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Rathkenny Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 4m 57.00s

Where's Bunny^t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: N Dooly| OR: 95

20/1

40/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Back up in trip. Others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 335-6U0

Punters Poet^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 94| D

7/2

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel (19.8f) in May. 11/2, creditable fourth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 08/U0-14

Stilyker²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 93

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, soft) 26 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and one to note if strong in the betting.

Form: 073-90

Royal Recital^p1⁴⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 92

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.4f, soft). Off 14 months. First run for yard after leaving A. Slattery. Will hold more chance now handicapping. Cheekpieces on.

Form: 0000/

Walkers Point^t¹⁸¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr N McParlan⁽³⁾| T: S McParlan| OR: 91| D

22/1

Latest win in chase at Tipperary (20f) in October. 22/1, well beaten tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17f) when last seen in December. Has gone well fresh previously, so no forlorn hope.

Form: 991800-

Autumn Crusade^p,t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 90

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fell in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.4f, soft, 7/1) 26 days ago, behind when falling at the last. Eased back down in trip now.

Form: 4P697-F

Lily Light Foot^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: N Terrassin⁽⁷⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 90

15/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.9f, good to soft, 12/1) 17 days ago. That was her best effort yet and claims with a repeat.

Form: 7888-44

An Droichead Eile²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: S G Carey| OR: 89

4/1

6/1, good third of 17 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, heavy) 22 days ago. Back up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 8705-43

Champagne Izzy^h¹⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 88

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, fifth of 17 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 165 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should progress.

Form: 705-

Fredastare¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 86

7/2

Respectable fifth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft, 9/1) 16 days ago. Worth noting if the market speaks in his favour.

Form: 0060-25

Fontainbleau^t²²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: L P Dempsey| T: J J Lambe| OR: 84

40/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (3m, soft), in October, pulled up after 3 out. Break needs to have perked him up ahead of this.

Form: 00/2PPP-

Isabella Vici²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: R P Treacy| T: P Maher| OR: 84

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, last of 13 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 20 days ago. Up in trip. Jolt of improvement required to feature on handicap debut.

Form: F0-00

Indevango^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: V Halley| OR: 82

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Can only be watched on what he has showed to date.

Form: 0000-0

Londonofficecallin²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: P E Corbett| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 87

25/1

10/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, heavy) 26 days ago, ridden 3 out and weakening. Another needing to step up to play a meaningful role.

Form: 56507-P

Charlotte Wells^p²²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

28/1

20/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, below form fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, heavy) 22 days ago, going in snatches. Cheekpieces back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 58/490-5

My Wings^t²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 80

40/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good) 2 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 06-4F80

Non-Runners

Strong Roots²⁰

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: R P Rath J: A McCurtin

Forecasts

Punters Poet (7/2), Fredastare (7/2), An Droichead Eile (4/1), Lily Light Foot (15/2), Champagne Izzy (10/1), Strong Roots (10/1), Autumn Crusade (12/1), Stilyker (16/1), Where's Bunny (20/1), Royal Recital (22/1), Walkers Point (22/1), Londonofficecallin (25/1), Charlotte Wells (28/1), My Wings (40/1), Fontainbleau (40/1), Indevango (80/1), Isabella Vici (80/1)

A wide-open finale with a chance taken on CHAMPAGNE IZZY. She shaped with some promise on her qualifying run at Cork back in January and it's likely there is improvement in the offing now handicapping from such a lowly mark. Punters Poet, An Droichead Eile and Lily Light Foot head up the dangers.