14:13 Cork

Saturday 8 January 2022

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Racing Again March 24th Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:13 | Winning time: 5m 30.80s

Bois De Clamart^b,t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 123| D

5/1

Fell first in handicap chase at Leopardstown (24.2f, soft, 50/1) 12 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and can give a good account.

Form: 470-81F

Scoir Mear²⁵²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark Walsh| T: T Mullins| OR: 123| D

18/1

Latest win in chase at Naas in March. 22/1, fifteenth of 20 in handicap chase at Punchestown (24.6f, good to soft). Off 8 months with work to do back over hurdles.

Form: 535180-

That'll Be The Day¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan| OR: 123

10/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 33/1, pulled up in minor hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy) 13 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Difficult ask.

Form: P1P-P

Scheu Time^t⁵⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J Nash| OR: 122| C

4/1

Course winner. 28/1, good fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (24f, good to soft) 56 days ago. Holds good claims.

Form: 6-40754

Swelltime⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: W J O'Doherty| OR: 118

18/1

Blinkered for 1st time, below form thirteenth of 22 in handicap at Navan (14f, soft, 14/1) 80 days ago. Switches to hurdles on first run for yard since leaving Joseph G. Murphy with work to do.

Form: 12086-4

Carrigeen Lotus²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Miss E A Lalor⁽⁵⁾| T: R H Lalor| OR: 117| C

6/1

Sixteenth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft, 50/1) 21 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 147P-80

Owenacurra Lass³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: D Queally| OR: 113| D

17/2

Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in October. Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft, 12/1) 34 days ago. Yard having good spell, so she needs considering.

Form: 6P-8165

Rebel Early^p³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke| OR: 113| D

11/1

33/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Cheekpieces refitted and needs to get back on track.

Form: 6-03390

Castlegrange^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: C J Orr| T: J Dullea| OR: 106

6/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy, 14/1) 12 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 4-P46P2

That's Lifebuoy⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 106

9/2

9/4, creditable second of 7 in minor event chase at Tramore (15.4f, heavy) 7 days ago. Solid claims switched to hurdles back up in trip.

Form: 523642

Non-Runners

Pakens Rock³⁰⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: B J Murphy J: Shane Fitzgerald

Exchange Rate⁴⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 10

T: J J Hanlon J: Shane Fenelon

Forecasts

Scheu Time (4/1), That's Lifebuoy (9/2), Bois De Clamart (5/1), Carrigeen Lotus (6/1), Castlegrange (6/1), Owenacurra Lass (17/2), That'll Be The Day (10/1), Rebel Early (11/1), Exchange Rate (12/1), Swelltime (18/1), Scoir Mear (18/1), Pakens Rock (20/1)

SCHEU TIME can boast a course win and arrives on the back of a good Cheltenham fourth so looks the way to go here. In-form That's Lifebuoy is feared most reverted to this sphere, with Limerick second Castlegrange also in the picture in a very open handicap.