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Thursday 7 April 2022

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Newcastlewest Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:13 | Winning time: 5m 24.10s

Lar's Lass⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 94

18/1

150/1, thirteenth of 18 in novice chase at Gowran (20f, heavy) 47 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Below par all 3 starts this term.

Form: 504-000

Vermilion Cliffs^p,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 94

16/1

Bit below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft, 14/1) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 60F040

Midnight Gold²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Dullea| OR: 92

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 50/1) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8704

Dragon's Pass^b,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 89

5/1

Creditable efforts last twice, latest when third of 15 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 18 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Blinkers back on. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 498-043

Morricone¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 87

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, seventeenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, soft) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 000

Alma Mahler^t⁶⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: David Barry| OR: 86

50/1

66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, soft) 65 days ago, pulled up before next. Significantly up in trip. Hard to fancy.

Form: 800P-UP

Montel Glory²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 86

50/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, heavy, 40/1) 21 days ago. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 88607P

Hillsin⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 95

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 18¾ lengths eighth of 18 to Ask And Answer in handicap hurdle at Navan (21f, heavy, 40/1) 44 days ago. Not out of things.

Form: 00008

Hollywood West^v1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham| OR: 84

12/1

Ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Cork (20f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8U0P09

Blue Markie²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 83

11/1

One win from 21 NH runs. 16/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at this course (22f, heavy) 25 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 606780

Eltico^t1²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: I J Power| T: J H Black| OR: 83

20/1

Eighteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle (150/1) at Naas (15.4f, heavy) 25 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Hard to make a strong case for.

Form: 7/00-P00

Costalita^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 82

7/1

Bounced back to form, in first-time cheekpieces, when second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, heavy) 21 days ago. Just 1 lb higher now and is one for the shortlist.

Form: 106/PP2

Kasakh Noir^p⁴⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 82

18/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2016. 20/1, fifteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Navan (21f, heavy) 44 days ago. Claims on best form.

Form: 580000

Light Heidi^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: B J Cooper| T: M J Smith| OR: 81

9/2

Found improvement when third of 20 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft, 6/1) 7 days ago. Back up in trip. One of the likelier contenders.

Form: 007903

Miss Oriental^b1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 81

40/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Clonmel (16f, soft) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Blinkered for 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 877P-09

Howyated^p1,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 80

40/1

12/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, heavy) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Still looking for first success.

Form: 60F6PP

Lady L'lerom^t,v³²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 80

14/1

Remains a maiden after 24 NH runs. Respectable eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Can make presence felt. RESERVE.

Form: 893408

Getaway Shivvie^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Paul Tobin| OR: 84

16/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (22f, heavy, 17/2) 25 days ago, beaten when pulled up before 2 out. Claims on form of penultimate outing. RESERVE.

Form: 00003P

Non-Runners

Ask And Answer⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: S Aherne J: Sean O'Keeffe

Silverstrand²¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Simon Torrens

Cahirmee²⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: B O'Keeffe J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Light Heidi (9/2), Dragon's Pass (5/1), Hillsin (11/2), Ask And Answer (6/1), Costalita (7/1), Cahirmee (10/1), Blue Markie (11/1), Hollywood West (12/1), Lady L'lerom (14/1), Getaway Shivvie (16/1), Vermilion Cliffs (16/1), Kasakh Noir (18/1), Lar's Lass (18/1), Eltico (20/1), Morricone (22/1), Silverstrand (25/1), Miss Oriental (40/1), Midnight Gold (40/1), Howyated (40/1), Montel Glory (50/1), Alma Mahler (50/1)

Preference is for DRAGON'S PASS, who will be suited by the return to this longer trip and is on a handy mark. Costalita and Light Heidi head the list of dangers.