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Saturday 9 October 2021

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Book Your Tickets For The Winter Festival Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 4m 23.2s

Le Figaro Faoudel¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 95

20/1

Seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft, 20/1) 19 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 07-08P7

Coolnacritta⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 93| BF

5/4

1 win from 3 runs this season. 11/10, first run since leaving Neil Mechie when creditable second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good) 79 days ago. Leading claims.

Form: 0P0/122

Paddy Wickla^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 93

17/2

16/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 9 days ago. Not an obvious sort for the follow up.

Form: P0-4F01

Esthers Marvel^p,t⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D Budds| OR: 89

17/2

Remains a maiden after 22 NH runs. Fell in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, good, 5/1) 7 days ago. Best watched for now.

Form: 52304F

Captain Cal^b1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 87

25/1

66/1, tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (21.8f, good) 21 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 0-00660

Corrigaleen^p,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 85

18/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good, 50/1) 9 days ago. Needs to do more.

Form: 37-0707

Saga Aravis^b,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 84

13/2

Blinkered for 1st time, respectable ninth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.8f, good, 17/2) 21 days ago. Not discounted from handy mark.

Form: 0-85059

Impressive Duke^p1³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: D F O'Regan| T: R McNally| OR: 83| BF

18/5

Ran poorly on Flat debut 38 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Potentially well treated and attracted support prior to latest hurdling effort, so not ruled out.

Form: 1102/80

Central Court^t³³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 80

12/1

Fourth of 6 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Perth (23.9f, good to soft) 33 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip. Back down in trip. Return to this distance should help.

Form: 8-67064

Non-Runners

Roisins Ciara⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: D Queally J: Mr D L Queally

Derridae²⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: M McCabe J: J M Moore

Forecasts

Coolnacritta (5/4), Impressive Duke (18/5), Saga Aravis (13/2), Roisins Ciara (8/1), Paddy Wickla (17/2), Esthers Marvel (17/2), Central Court (12/1), Derridae (16/1), Corrigaleen (18/1), Le Figaro Faoudel (20/1), Captain Cal (25/1)

COOLNACRITTA continued his excellent run of form when runner-up (having been well supported) on debut for this yard at Limerick 79 days ago and this looks a decidedly weak contest, so he's a confident selection to go one better. Market strength behind Impressive Duke could prove significant and Saga Aravis isn't without a chance from a sliding mark.