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Sunday 20 March 2022

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Tote Jackpot Is Back Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:18 | Winning time: 4m 45.2s

My Manekineko¹⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 12-0| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 109| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Won 9-runner handicap chase at Navan (24f, soft, 12/1) 15 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Won this race 12 months ago, so must enter calculations.

Form: 378031

Peckham Springs^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Daniel Joseph Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 109

7/2

Backed at long odds and returned to form when fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 9/1) 13 days ago. Expected to be on the premises off same mark.

Form: P500U5

Andys Flame^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell| OR: 108

6/1

Handed a stiff opening mark and only eighth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft, 33/1) 21 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 400508

Fiston Des Issards³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 107

12/1

Failed to build on the slight promise of last run when fifth of 7 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 39 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 1/25-745

Hascoeur Clermont²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 99

18/1

Down the field but not knocked about in maiden hurdles. Potential improver now handicapping.

Form: P5080

Adnap^t²²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Derek McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 98

40/1

Fairly useful winner at 1m on Flat. Faced a stiff task in first-time cheekpieces when fourth of 5 in minor event hurdle at Kilbeggan (2m) on final start in August. Has left Dermot Anthony McLoughlin.

Form: 79-64

Sight Nor Seen^p1,t1⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Carberry| T: A McNamara| OR: 97

25/1

Returned to form when second of 12 in claiming hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft) 47 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. J. F. Hassett. Tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 010PP2

Katlaur¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: C A McBratney| OR: 95

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 14 in maiden hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 20/1) 15 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 31P896

Matts My Boy¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P Griffin| OR: 95

33/1

Well held in maiden hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task.

Form: 007

Son Of Mahler²⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 95

6/1

40/1 and blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good), losing touch quickly. Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Kieran Purcell. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8-6558P

Lean Araig^b1,t¹³

Age: 13| Weight: 10-13| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 94

17/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2015. Respectable tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24f, good to soft, 16/1) 13 days ago. Down in trip. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: F9-7680

Willyouwalkwithme¹⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: H Smyth| OR: 94| C

7/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle here in September. 7/2, good second of 8 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.8f, soft) 163 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 19U912

Deo Bellator¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 89

40/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in September but could hardly have shown any less in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 17 days ago.

Form: 120560

Dragon's Pass^p,t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 89

15/2

11/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, step back in the right direction when fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (21f, heavy) 26 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 2498-04

Top Basanta⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 88

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Took a step back in the right direction when sixth of 20 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft, 40/1) 94 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0406

Non-Runners

Think Positive²⁵

Weight: 10-6| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Walkers Point⁹⁴

Weight: 10-1| Age: 11

T: S McParlan J: Reserve 2

Knockraha Katie³⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: N Stokes J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Peckham Springs (7/2), Andys Flame (6/1), Son Of Mahler (6/1), Willyouwalkwithme (7/1), Dragon's Pass (15/2), Lean Araig (17/2), Top Basanta (12/1), Fiston Des Issards (12/1), My Manekineko (14/1), Hascoeur Clermont (18/1), Sight Nor Seen (25/1), Knockraha Katie (25/1), Think Positive (25/1), Katlaur (28/1), Matts My Boy (33/1), Deo Bellator (40/1), Adnap (40/1), Walkers Point (50/1)

A competitive handicap and that tentative vote goes to PECKHAM SPRINGS, who returned to form at Leopardstown 13 days ago and has the same mark to work with. Willyouwalkwithme and last year's winner My Manekineko head up the opposition.