1), Moonlight Glory (22/1), Bythesametoken (25/1), Living's Boy An Co (25/1), Spruced Up (33/1), Wolfofallstreets (40/1), Beyond The Law (66/1), Yaha Fizz (80/1)

AARONS DAY improved to land back-to-back handicaps last winter and ran a cracker without being seen to best effect on return here 4 weeks ago, badly hampered at the start and doing well to finish second. He's one to be interested in again and earns the vote under top weight. Light Brigade, on handicap debut, You Say Nothing and Bua Boy head up the dangers.