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Saturday 5 March 2022

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P.S. Supplies Doors & Floors Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:49 | Winning time: 5m 23.5s

Fire Squadron^p1³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 115

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.7f, good to soft, 7/1) 34 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. May yet have more to come.

Form: 725-78

Gain De Cause⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: A J Martin| OR: 115

5/2

Promising individual. 2 wins from 4 runs this season. Career best when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle (11/4) at Punchestown (20.6f, heavy) 47 days ago, battling well. Strong claims.

Form: 990-711

Sparkling Stars²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Danny Mullins| T: R O'Brien| OR: 114

5/2

First run since leaving Eoin Christopher McCarthy when career best when winning 23-runner handicap hurdle at Naas (15.6f, soft, 15/2) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 034-581

Callthebarman^t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M J Smith| OR: 112| C| D

80/1

Course winner. 100/1, first run since leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell when tenth of 15 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21f, soft) 24 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 1F0/68-0

Gaius⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 109

150/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Thurles (15.5f, good to soft) on IRE NH debut 41 days ago, never travelling well. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: P63-470

Powersbomb^t²⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 11-8| J: P J Carberry| T: B McMahon| OR: 109| D

40/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 40/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.5f, heavy) 20 days ago. Well treated on chasing form, so not completely discounted.

Form: 648-31P

Silvertown²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 109

10/1

18/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.5f, heavy) 20 days ago, losing touch before 3 out. Seems to have lost his way for the time being.

Form: 30335P

Hereditary Rule^p1,t¹⁰⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 106

14/1

Tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, good, 33/1) 104 days ago. Back up in trip. Claims if he can recapture his best in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 84P-P80

Difficult Decision^p,t²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 104| D

20/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 12/1, seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, soft) 24 days ago. Not completely discounted.

Form: P-7PP27

Tipping Away⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 104

40/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap chase at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy, 12/1) 58 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 31-7090

Petrol Head²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R McNally| OR: 100| D

16/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Fairyhouse in November. Thirteenth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.5f, heavy, 6/1) 20 days ago. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 000-190

Chosen Diamond²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Slevin| T: E Cawley| OR: 99

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, soft, 50/1) 24 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 03-003

West Is Awake^h²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley| OR: 99

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 22/1, creditable ninth of 24 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.6f, soft) 21 days ago. Back up in trip for handicap debut, and looks well treated on bumper form.

Form: 3-669

Forecasts

Sparkling Stars (5/2), Gain De Cause (5/2), Chosen Diamond (4/1), Silvertown (10/1), West Is Awake (11/1), Hereditary Rule (14/1), Fire Squadron (14/1), Petrol Head (16/1), Difficult Decision (20/1), Powersbomb (40/1), Tipping Away (40/1), Callthebarman (80/1), Gaius (150/1)

GAIN DE CAUSE is going the right way and showed battling qualities to score at Punchestown last time, so he's a confident choice in his hat-trick bid. Fellow last-time-out winner Sparkling Stars is a danger, while handicap debutant West Is Awake is one to note having been handed a potentially lenient mark (fairly useful in bumpers).