14:20 Navan

Sunday 21 November 2021

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Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (81-130)

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 5m 35.70s

Jimmy Jimmy^p1⁴¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 127

10/3

Career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft, 2/1). Off 13 months. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 622/121-

Fissa⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 123| BF

11/2

Bit below form third of 6 in novice hurdle (8/13) at Downpatrick (21.5f, soft) 44 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 3F35-23

Thereisnodoubt⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Crawley| OR: 123| C

33/1

Course winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 14/1) 7 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 1/8P5-U0

Thousand Tears^h1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: M P Burke⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 119

10/1

Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at this course (16f, good to soft) 14 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Hood on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 158F34

Gealach⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 117

28/1

Below form eleventh of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, good to soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 740-470

Gaspard Du Seuil¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 116| BF

13/8

7/2, very good second of 18 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good to soft) 14 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 1/34P-22

Buzz Light⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 115

40/1

40/1, last of 8 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (16.1f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 32-4178

Sweet Sting¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Adam Ellis⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 114

25/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Naas (20f, good to soft) 15 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. First run for yard after leaving Michael J. Bowe.

Form: 5335-8P

Robinstown^t⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr B Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 113| C

22/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Course winner. Bit below form tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good to soft, 11/1) 62 days ago.

Form: 42710-0

Mozart De L'aube¹⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin| T: A Donoghue| OR: 112

100/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2019. 32/1, pulled up in minor event chase at Dieppe (22.4f, soft) 156 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Mlle M. Siron.

Form: 7F58-PP

Reine Fee^t⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: S Crawley| OR: 109

20/1

One win from 28 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. 2/1, second of 4 in novice chase at Roscommon (21.4f, good) 55 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 32-F252

Skol⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: D F O'Regan| T: N Meade| OR: 107

16/1

Creditable fourth of 11 in novice hurdle at Gowran (20f, good, 14/1) 50 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 750-F4

Futurum Regem¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 102

12/1

16/1, creditable fourth of 11 in novice hurdle at Thurles (23.2f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 540-344

Non-Runners

Lord Erskine¹⁵

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: H Rogers J: Phillip Enright

Fiveaftermidnight¹⁴

Weight: 10-5| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: P J O'Hanlon

Macs Charm²⁷

Weight: 10-5| Age: 6

T: Colm Murphy J: Brian Hayes

Forecasts

Gaspard Du Seuil (13/8), Jimmy Jimmy (10/3), Fissa (11/2), Macs Charm (8/1), Thousand Tears (10/1), Futurum Regem (12/1), Fiveaftermidnight (12/1), Skol (16/1), Reine Fee (20/1), Lord Erskine (20/1), Robinstown (22/1), Sweet Sting (25/1), Gealach (28/1), Thereisnodoubt (33/1), Buzz Light (40/1), Mozart De L'aube (100/1)

Bumper-winner GASPARD DU SEUIL showed improved form over hurdles when runner-up on handicap debut over C&D a fortnight ago and a 3 lb rise look lenient. Jimmy Jimmy is going the right way and is second choice, ahead of Fissa.