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Sunday 13 March 2022

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Bar One Racing Bet 10 Get 50 Sign Up Offer For Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 5m 6.3s

Minx Tiara³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 132

9/2

Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Leopardstown (17.7f, soft) 35 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Considered.

Form: 0-34254

Cerberus¹²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Simon Torrens| T: A Leahy| OR: 130

80/1

13/2, below-par fourth of 7 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 124 days ago on his final run for Joseph Patrick O'Brien. Needs to bounce back for his new yard.

Form: 754604

Festival D'ex^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 127

5/1

Creditable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Fairyhouse (19.8f, soft) 15 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 148/676

Conron⁵⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: N C Kelly| OR: 125

125/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, pulled up in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Punchestown (20.3f, soft) on his final run for Mrs J. Harrington. Others appeal more.

Form: 3819/UP-

Macs Charm²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 125

9/4

Posted 2 wins from 3 runs this season, and career best when bagging 19-runner handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, heavy) 22 days ago. Open to more improvement. Player.

Form: 540-211

Wingin A Prayer^p³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 125

25/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (8/1) at Fairyhouse (21f, soft) 32 days ago. Has work to do now switched to hurdles.

Form: 37FF4P

Take All^h¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: B P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 123

10/3

13/2, good ½l second of 21 to Palace Rock in handicap hurdle at this course (15.5f, soft) 14 days ago. Up in trip and holds solid claims.

Form: 4235U2

Funky Dady¹²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 122| D

18/1

Latest win in chase at Tipperary in July. 33/1, only sixteenth of 19 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (20.2f, good to soft) 120 days ago, so more is needed switched to hurdles.

Form: 143240

Guiri^p¹⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 120

14/1

Winner of hurdle at Punchestown in April. Ninth of 13 in handicap (7/1) at Galway (21.9f, heavy) 141 days ago, so more is needed after his break.

Form: 4541-69

Mythical Hero⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D E Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 119

33/1

Lightly-raced winner but pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.4f, soft, 14/1) 45 days ago. Has something to find on form.

Form: 30-15P

It Could Be You^t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: T Mullins| OR: 115

11/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020, but he recorded creditable third of 14 in novice chase at Clonmel (20f, heavy) 24 days ago. Not discounted back in this sphere.

Form: 006433

Non-Runners

Palace Rock¹⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: Francis Casey J: D F O'Regan

Bread And Butter⁵⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: Ms H P Markham J: Aidan Kelly

Homme D'Un Soir¹⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: S R B Crawford J: Sam Ewing

Forecasts

Macs Charm (9/4), Take All (10/3), Minx Tiara (9/2), Palace Rock (9/2), Festival D'ex (5/1), Homme D'Un Soir (6/1), Bread And Butter (7/1), It Could Be You (11/1), Guiri (14/1), Funky Dady (18/1), Wingin A Prayer (25/1), Mythical Hero (33/1), Cerberus (80/1), Conron (125/1)

MACS CHARM's form is on an upward curve so Colm Murphy's low-mileage 7-y-o is fancied to defy a 13 lb hike in the weights and complete his hat-trick. Course-scorer Palace Rock is weighted to have a big say too, while both Take All and Minx Tiara also have the form to play a part in a competitive handicap.