14:05 Limerick

Tuesday 28 December 2021

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D Pack Packaging Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 57.9s

Ask Blossomfort⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: B Cawley| OR: 102

9/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle (17/2) at Ayr (20.4f, good to soft) 42 days ago, impressing with how she travelled and winning readily. Serious player with a repeat.

Form: 5-40041

Chenery^b1¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: I J Power| T: P Kiely| OR: 102

12/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 14 in novice chase at Tramore (21.4f, heavy, 10/1) on debut over fences 19 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 564-903

Fox Watch⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D Robinson| T: A Mullins| OR: 100

66/1

Twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, good to soft, 20/1) 49 days ago.

Form: 3-06960

Not So Simple^b¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 100

22/1

Sixteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Navan (20f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Bounce back not ruled out.

Form: 583540

Hymie Weiss⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 99

20/1

Creditable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, good to soft, 10/1) 49 days ago. Could do with sharpening up his jumping here but he does remain low-mileage.

Form: 882-308

Birdie Blitz⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 98

10/1

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy, 7/2) 65 days ago. Not discounted for each-way purposes. Engaged 3.15 here Monday.

Form: 1/4F8-45

Kingston Kid¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 96| D

6/1

12/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (21f, heavy) 19 days ago, staying on to lead near finish. Expected to remain competitive.

Form: 9-09021

Bergentown⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Cathal Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 95

16/1

Sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good to soft, 50/1) 42 days ago, finishing with running left and not knocked about. One to note if market vibes are positive.

Form: 000P06

China Princess⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 95

9/2

Latest win in hurdle at Wexford (20f) in May. Bit below form seventh of 20 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Down Royal (24.1f, soft) 60 days ago.

Form: 1B2557

Porky Rush¹⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J P Kirwan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 95

12/1

Brought down in handicap hurdle (4/1) at Wexford (24f, good) 144 days ago, going well when coming down eleventh. Had previously gone close at that venue and not dismissed out of hand.

Form: 555-32B

Rock Of Tuskar^b1⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford⁽³⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 95

6/1

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in June. Creditable fifth of 21 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Punchestown (24.2f, good to soft) 45 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 06-3155

Sight Nor Seen¹⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Patrick J Hassett| OR: 94

100/1

Winner in hurdle at Navan in June. 40/1 and hooded for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.6f, good) 141 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0-0010P

Chelseas Friend^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan| OR: 93

12/1

2 wins from 5 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Kilbeggan in June. Creditable fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft, 18/1) 23 days ago. Each-way possibilities.

Form: P-P1155

Glenabo Bridge^t¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 93

12/1

Respectable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.5f, soft, 15/2) 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 6-05554

Robindevidastar^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 91

17/2

8/1, possibly amiss when pulled up in handicap chase at Thurles (24.8f) on debut over fences 9 days ago. Had previously tasted success over hurdles at Punchestown and bounce back not ruled out.

Form: 8746-1P

Tohellortoconnacht²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 91

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft, 40/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 4B098

Two For The Road²⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 89

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy). Off 9 months. Significantly up in trip. One to note in betting now handicapping.

Form: 0/86-

Donnrua Dream²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 89

33/1

80/1, fourteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Reserve 1.

Form: 20-5900

Non-Runners

Roped In⁴⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D G Murphy J: Mr J G Murphy

Helios D'aubrelle⁵⁶

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: T Cooper J: Reserve 2

Waittillitellyou²⁹⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: E Cawley J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

China Princess (9/2), Kingston Kid (6/1), Rock Of Tuskar (6/1), Robindevidastar (17/2), Ask Blossomfort (9/1), Birdie Blitz (10/1), Porky Rush (12/1), Chelseas Friend (12/1), Glenabo Bridge (12/1), Chenery (12/1), Bergentown (16/1), Roped In (16/1), Hymie Weiss (20/1), Tohellortoconnacht (20/1), Not So Simple (22/1), Donnrua Dream (33/1), Waittillitellyou (33/1), Helios D'aubrelle (33/1), Two For The Road (50/1), Fox Watch (66/1), Sight Nor Seen (100/1)

ASK BLOSSOMFORT impressed when making a winning handicap debut at Ayr in November, quickening clear run-in to win readily. She gets the nod to follow up, possibly at the chief expense of Kingston Kid and Rock of Tuskar and low-mileage Roped In.