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Saturday 18 December 2021

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Irish Thoroughbred Welfare Council Best Turned-Out League Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 5m 19.5s

Emir De Rots¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 101

80/1

Winner in hurdle at Roscommon in July. Twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Cork (20f, soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 162450

Not So Simple^b³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 100| BF

16/1

Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle (4/1) at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Can give a good account

Form: 158354

Stockdale³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Sam Ewing⁽³⁾| T: B R Hamilton| OR: 100

18/1

Respectable seventh of 21 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Punchestown (24.2f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0-0F747

Excelcior^p1⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 99

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24.1f, soft, 14/1) 50 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 676-P

All Class²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: D N Russell| T: R McNally| OR: 95| C| D

10/11

Fair winner at 26f in chases. Career best when winning 16-runner handicap chase (13/8) at Punchestown (25.7f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Enters calculations.

Form: 0PF-101

Nathaniel's Dream^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: B J Cooper| T: A J Martin| OR: 95

25/1

16/1, eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 504/0-U8

A Different World^t,v²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J S McGarvey| T: M Brassil| OR: 93| BF| D

14/1

Good fourth of 20 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft) 25 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Visor back on. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 040014

Boghlone Honey¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 93

18/1

9/2, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 524-670

Coole Arcade^t³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 93| BF

7/2

6/4, first run since leaving John O. Clifford when respectable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 32107-4

He'sthewon⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: D F O'Regan| T: P Martin| OR: 93

40/1

First run since leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell when folded as if amiss pulled up in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20f, soft, 6/1) 57 days ago won by A Different World, in touch until halfway.

Form: 0035F-P

Dawn Wonder⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 92

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, soft, 18/1) 57 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 830-9

Journey West⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 92

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24.1f, soft) 50 days ago, pulled up before 3 out.

Form: F99-5P

Loup De Tallane¹¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin| OR: 92

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.3f, good, 18/1) 115 days ago.

Form: 666-4

Tuckmill³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: F J Flood| OR: 92

66/1

Creditable seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, good to soft, 100/1) 39 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 6060-P7

Delias Pet^b³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C A Landers| T: T Doyle| OR: 91

33/1

50/1 and blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.4f, good) 30 days ago, left with too much to do.

Form: 66-6706

Dragon's Pass²³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 91| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Winner in hurdle here in November 2020. Eighth of 11 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft, 300/1). Off 7 months.

Form: 172498-

Gaelic Des Chastys⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: A Donoghue| OR: 91

22/1

Tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Thurles (16f, good to soft) 44 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 7-P0430

Psychee Du Brizais³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Emma Twomey⁽⁷⁾| T: Diarmuid P Ryan| OR: 91

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Fairyhouse (19.5f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 6/85P8-9

Greige^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 90

33/1

4/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24.5f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Merits consideration. RESERVE.

Form: 090-333

Non-Runners

Yulong Voice⁶⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 4

T: S Nolan J: Mike O'Connor

Stansfield¹⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: Paul Traynor J: J B Foley

Diamond Grove³⁹⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: E Cawley J: C D Timmons

Extreme Cacao²⁸

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: R Tyner J: Reserve 2

Close Enough³²

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: B J Hallahan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

All Class (10/11), Coole Arcade (7/2), Close Enough (11/2), Yulong Voice (10/1), A Different World (14/1), Not So Simple (16/1), Stockdale (18/1), Boghlone Honey (18/1), Excelcior (20/1), Stansfield (20/1), Gaelic Des Chastys (22/1), Nathaniel's Dream (25/1), Loup De Tallane (25/1), Diamond Grove (25/1), Extreme Cacao (25/1), Delias Pet (33/1), Greige (33/1), Dragon's Pass (40/1), He'sthewon (40/1), Tuckmill (66/1), Journey West (66/1), Emir De Rots (80/1), Psychee Du Brizais (80/1), Dawn Wonder (100/1)

A DIFFERENT WORLD deserves credit for faring best of those who raced close to a good pace in a big field at Punchestown last time and is fancied to resume winning ways here. All Class would be a major threat if able to translate her latest winning chase form back to hurdles. Coole Arcade hasn't long been with Henry de Bromhead and also makes the shortlist.