13:45 Tramore

Saturday 1 January 2022

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Tramore Medical Clinic Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 6m 20.60s

Roped In⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J G Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D G Murphy| OR: 92| BF

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden. 4/1, respectable sixth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.2f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 805-36

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Daddy Curtuis^h²³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: M Hamill| T: P Kiely| OR: 91

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (16.2f, heavy) 23 days ago. Significantly back up in trip for handicap debut. Uphill task.

Form: 2P/F-300

Boherlug^t1⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 90

6/1

40/1, below form twelfth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, heavy) 70 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time with work to do.

Form: 576090

Helios D'aubrelle^p1⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 89

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) 60 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time with more needed.

Form: 9-900

Abbeyfeale^t⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 88

25/1

Below form eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft, 50/1) 46 days ago. Tongue strap back on now handicapping with a bit to prove.

Form: 788PU8

Psychee Du Brizais¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Emma Twomey⁽⁷⁾| T: Diarmuid P Ryan| OR: 88

40/1

Fifteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Navan (20f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 85P8-90

Big Bee Hive^t1⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: M J Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 86

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighteenth of 22 in novice hurdle (300/1) at Cork (16f, soft) 48 days ago. Tongue strap on for his handicap bow with others preferred.

Form: 000

I'vedoneitall¹⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 86

50/1

66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, thirteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good) 163 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 7606U0

Missiee³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 86

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, soft) 30 days ago. Has plenty to find on form.

Form: 00-87

Mrs Watson⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: P Croke| OR: 85

9/2

4/1, raced on unfavoured part of track when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24.2f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Weighted to go well, so she merits serious consideration.

Form: 7047-4P

Sunshine Beach^t1²²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: G Scott| OR: 85

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (25f, heavy). Off 7 months with tongue strap on and a fair bit to find.

Form: 4P059-P

Indie Belle²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Robert Widger| OR: 84

9/2

Ran her best race back up in trip when fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (21f, heavy, 11/1) 23 days ago. Can make her presence felt again.

Form: 50P905

Warwickway²⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 81

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Down Royal (19.5f, good to soft). Off 9 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 0070-

Corrigaleen³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Kevin Sexton| T: E Sheehy| OR: 80

9/1

22/1, good third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Firmly in the picture off an unchanged mark.

Form: 707893

The Grey Guy²⁹³

Age: 15| Weight: 11-2| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: B O'Keeffe| OR: 80| D

20/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2017. Respectable eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, heavy, 11/1). Off 9 months but veteran is no forlorn hope.

Form: P/40020-

Well Polly^h,t⁶⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: R P Treacy| T: Miss J M Lee| OR: 80

33/1

22/1, below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) 60 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: P/90730

Non-Runners

Some Venture²³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Roped In (11/4), Indie Belle (9/2), Mrs Watson (9/2), Boherlug (6/1), Corrigaleen (9/1), Helios D'aubrelle (10/1), Some Venture (16/1), Missiee (18/1), The Grey Guy (20/1), Abbeyfeale (25/1), Warwickway (28/1), Well Polly (33/1), Daddy Curtuis (33/1), Psychee Du Brizais (40/1), Sunshine Beach (40/1), I'vedoneitall (50/1), Big Bee Hive (80/1)

Not nearly so competitive as the numbers suggest, and it is worth siding with MRS WATSON to bounce back from being pulled up at Limerick when racing on the unfavoured part of the track and take full advantage of a good mark. Indie Belle is feared most on the back of her excellent recent fifth here, with in-form maiden Corrigaleen well in the mix too.