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Saturday 15 January 2022

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Jump Into January Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 15:44 | Winning time: 5m 30.00s

Happy Dreams¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 92

5/1

Promising type. Best effort yet when third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 16/1) 17 days ago. Booking of McDonagh a plus and likely he will have even more to offer.

Form: 9073

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Innisfree Beauty³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 92

7/1

Creditable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at this course (23.5f, soft) 35 days ago. Booking of Foley a plus.

Form: 088486

Back On The Bridle¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 90

40/1

Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. 40/1, seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, soft) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Worth noting when market speaks in her favour.

Form: 8F7PU7

Greenhill Damsel¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Slevin| T: G J Power| OR: 89

9/1

Fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Limerick (19f, heavy) 17 days ago. Needs to step up to feature.

Form: 49F005

I Don't Get It¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: N J Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 88

13/2

Remains a maiden after 27 NH runs. Creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle (10/3) at Naas (19f, soft) 13 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 208333

Sweet Will²⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 87

7/1

12/1, ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (2m) in March, unable to sustain effort. Market may prove a useful guide back from a break now.

Form: 779809-

Any Day Now^p1²¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 86

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1 and hooded for 1st time, respectable seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, good) in June, plugging on. Back from another break now.

Form: 989-7

Ten Minutes⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Mullins| T: E McNamara| OR: 86

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft) 60 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0007

Laughing Trix^p²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 85| C

28/1

Latest win in chase here in November. 17/2, twelfth of 18 in handicap chase at Thurles (24.8f, good to soft) 27 days ago, going in snatches. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 0331F0

Andy Ru^b¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 84

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time, fourteenth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (15.6f, heavy, 40/1) 15 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 0000

Arctic Ambition¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: R P Treacy| T: R Tyner| OR: 83

15/8

Fair winner at 22f in chases. 2/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap chase at Tramore (22f, heavy) 14 days ago, readily. Switches from chase to hurdles and fancied to go well again.

Form: P-70321

She Might^h⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 83

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft, 66/1) 60 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 380/000

Courting Vickie¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 81

9/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Good second of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (15.6f, heavy, 20/1) 15 days ago. Possibilities with a repeat back up in trip.

Form: 964502

Emerald Cave³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: C J Orr| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 80

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.8f, soft, 50/1) 30 days ago, never better than midfield. Another who needs to show more before becoming of interest.

Form: 000P-0

Justakeg¹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80

66/1

Tenth of 21 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Punchestown (15.6f, heavy) 15 days ago. Back up in trip. More needed to figure.

Form: 809P70

Non-Runners

Glenabo Bridge¹⁸

Weight: 11-13| Age: 11

T: O McKiernan J: Reserve 1

Thekingofconnemara¹⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 15

T: Thomas Dowling J: Reserve 2

Ximyerg¹⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Arctic Ambition (15/8), Happy Dreams (5/1), I Don't Get It (13/2), Sweet Will (7/1), Innisfree Beauty (7/1), Greenhill Damsel (9/1), Courting Vickie (9/1), Glenabo Bridge (12/1), Thekingofconnemara (16/1), Ten Minutes (25/1), Laughing Trix (28/1), Any Day Now (28/1), Ximyerg (33/1), Back On The Bridle (40/1), Justakeg (66/1), Emerald Cave (100/1), Andy Ru (100/1), She Might (100/1)

ARCTIC AMBITION has returned an improved model this season, shedding the maiden tag in good style over fences at Tramore 2 weeks ago, and he could be worth siding with to continue the good work back over hurdles from a 3 lb lower mark. Low-mileage 5-y-o Happy Dreams, I Don't Get It and Courting Vickie head up the dangers in the finale.