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Saturday 6 November 2021

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BetVictor Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)

Off time: 13:58 | Winning time: 5m 1.30s

Jacksons Gold²¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Ian Power| T: Ms Alice Curran| OR: 138| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle here in March. Good third of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, good to soft, 11/1). Off 7 months. Not taken lightly.

Form: 213513-

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Damalisque²⁷²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Mark Walsh| T: E & P Harty| OR: 136| D

15/2

Creditable third of 22 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Leopardstown (24f, soft). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving Edward P. Harty. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 806/213-

Morosini^t¹⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J S McGarvey| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 134| D

20/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable seventh of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24f, good to soft, 20/1). Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: P46P87-

Minx Tiara¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 132| D

8/1

Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in April. Very good ½-length third of 13 to Jiving Jerry in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.9f, heavy, 20/1) 14 days ago, going with enthusiasm.

Form: 41210-3

Espanito Bello²¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: D J McInerney| T: B Connell| OR: 131| C

14/1

Smart winner at 19f in chases. Below form eighteenth of 28 in handicap chase (16/1) at Fairyhouse (29.2f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 2/74120-

Dunboyne^p1²¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Miss Georgie Benson⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 129

14/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Thurles in February. Off 7 months. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 4/12210-

Panda Boy¹⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Brassil| OR: 128| D

7/2

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in March. Fifth of 11 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft, 13/2). Off 6 months. Can make presence felt.

Form: 175-

Ministerforsport^t²³⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: Noel O'Neill| OR: 127

33/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. 22¼ lengths third of 4 to Conflated in Gr 3 chase (15/2) at this course (20.4f, heavy). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 2P2433-

A Great View¹⁶⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: D Cullen| OR: 123

20/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2018. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, heavy, 16/1) 165 days ago, finishing strongly.

Form: 7P080-4

Peaches And Cream^p1,t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 123| D

28/1

Good fourth of 8 in handicap chase (11/2) at Galway (22.5f, heavy) 13 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 186F-P4

Snugsborough Hall^h²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 123| D

20/1

10 lengths fourth of 5 to Galvin in Gr 3 chase at Punchestown (23.9f, good to soft, 16/1) 24 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4P-1094

Lord Erskine^b¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 121| D

18/1

5/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable second of 13 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 12 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time over jumps.

Form: 1120/19-

Rebel Gold^h,t¹⁹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P T Foley| OR: 121

50/1

Useful winner at 16f in chases. Reported breathing problem when pulled up in handicap chase at Punchestown (21f, good to soft, 50/1), pulled up before 3 out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 3381PP-

Best Behavior^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: C J Orr| T: O McKiernan| OR: 120| CD

50/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 33/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Limerick (24f, soft) 27 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Must improve.

Form: 0-3945P

Aldo The Apache²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 119| D

10/1

2 wins from 5 runs this season. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle (10/1) at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft) 24 days ago, cosily.

Form: F-U0101

Jiving Jerry¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: C A Landers| T: J Barcoe| OR: 117| D

5/1

2 wins from 5 runs this season. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Galway (21.9f, heavy, 11/4) 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 51-5531

The Big Lense^p,t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Jordan Gainford⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 117| D

12/1

Latest win in chase at Kilbeggan in July. 25/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Limerick (24f, soft) 27 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 5F-16FP

Sweet Sting⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: M J Bowe| OR: 116| D

33/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Clonmel (24f, heavy) 9 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 55335-8

Forecasts

Panda Boy (7/2), Jiving Jerry (5/1), Damalisque (15/2), Minx Tiara (8/1), Aldo The Apache (10/1), Jacksons Gold (12/1), The Big Lense (12/1), Dunboyne (14/1), Espanito Bello (14/1), Lord Erskine (18/1), A Great View (20/1), Snugsborough Hall (20/1), Morosini (20/1), Peaches And Cream (28/1), Ministerforsport (33/1), Sweet Sting (33/1), Rebel Gold (50/1), Best Behavior (50/1)

The vote goes to DAMALISQUE, who enjoyed a productive campaign last term, finishing third in a valuable Leopardstown handicap when last seen in February. A Great View hasn't got his head in front for a while, but the 10-y-o has dipped to an attractive mark and will be a threat if, as appears likely, there is a strong pace on offer. The unexposed Panda Boy and Jacksons Gold are others to consider.