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Wednesday 9 February 2022

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Support Irish Injured Jockeys Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 5m 30.9s

Endlessly^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 107

5/1

Creditable third of 26 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Navan (20f, soft) 18 days ago, shaken up after 3 out and keeping on. On a handy mark if backing that up here.

Form: F6-6003

Sean Says^b¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: I J Power| T: R Sweeney| OR: 106| D

40/1

Sixth of 8 in handicap chase at Thurles (21.6f, good to soft, 9/2) 17 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers back on.

Form: 556196

Difficult Decision^p,t²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 105| D

12/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Second of 12 in novice chase (40/1) at Punchestown (22.2f, heavy) 24 days ago, keeping on to be nearest at the finish. Needs to build on that now.

Form: 2P-7PP2

Fit To Be Tied¹⁰⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: N Madden| OR: 105| D

18/1

7/1, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, heavy) 107 days ago. Back up in trip and arrives here on a handy-looking mark. Not dismissed lightly.

Form: 5988-76

Magic Sea¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs S Dawson| OR: 105| D

40/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 100/1, sixth of 10 in minor event chase at Down Royal (16.2f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip.

Form: 670256

Magnor Glory^h²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T O'Brien| OR: 104| BF

11/1

Creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy, 16/5) 23 days ago, shuffled back home turn but keeping on run-in. Should give another good account.

Form: 06-1553

Barncroft^p1⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 98

12/1

Promising sort. 11/2, good third of 20 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft) 55 days ago. Rates the type to do better now handicapping for powerful stable. Shortlisted.

Form: 00-8B53

Better Times Ahead²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: R Tyner| OR: 98

11/2

Promising individual. 9/2, sixth of 21 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 24 days ago. Up in trip. Yard having good spell. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 556

Chosen Diamond⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 98

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy) 44 days ago, always behind. Needs to step up to feature.

Form: 03-00

Dancing Jeremy³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: B J Cooper| T: T Cooper| OR: 98| D

16/5

Runner-up on handicap hurdle debut at Galway (21f) in October 2020 and improved on chase exploits when landing Cork maiden for new yard in January, winning easily, Interesting back over timber.

Form: 86276-1

Kashi¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 97

13/2

11/2, fell in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, soft) 13 days ago, coming to grief at the fourth. Had previously been shaping up well in similar company and no forlorn hope provided he jumps better here

Form: 9-F532F

Rebellious Gale^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 97

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, tenth of 21 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 24 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve.

Form: 070

Call Me Freddie^b²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Adam Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 96

33/1

14/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.2f, heavy) 23 days ago, struggling badly over circuit out. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 0-1033P

Finnians Row^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 96

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, sixteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, heavy) 23 days ago.

Form: 785-60

Memory Of Youth^b⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 94| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Winner in hurdle here in January. 8/1, good second of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, soft) 9 days ago. Can give a good account again in present groove.

Form: 660512

Duffys Getaway⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 92

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 7/2, ninth of 17 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 42 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 5-809

Non-Runners

Getaway Katie¹⁵

Weight: 11-11| Age: 9

T: S K Ryder J: J B Foley

Youngnedofthehill⁴³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 14

T: S Nolan J: Rachael Blackmore

Contrapposto⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: R Donohoe J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Dancing Jeremy (16/5), Endlessly (5/1), Better Times Ahead (11/2), Kashi (13/2), Memory Of Youth (10/1), Magnor Glory (11/1), Difficult Decision (12/1), Barncroft (12/1), Getaway Katie (16/1), Rebellious Gale (18/1), Fit To Be Tied (18/1), Youngnedofthehill (20/1), Call Me Freddie (33/1), Contrapposto (33/1), Magic Sea (40/1), Duffys Getaway (40/1), Sean Says (40/1), Chosen Diamond (50/1), Finnians Row (66/1)

A typically competitive handicap to conclude with the vote in favour of BARNCROFT. He displayed definite signs of promise on each of his last 2 starts in maiden hurdles and promises to do better still now handicapping for his powerful stable. Recent chase scorer Dancing Jeremy, Better Times Ahead and Magnor Glory head up the dangers.