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Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:38 | Winning time: 5m 10.8s

Gracchus De Balme⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 125

7/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 11/8, career best when winning 17-runner novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 59 days ago, finding extra. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should progress.

Form: 14-321

Ballykeel¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 124| D

16/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Second of 6 in minor event hurdle (9/2) at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 3-2512

Barnacullia²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr B Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 124

66/1

Latest win in hurdle at Wexford in October. 16/1, seventh of 9 in minor event hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 151397

Killer Mode^p1⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: N J Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 123

22/1

Below form seventh of 18 in novice hurdle (5/2) at Naas (15.5f, soft) 49 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 5-21237

Bodhisattva³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: R M Power| T: G Elliott| OR: 119

22/1

Career best when winning 12-runner novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 4/6) 36 days ago, suited by emphasis on stamina. Back up in trip. Warrants respect on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 6031

Digby³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 118

7/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. 28/1, fourth of 6 in novice hurdle at Navan (22.4f, heavy) 36 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 336114

Innovated⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 118| BF| C

40/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Course winner. Creditable third of 7 in novice hurdle (7/4) at this course (16f, soft) 67 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7-513

Billable Grant³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Burke| T: C A McBratney| OR: 116

50/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Career best when winning 19-runner novice hurdle (66/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, heavy) 31 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task.

Form: 5-P661

Forgetthesurprise^t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: N Madden| OR: 116

40/1

Creditable fifth of 10 in minor event hurdle (18/1) at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 16 days ago, not ideally placed. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: P-71135

Willaston¹⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 116| D

33/1

Once-raced winner over hurdles. 28/1, won 11-runner novice hurdle at Gowran (20f, good) on NH debut, staying on well. Off 6 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve.

Form: P1

Banks Boy⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 114| BF

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 5/2, below form fifth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, heavy) 57 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 30-625

L'yser^t⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: C P McNamara| T: B Connell| OR: 114| CD

11/1

Promising type. Career best when winning 16-runner novice hurdle at this course (20.2f, good to soft, 3/1) 78 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 7841

Skippin Court¹⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 112

40/1

Winner in hurdle at Listowel in September. Sixteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Cheltenham (16.4f, good to soft) 156 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 343210

Routine Excellence⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 111| BF

16/1

2 wins from 3 runs this season. 4/9, below form eighth of 16 in handicap chase at Down Royal (20f, good to soft) 82 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 070-118

The Tack Room⁷⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: J E Kiely| OR: 111| BF

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.7f, good to soft, 7/2) 77 days ago. Up in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 87/37

Womalko³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: R Tyner| OR: 111

10/1

Promising type. Winner at Limerick in December. Found further improvement when second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, heavy) 31 days ago. One for shortlist.

Form: 0-06212

Auckland^p1⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 109

25/1

5/1, below form tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.4f, soft) 80 days ago. Claims on best form.

Form: 32U720

Full Noise¹⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R McNally| OR: 109| BF| C

28/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle here in January. Good second of 13 in handicap hurdle (1/3) at Clonmel (19.8f, heavy) 101 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 08-1012

Donnrua Dream²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 106

33/1

Fourth of 14 in novice chase (5/2) at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) on debut over fences 26 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 013314

Memory Of Youth^b,t1²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 104| BF| CD

40/1

6/5, pulled up in handicap chase at Downpatrick (19.2f, good) 28 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 51213P

West Is Awake^h¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Cawley| OR: 104

6/1

4/1, career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, good to soft) 17 days ago by neck from The Grey Lad. 7 lb higher now but must enter calculations.

Form: 3-66991

Bells Life⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: C J Orr| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 101

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Good fourth of 17 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.5f, good to soft, 33/1) 84 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 9-044

Mankhool^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 109

50/1

Winner in hurdle at Thurles in March. Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 555174

The Grey Lad^h1¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: B Browne| T: P W Flynn| OR: 100

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 8/1, good neck second of 18 to West Is Awake in handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Looks competitive on form. RESERVE.

Form: 3402

Non-Runners

The Flier Begley²⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: S R B Crawford J: Mr B G Crawford

Clifftop¹¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: H Rogers J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Huntingtown⁶⁴

Weight: 10-3| Age: 5

T: E J O'Grady J: Reserve 1

Chosen Diamond⁴³

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: E Cawley J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Banks Boy (4/1), West Is Awake (6/1), Digby (7/1), Gracchus De Balme (7/1), Womalko (10/1), L'yser (11/1), The Grey Lad (11/1), The Tack Room (12/1), The Flier Begley (16/1), Routine Excellence (16/1), Ballykeel (16/1), Chosen Diamond (20/1), Bodhisattva (22/1), Killer Mode (22/1), Auckland (25/1), Clifftop (25/1), Full Noise (28/1), Donnrua Dream (33/1), Willaston (33/1), Huntingtown (33/1), Memory Of Youth (40/1), Forgetthesurprise (40/1), Skippin Court (40/1), Innovated (40/1), Mankhool (50/1), Billable Grant (50/1), Barnacullia (66/1), Bells Life (80/1)

WOMALKO is going the right way and gets the nod in a very competitive handicap. Bodhisattva, L'yser and Gracchus de Balme make up the shortlist.