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Monday 22 March 2021

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Nobber Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 17:09 | Winning time: 4m 10.80s

The Miser^t1⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr N Gault⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Bryson| OR: 102

40/1

Last of 6 in minor event hurdle at Down Royal (19.6f, heavy, 150/1) 46 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task.

Form: 9808-56

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Benefit North^h,t¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 100

20/1

One win from 22 NH runs. 16/1, eighth of 9 in novice chase at Leopardstown (17f, good) 15 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Hood back on. Merits consideration.

Form: 689258

Kasakh Noir^p¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 100| D

33/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2016. Ninth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good, 20/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 000799

Henry Sellers¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: P J Carberry| T: S Crawley| OR: 97

9/1

28/1, seventeenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, soft). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Paul John Gilligan. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0-27990

Tech Talk¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 97

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 15 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 17 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 002

Boghlone Honey⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 95

2/1

Good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 4/1) 53 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 775-352

Muyam Spirit¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 95| D

40/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Fourteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 44-6000

Tuckmill²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D F O'Regan| T: F J Flood| OR: 94

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy, 200/1) 21 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 606

Chaparral Dream¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A McGuinness| OR: 93

25/1

Visored for 1st time, twelfth of 14 in handicap (66/1) at Dundalk (12f) 17 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Booking of O'Keeffe a plus. Good on last hurdle run. Solid each-way chance.

Form: 9/80332-

Clonbury Bridge¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 93

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 17 days ago. Yard having good spell.

Form: 04565

Cousin Harry^t³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 93

18/1

Tenth of 14 in maiden (66/1) at Dundalk (12f) 38 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing. Others more persuasive.

Form: 832428

Only For Pascal^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 91

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 17 days ago.

Form: 0037

Yulong Voice¹²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: I J McCarthy| T: S Nolan| OR: 99

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 8f on flat. Tenth of 14 in handicap (28/1) at Dundalk (12f), merely passing beaten rivals. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 358

Rich Belief²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 97

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 7f on flat. 28/1, seventh of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 20 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 007

Baltinglass Hill⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 95

50/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 18 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (15.7f, heavy, 300/1) 50 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 700

Londonofficecallin¹²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: K J Brouder| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 95

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1, fifth of 9 in juvenile hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 122 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 565

Danegeld⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr M J O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 89| D

8/1

Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in December. Creditable second of 20 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Naas (15.3f, heavy) 8 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 410932

Non-Runners

Lusis Naturea¹⁷

Weight: 11-10| Age: 10

T: Paul Traynor J: D J McInerney

Two For The Road¹⁷

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: E Cawley J: Reserve 2

Intermedia¹⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: K Thornton J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Boghlone Honey (2/1), Tech Talk (5/1), Clonbury Bridge (8/1), Danegeld (8/1), Lusis Naturea (8/1), Henry Sellers (9/1), Rich Belief (11/1), Cousin Harry (18/1), Benefit North (20/1), Only For Pascal (20/1), Two For The Road (20/1), Yulong Voice (25/1), Londonofficecallin (25/1), Chaparral Dream (25/1), Kasakh Noir (33/1), Tuckmill (33/1), Intermedia (33/1), Muyam Spirit (40/1), The Miser (40/1), Baltinglass Hill (50/1)

TECH TALK stands out here, having left his previous efforts a long way behind when second in a Fairyhouse maiden. Admittedly, that wasn't much of a race, but it's perfectly possible that this 6-y-o will take another significant step forward now sent down the handicap route. Boghlone Honey is clear second choice on the back of a solid effort at Gowran, while Rich Belief is open to improvement.