15:10 Thurles

Thursday 25 November 2021

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Boomerang Shavings & Horse & Country Store Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 4m 2.1s

Batalha⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T G McCourt| OR: 94

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 125/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 8 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing. Others make more appeal.

Form: U8-240

Hophornbeam^t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 93

12/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. 15/2, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, soft) 34 days ago. Place claims, but hard to support for win purposes.

Form: 234844

Truckers Angel^t1²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Derek McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 92

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.6f, heavy, 16/1) 28 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: PP63-59

Mist On The Bog²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: I J Power| T: L Casey| OR: 88

11/1

8/1, below form seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Latest effort best excused and had shaped well on penultimate outing.

Form: 064037

Peace Party^h,t⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 88| D

11/2

One win from 24 NH runs. Winner in hurdle at Gowran in October. 13/2, creditable second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 561662

He's In It^t⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D E Browne⁽⁷⁾| T: J Larkin| OR: 87

80/1

Last of 9 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Bellewstown (20.3f, good) 92 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: U00079

Inagh's Gift²⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: S P Hennessy| OR: 87

40/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Clonmel (16f, heavy), third. Off 8 months. Returns with something to prove.

Form: 4/7336P-

Mater Matuta^p,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 87

7/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, good to soft, 10/1) 21 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 0-93333

Secrets De Famille³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: P McCreery| OR: 87

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, soft, 28/1) 34 days ago. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 0805

Fahrenheit De Lecu^h⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan| OR: 85

22/1

14/1 and hooded for 1st time, creditable seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 8000-77

Tiantu^b1,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr P Power⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Power| OR: 85| D

14/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Clonmel (20.7f, heavy, 25/1) 14 days ago, not fluent eighth. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back down in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Claims if he can bounce back.

Form: 8P783P

Champagne Izzy^h⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C A Landers| T: Paul Tobin| OR: 84

14/1

Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17f, good, 15/2) 92 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Mrs J. Harrington. Others make more appeal.

Form: 05-0465

Mahler Storm^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 84

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0-0000

Arctic Ambition²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 83

13/2

Last of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.6f, heavy, 25/1) 28 days ago. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 08/6P-70

Lesssaidthebetter²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 83

9/4

14/1, good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 80-02F2

Nananinety²⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: F J Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: Frank Hayes| OR: 83

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy). Off 8 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task.

Form: 0898-

Sienne D'or²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny Mullins| T: P A Fahy| OR: 82

7/1

Good fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at this course (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Claims if she can build on that.

Form: 76-0064

Tipperary Dexter²⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Leonard Flynn| OR: 80

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Eoin Griffin.

Form: 088P-

Non-Runners

Yeat's Encore³⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: Mrs Y Dunleavy J: Reserve 1

Molly Kaye³⁶

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: S M Duffy J: Reserve 2

Feathered Gold¹¹⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: Shane O'Brien J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Lesssaidthebetter (9/4), Peace Party (11/2), Arctic Ambition (13/2), Sienne D'or (7/1), Mater Matuta (7/1), Mist On The Bog (11/1), Molly Kaye (11/1), Hophornbeam (12/1), Tiantu (14/1), Champagne Izzy (14/1), Yeat's Encore (20/1), Feathered Gold (20/1), Fahrenheit De Lecu (22/1), Truckers Angel (33/1), Batalha (33/1), Inagh's Gift (40/1), Secrets De Famille (40/1), Tipperary Dexter (66/1), Mahler Storm (80/1), He's In It (80/1), Nananinety (125/1)

PEACE PARTY arrives in good order and, having found only one too good at Limerick 9 days ago, he's worth a chance to get back to winning ways in a race that lacks depth despite the numbers. Lesssaidthebetter also posted a solid effort last time, so he's regarded as the main danger ahead of Mater Matuta.