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Friday 8 April 2022

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Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 18:41 | Winning time: 4m 38.9s

Glenabo Bridge^p,t²²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-13| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 94

5/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, heavy, 4/1) 22 days ago, kept up to work. Rtes a likely player with a repeat for all he drops back down in trip.

Form: 4P5781

Red Striker²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 94

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 80/1, tenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.4f, heavy) 26 days ago, fading run-in. More required.

Form: 000/00

Early Arrival^p1¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: L Casey| OR: 91

11/1

Second of 16 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Clonmel (16f, soft) 17 days ago, keeping on to go second close home. First-time cheekpieces may put an extra edge on him and he's still low-mileage. Worth a second look.

Form: 0-66002

Flashthelights^t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr M McConville⁽⁷⁾| T: S McConville| OR: 90

7/2

12/1, career best when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 8 days ago by 5 lengths from Johanna Yeats, forging clear. Looks a big player again from 6 lb higher mark.

Form: 5P8051

Tullyhogue Fort⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr P J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill| OR: 89

11/1

Winner in hurdle at Galway in September. Tailed-off last of 6 to Slip of The Tongue in listed hurdle at Punchestown (2m) in February, essentially out of his depth. This more suitable.

Form: 100506

Added Bonus¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 88

10/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Cork (20f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 047990

Redwood Queen²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: N C Kelly| OR: 87

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy, 300/1) 26 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 9000

Herculaneum⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 86

25/1

Eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23f, good to soft, 6/1) 57 days ago, beaten long way out. Steps bac down in trip now.

Form: U46560

Argenta^t1¹⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: S Crawley| OR: 85

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, heavy). Off 6 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 9808

Rose Of Borris⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 85

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy, 125/1) 44 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut now and one to note if market vibes are positive.

Form: 0600

Johanna Yeats^t⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 84

4/1

Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. 7/1, creditable 5 lengths second of 20 to Flashthelights in handicap hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 845252

Halcyon Spirit⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 90

22/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Navan (21f, heavy, 28/1) 45 days ago, struggling when pulled up before 3 out. Needs to step up plenty to feature here.

Form: P0007P

Capture The Drama^v1⁸

Age: 14| Weight: 10-13| J: Jessica O'Gorman⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 80| D

20/1

Unreliable type. Forty five runs since last win in 2018. Eighth of 20 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 275338

Eddies Pride^p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 80

25/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. 66/1, creditable fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.5f, soft) 17 days ago. May find a few too good again.

Form: 8F0055

Non-Runners

Kilcarry View⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 9

T: J P Ryan J: Liam Quinlan

Le Hachette⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: J P Ryan J: L C Kavanagh

Strong Roots¹⁵

Weight: 11-8| Age: 10

T: M Fahey J: Reserve 1

Shantou Special²⁷

Weight: 10-11| Age: 4

T: D Budds J: Reserve 2

So Easy Way⁵⁷

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: I Madden J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Flashthelights (7/2), Johanna Yeats (4/1), Glenabo Bridge (5/1), Red Striker (6/1), Strong Roots (8/1), Added Bonus (10/1), Tullyhogue Fort (11/1), Early Arrival (11/1), Kilcarry View (16/1), Capture The Drama (20/1), Argenta (22/1), Halcyon Spirit (22/1), Herculaneum (25/1), Eddies Pride (25/1), Le Hachette (25/1), Shantou Special (33/1), Redwood Queen (40/1), Rose Of Borris (40/1), So Easy Way (66/1)

FLASHTHELIGHTS showed improved form to open his account at the seventh attempt over hurdles at Naas 8 days ago and, with a 6 lb higher mark looking workable, he gets the nod to put up another bold showing given he's still relatively low-mileage. Early Arrival, Down Royal-scorer Glenabo Bridge and Johanna Yeats complete the shortlist.