15:15 Down Royal

Thursday 17 March 2022

All13:5514:3515:1515:5516:3517:1517:50

Powered By Bluegrass Novice Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 4f  |   Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:16  |   Winning time: 5m 20.0s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
O'Toole33
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-12| J: Mr B G Crawford(7)| T: S R B Crawford| OR:  123| C
7/4
Lightly-raced course maiden winner. 7/2, fourth of 7 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, soft) 33 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to further progress.
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2
Horse silk
Paddys Planet47
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-3| J: J B Foley(5)| T: R O'Sullivan| OR:  114| D
6/1
2 wins from 4 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Naas in January. Bit below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Fairyhouse (23.7f, good to soft) 47 days ago.
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3
Horse silk
Fire Squadronp12
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-2| J: Niall Moore(7)| T: G Elliott| OR:  113
50/1
14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 12 days ago, well positioned.
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4
Horse silk
Cute Cherryp11
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR:  112| D
20/1
12/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Ought to remain competitive after 6 lb rise.
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5
Horse silk
Womalko78
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR:  109| D
6/1
Promising sort. 5/4, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 78 days ago, bit in hand. Yard in good form. Likely to continue in form.
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6
Horse silk
Justicialism18
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-11| J: Mike O'Connor(5)| T: B R Hamilton| OR:  120
11/1
Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 11/2, career best when winning 8-runner juvenile hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) 18 days ago. Up in trip.
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7
Horse silk
Kingston Retreat60
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-10| J: M M McDonagh(7)| T: S O O'Brien| OR:  107
11/2
First run since leaving James M. Barcoe when unseated rider in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Punchestown (20.9f, heavy) 60 days ago.
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8
Horse silk
Wild Hunt14
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-9| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR:  106
8/1
Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (11/2) at Clonmel (24f, heavy) 14 days ago. Up 10 lb but he did that readily and should go well again.
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9
Horse silk
Sam Lorenzo51
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: W J Bryson| OR:  101
50/1
Respectable sixth of 10 in minor event hurdle at this course (16.7f, good to soft, 80/1) 51 days ago. Something to find on form.
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10
Horse silk
Nathaniel's Dreamh,t23
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-1| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR:  98| BF
9/1
4/1 and hooded for 1st time, creditable second of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (21f, heavy) 23 days ago, just failing. Can make presence felt.
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Forecasts

O'Toole (7/4), Kingston Retreat (11/2), Womalko (6/1), Paddys Planet (6/1), Wild Hunt (8/1), Nathaniel's Dream (9/1), Justicialism (11/1), Cute Cherry (20/1), Fire Squadron (50/1), Sam Lorenzo (50/1)

Verdict

This looks a warm little race. WOMALKO appeals as one to go on improving on the back of his Limerick win and can defy a rise but there are a few possible threats, headed by ready Clonmel scorer Wild Hunt and Stuart Crawford's unexposed top weight O'Toole.

Previous Winners

2021
Papal Lodge
Weight: 11-2  |Age: 5
9/2

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,449.004th: €725.005th: €436.006th: €290.00

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