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Saturday 16 April 2022

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RYBO Handicap Hurdle (Grade A)

Off time: 16:53 | Winning time: 3m 54.20s

Eskylane^t¹⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 146| D

14/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle (4/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 168 days ago, driven clear. Not taken lightly.

Form: 5500-41

Hannon¹⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 140| D

33/1

Fell in novice chase at Navan (17f, good to soft, 5/1) on debut over fences 160 days ago, would have finished in frame. Switches from chase to hurdles. Remains on a fair mark in this sphere.

Form: P70-20F

Felix Desjy^p²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 139| D

16/1

Unreliable type. Seven wins from 24 NH runs. Good tenth of 26 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Cheltenham (16.8f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 435570

Jesse Evans²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: N Meade| OR: 139| D

9/1

Bit below form seventeenth of 26 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Cheltenham (16.8f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 43-1490

Farout^t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 137| D

10/3

50/1, creditable ninth of 26 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (16.8f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Has some solid form to his name and the choice of Paul Townend, so makes some appeal

Form: 124359

Mighty Tom⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: R M Power| T: T Cooper| OR: 132| D

25/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Thurles in December. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 69 days ago, headed after next. Could bounce back.

Form: 525-31P

Hes A Hardy Bloke^h1²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 131| D

11/1

Creditable tenth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f, good to soft, 25/1) 29 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Should give another good account.

Form: 110-680

Tax For Max^h²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 131

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Fell in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Cheltenham (16.8f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Not one to write off just yet.

Form: 26-22F

Hearts Are Trumps¹⁶⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Simon Torrens| T: D McDonogh| OR: 129| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 25/1 and hood on for 1st time in this code, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 168 days ago won by Eskylane, leading until 3 out.

Form: 01-800P

La Prima Donna^p⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: B J Cooper| T: W P Mullins| OR: 125| BF

14/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fell in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 8/11) 74 days ago, probably would have won. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress, so warrants consideration.

Form: 22-2F

Glan^h⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 123| C| D

4/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle here in October. 11/2, respectable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (17.7f, soft) 69 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 3-31325

Heia³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 123| CD

10/1

21¼ lengths thirteenth of 19 to Love Envoi in Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham 30 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Still unexposed and can't be ruled out.

Form: 1-410

Dads Lad¹³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 120| D

14/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Cork in November. Twelfth of 18 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good, 6/1) 139 days ago. Could resume progres back from a break.

Form: 762110

Hybery^t³¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 120| D

40/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (24f, good, 8/1), finding little. Off 10 months. Significantly back down in trip. Something to prove on return.

Form: 40P00-8

John Cannon⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: J G Murphy| OR: 120| D

25/1

5/1 and blinkered for 1st time, fourth of 6 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 40 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 5-42224

Nodoubtaboutthat¹⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: C J Orr| T: S Crawley| OR: 116| BF| D

33/1

Creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle (4/1) at Tipperary (16f, good to soft). Needs another career-best returning from 6 months off, so it's a big ask.

Form: 2F-2413

Feigh³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 119

50/1

Eighteenth of 21 in juvenile hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, good, 100/1) 32 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 173240

Non-Runners

Hurricane Cliff¹¹⁰

Weight: 10-6| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Sit Down Lucy²⁰

Weight: 10-3| Age: 8

T: Peter Fahey J: Non Runner

Iberique Du Seuil³²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Jordan Gainford

Forecasts

Farout (10/3), Glan (4/1), Tax For Max (17/2), Jesse Evans (9/1), Heia (10/1), Hes A Hardy Bloke (11/1), Iberique Du Seuil (12/1), La Prima Donna (14/1), Eskylane (14/1), Dads Lad (14/1), Sit Down Lucy (14/1), Felix Desjy (16/1), Hurricane Cliff (16/1), John Cannon (25/1), Mighty Tom (25/1), Hearts Are Trumps (33/1), Nodoubtaboutthat (33/1), Hannon (33/1), Hybery (40/1), Feigh (50/1)

IBERIQUE DU SEUIL hasn't reached his potential yet and, having shaped quite well in the Fred Winter at Cheltenham, he's worth a chance to show what he's truly capable of if everything goes right. Farout spearheads a strong Willie Mullins team and Glan is unlikely to be far away.