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Saturday 26 February 2022

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Tommy Carberry Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 5m 16.1s

Wolf Prince²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 141| C

20/1

Course winner. 18 lengths last of 6 to Darasso in Limestone Lad Hurdle at Naas (15.7f, good to soft, 16/1) 27 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 21F636

Irascible^t1³⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 137

11/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 25/1, 33 lengths fifth of 8 to Appreciate It in Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, good to soft). Off 11 months. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 5/1255-

Damalisque³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: E & P Harty| OR: 135| BF| D

12/1

4/1, below form tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 35 days ago. Needs to recapture last season's form.

Form: 213-680

Decimation^t³⁰⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 135| BF

7/1

2/1, bit below form third of 11 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft). Off 10 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 222123-

Enniskerry^t²¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: B Connell| OR: 133| D

4/1

Promising sort. 2 wins from 3 runs this season. 7/1, good second of 10 in novice hurdle at Galway (20.7f, good). Off 7 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 24P-112

Anibale Fly^t³⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-1| J: L P Dempsey| T: A J Martin| OR: 129| C| D

33/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2017. Fifteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft, 40/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 3/5P3-90

Capilano Bridge^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 127

16/1

20/1 and blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Musselburgh (23.8f, soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 1242-08

Festival D'ex^t⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 127

20/1

Off 7 months, creditable seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Punchestown (19.1f, heavy) 57 days ago. Respected as a lightly-raced sort from top stable.

Form: 1148/67

Ten Ten²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 127| D

9/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Pulled up in handicap chase (16/1) at Leopardstown (21.3f, soft) 20 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 22R2-PP

Carrig Sam⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A L T Moore| OR: 126| CD

3/1

12/1, won 12-runner novice hurdle at this course (20f, soft) on NH debut 56 days ago. Lacks experience for a race like this but he could be very useful.

Form: F1-1

Longclaw^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 125

80/1

First run since leaving John McConnell when thirteenth of 14 in handicap (50/1) at Dundalk (8f) 15 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 11140-0

Homme D'Un Soir^p,t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 123

9/1

Latest win in hurdle at Perth in July. Creditable fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft, 33/1) 35 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 221P84

Tucanae⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 120| C

16/1

Course winner. 66/1, fourth of 5 in novice chase at Naas (19f, soft) 55 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles

Form: 67F5-54

Scoir Mear^p²¹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-3| J: D F O'Regan| T: T Mullins| OR: 117| D

18/1

50/1, fifteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 180-780

Malina Girl¹⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 116| D

40/1

2 wins from 5 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Bellewstown in August. Fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft, 11/1) 159 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 2-43110

Teescomponentsyess^p1,t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Brian Hayes| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 116| D

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in December. Ran out in novice chase (10/1) at Clonmel (20f, heavy) 9 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: P0P14R

Non-Runners

Ardhill⁷⁰

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Jordan Gainford

Forecasts

Carrig Sam (3/1), Enniskerry (4/1), Ardhill (4/1), Irascible (11/2), Decimation (7/1), Ten Ten (9/1), Homme D'Un Soir (9/1), Damalisque (12/1), Capilano Bridge (16/1), Tucanae (16/1), Scoir Mear (18/1), Festival D'ex (20/1), Wolf Prince (20/1), Anibale Fly (33/1), Teescomponentsyess (40/1), Malina Girl (40/1), Longclaw (80/1)

If the blinkers work as well a second time for ARDHILL then he might be up to defying a rise for Ascot as that form looks strong. Enniskerry progressed well in maiden/novices last summer and is a potentially dangerous opponent if primed for this after 7 months off. Carrig Sam, a debut scorer, and the selection's stablemate Festival d'Ex are also on the shortlist.