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Saturday 15 January 2022

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Jump Into January Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 5m 30.40s

Autumn Crusade^p,t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 92

9/2

12/1, very good third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17f, heavy) 20 days ago. Booking of O'Hanlon a plus. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 697-F83

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Rightful Mind^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 88

40/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, thirteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at this course (24.5f, soft, 33/1) 14 days ago. Doesn't make much appeal.

Form: 670000

Getaway Master¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 87

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (15.6f, heavy, 28/1) 15 days ago. Up in trip. Looks limited on early evidence.

Form: 9-7078

Holiday In Kerry⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: R P Treacy| T: E McNamara| OR: 86

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Cork (16f, soft) 41 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Hard to fancy.

Form: 000

Mystic Embarr^p⁸³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Ian Power| T: E Cawley| OR: 84| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Pulled up in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, heavy, 22/1) 83 days ago, beaten long way out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 41870-P

Starbella^t1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 84

66/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 90/0

Brandy Harbour²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: D F O'Regan| T: Mrs G O'Connor| OR: 83

5/4

Winner in chase at Naas in December. Good second of 16 in handicap chase at Limerick (19.7f, heavy, 4/1) 20 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Switches from chase to hurdles. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 073412

Fahrenheit De Lecu^p1⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan| OR: 83

33/1

Fifteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft, 22/1) 51 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 000-770

Global Mayhem⁶⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: S Ryan| OR: 83

11/2

10/1, second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 60 days ago. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 0765-62

Memory Of Youth^b1¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 83

12/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 20/1, fifth of 15 in handicap chase at Tramore (22f, heavy) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time. Others preferred.

Form: 69-6605

Ruhm Und Ehre^h1¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Ewing⁽³⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 83

50/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, soft, 100/1) 13 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Bit to prove at the minute.

Form: 7-67000

The Mighty Molly^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: C J Orr| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 82

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1, twentieth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.8f, soft) 30 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 0/90-50

Well Polly^h,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Miss J M Lee| OR: 81

9/1

33/1, excellent third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) 14 days ago. Not certain to back that up based on overall profile.

Form: 907303

Rossmore's Pride²⁵⁷

Age: 14| Weight: 11-2| J: Jennifer Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: Christian Delcros| OR: 80

33/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2018. Tenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, soft, 22/1). Off 8 months. Up in trip.

Form: 0P/357-0

Warwickway¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 80

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, respectable ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) 14 days ago. Needs to up her game.

Form: 0070-9

Non-Runners

Stolen Moment⁵³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: S Aherne J: Reserve 1

Glenmalure Lodge¹⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Herculaneum²⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: N C Kelly J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Brandy Harbour (5/4), Autumn Crusade (9/2), Global Mayhem (11/2), Well Polly (9/1), Memory Of Youth (12/1), Glenmalure Lodge (16/1), Herculaneum (16/1), Getaway Master (20/1), Stolen Moment (25/1), Holiday In Kerry (28/1), Mystic Embarr (28/1), Rossmore's Pride (33/1), Fahrenheit De Lecu (33/1), Rightful Mind (40/1), Warwickway (40/1), Ruhm Und Ehre (50/1), Starbella (66/1), The Mighty Molly (66/1)

BRANDY HARBOUR has improved over fences lately and is much lower in the weights in this sphere, so he's an obvious choice to land a handicap hurdle that lacks depth. Autumn Crusade and Global Mayhem both upped their game last time out, so they could pose a threat if in the same mood,