17:10 Thurles

Saturday 19 March 2022

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Jimmy Neville Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 6m 0.2s

Fill The Tank^p¹⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 106

33/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (23.7f, good, 8/1) 161 days ago, pulled up 2 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 18847P

Ah Littleluck^t²¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 105

25/1

33/1, ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.3f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 18FPP9

Classic Concorde^p²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 105| D

25/1

Two wins from 41 NH runs. Eleventh of 17 in handicap chase (8/1) at this course (25f, soft) 23 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7P7550

Difficult Decision^p,t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 105

17/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Very good third of 13 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Navan (20f, soft) 14 days ago, better placed than most.

Form: 7PP273

Darkened^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 103

40/1

20/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 414200

Earths Furies^p⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 102

6/1

3/1, didn't need to improve to win 14-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft) 46 days ago, keeping on well. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 272151

Pale Blue Dot¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 101

13/8

Good second of 17 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Leopardstown (24f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 08-5672

Brogine^p⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-6| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: S Braddish| OR: 100

50/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle at this course (23.8f, good to soft, 25/1) 9 days ago.

Form: 4F8096

Yulong Voice^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 98

8/1

Creditable fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Leopardstown (24f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 20B904

Something Sweet¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: R J McGrath| OR: 94| C

5/1

Course winner. Two wins from 52 NH runs. Creditable third of 13 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft) 13 days ago, staying on well. Has good chance on form.

Form: 634863

Sphagnum^t1⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Broderick| OR: 94

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, seventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 56 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6P907

Delias Pet^b⁹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Doyle| OR: 90

22/1

33/1, respectable eighth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft) 91 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6-67068

Porky Rush³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: D J McInerney| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 89

20/1

Seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy, 14/1) 30 days ago, going in snatches. Back up in trip.

Form: 32BU07

Cher Why Not⁴³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: R P Treacy| T: T Doyle| OR: 88| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 14/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy), unsuited by way race developed. Off 14 months.

Form: 32212/0-

Varkhann¹²⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: R P O'Keeffe| OR: 88

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off over 3 years. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Barry John Murphy. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 445P/

Cafe Del Mar¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: P O'Callaghan| OR: 87

50/1

300/1, fifth of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.7f, heavy) 16 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 097095

Kingoftheroses^p1¹¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: J J Slevin| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 86

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, fourteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good) 118 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: P-0760

Non-Runners

Champ Royal²⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: Colm Murphy J: Brian Hayes

Nicole's Milan¹²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 11

T: S Aherne J: Phillip Enright

Back The West⁹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 7

T: I Madden J: Reserve 2

Lesssaidthebetter⁹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Pale Blue Dot (13/8), Something Sweet (5/1), Champ Royal (5/1), Earths Furies (6/1), Yulong Voice (8/1), Difficult Decision (17/2), Lesssaidthebetter (16/1), Sphagnum (20/1), Porky Rush (20/1), Nicole's Milan (20/1), Delias Pet (22/1), Classic Concorde (25/1), Ah Littleluck (25/1), Cher Why Not (33/1), Fill The Tank (33/1), Back The West (33/1), Varkhann (40/1), Darkened (40/1), Cafe Del Mar (50/1), Brogine (50/1), Kingoftheroses (50/1)

This step back up in trip could be just the ticket for CHAMP ROYAL, who was a creditable third on his handicap debut at Navan last month and a 3 lb rise for that effort is fair. Something Sweet can also be expected to benefit from moving back up in distance on the back of her encouraging Leopardstown effort and she is next on the list. Pale Blue Dot and Earths Furies are others to consider.