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Tuesday 13 April 2021

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Fairyhouse Merchandise On Sale Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 4m 5.8s

Strange Notions¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 116| D

7/1

Below form ninth of 16 in handicap (15/8) at Navan (13f, heavy) 17 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, good on last hurdle outing. Not taken lightly.

Form: 51-F542

Getaway Katie³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: S K Ryder| OR: 115

80/1

100/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 31 days ago, pulled up before last.

Form: 51-06UP

Harvest Bow⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: D English| OR: 113

50/1

150/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 60 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Bit below form on last hurdle outing. Must improve.

Form: 22153-7

Spruced Up³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: E P Harty| OR: 113| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Below form seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 31 days ago.

Form: 47-0P07

Trees Valley¹⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: W J Burke| OR: 113| D

18/1

17/2, fifth of 7 in novice chase at Thurles (20.6f, good to soft) on debut over fences 173 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back down in trip.

Form: 113135

Capture The Action^b³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan| OR: 109| D

14/1

3 wins from 9 runs this season. 8/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, heavy) 34 days ago, driven out. Enters calculations.

Form: 781661

Moonball¹⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 108| D

20/1

Latest win in hurdle at Kilbeggan in June. Below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (soft, 8/1). Off 6 months.

Form: 4/12FF0

Maid In Manhattan¹⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 107| D

25/1

First run since leaving Rebecca Menzies when eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (4/1) at this course (19.5f, heavy) 154 days ago.

Form: 0/62FR-0

Amor Verdadero^p1²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: J R Wildman⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 104| BF

12/1

Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft, 4/1) 23 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Shortlist material.

Form: 3353U4

Paula's Prayer⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 101| BF

11/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in October. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (16f, 8/1). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Creditable on last hurdle run. Can make presence felt.

Form: 06-2212

Breezy Bell¹²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 100| D

10/1

Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in August. Eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy, 14/1) 123 days ago.

Form: 14U230

Nodoubtaboutthat¹¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: S Crawley| OR: 99| D

7/1

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in September. 7/2, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17f, heavy) 117 days ago.

Form: 00-0154

Irregularheartbeat¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S Spillane| OR: 98

10/1

Sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle (10/3) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 16 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: P-69326

Rock Chica⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: T Mullins| OR: 108| D

15/2

Winner in hurdle at Tipperary in October. Creditable second of 9 in juvenile hurdle (20/1) at Naas (15.5f, soft) 44 days ago. Yard in good form. Another bold show likely.

Form: 164892

Hopefully²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: M C Grassick| OR: 97

80/1

Winner in hurdle at Tramore in October. 28/1, first run since leaving W. P. Mullins when eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 673100

Westernerona¹⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: G J Power| OR: 95

12/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft, 9/2). Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6-60548

Non-Runners

Dragon's Pass³⁷

Weight: 10-6| Age: 5

T: Mrs D Foster J: Reserve 1

Helly Hansum²²¹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 7

T: L Smyth J: Reserve 2

Atalanta's Gold¹⁷⁵

Weight: 10-4| Age: 8

T: M Maguire J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Spruced Up (3/1), Dragon's Pass (6/1), Nodoubtaboutthat (7/1), Strange Notions (7/1), Rock Chica (15/2), Breezy Bell (10/1), Irregularheartbeat (10/1), Paula's Prayer (11/1), Amor Verdadero (12/1), Westernerona (12/1), Atalanta's Gold (12/1), Capture The Action (14/1), Trees Valley (18/1), Moonball (20/1), Maid In Manhattan (25/1), Helly Hansum (33/1), Harvest Bow (50/1), Getaway Katie (80/1), Hopefully (80/1)

CAPTURE THE ACTION improved again when recording his third win of the season at Wexford and remains of interest. Amor Verdadero is another to consider with promising conditional Jordan Colin Gainford taking off a valuable 7 lb, while Rock Chica and Paula's Prayer also make the shortlist.