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Monday 18 April 2022

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Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (0-140)

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 5m 29.40s

Decimation^p1,t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 135

13/2

Fell in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f, good to soft, 33/1) 31 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 2123-7F

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Carrig Sam⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A L T Moore| OR: 134| C

7/2

Promising individual. 2 wins from 2 runs this season. Won 16-runner handicap hurdle at this course (19.8f, soft, 3/1) 51 days ago, keeping on well. Can make presence felt.

Form: F1-11

Broomfields Jeremy^h,t1⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 132| C

25/1

33/1, fell in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 71 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 1F-531F

Festival D'ex^t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 130

9/2

Good second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy, 5/1) 36 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 48/6762

Folcano^b³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 130| C

7/1

Course winner. 18/1, respectable ninth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (24f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: U0-6949

Zoffanien¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D Hogan| OR: 130

33/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Below form sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Ballinrobe (17.6f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Back up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: P00956

Commandingpresence¹⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 129

14/1

Failed to complete both chase starts this term but did quite well over hurdles last season and needs a betting check back over the smaller obstacles after a break.

Form: 1F50-UU

Capilano Bridge^p,t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 125

12/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24f, good to soft, 14/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 2-08035

Silver Sheen^b³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 125

25/1

100/1 and blinkered for 1st time, seventeenth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f, good to soft) 31 days ago.

Form: 500650

Futurum Regem⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 124| D

18/1

Sixteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24f, good to soft, 22/1) 72 days ago.

Form: 441130

Homme D'Un Soir^p,t⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 124

8/1

9/1, good 1½ lengths third of 16 to Carrig Sam in handicap hurdle at this course (19.8f, soft) 51 days ago.

Form: 21P843

De Name Escapes Me^h,t⁴⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: N Meade| OR: 123| BF| C

14/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2018. Respectable third of 9 in handicap chase (2/1) at Navan (24f, soft) 44 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 0-40P03

Grandero Bello³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E & P Harty| OR: 123

20/1

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. Pulled up in novice hurdle (14/1) at Navan (22.4f, heavy) 37 days ago, tailed off when pulled up after next. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 3311P

Millen To One¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: F J Flood| OR: 123

22/1

One win from 23 NH runs. 5/1, pulled up in handicap chase at this C&D (good to soft) 15 days ago won by Song of Earth, pulled up before 3 out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 8323PP

Dromore Lad¹⁶⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: J Fahey| OR: 122| C| D

66/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Cork (28f, heavy, 10/1) 169 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving John Patrick Ryan.

Form: 47PP6P

Lord Erskine¹⁶³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H Rogers| OR: 119| D

50/1

Blinkers on for 1st time in this code, twelfth of 18 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Naas (20f, good to soft) 163 days ago.

Form: 120/19-0

Scoir Mear^p³⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 10-8| J: D F O'Regan| T: T Mullins| OR: 117| D

25/1

25/1, eighth of 12 in handicap chase at Naas (24.6f, heavy) 36 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter. RESERVE.

Form: 0-78058

Non-Runners

Robinstown³⁹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Jordan Gainford

Song Of Earth¹⁵

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: Ms M Mullins J: Reserve 2

Wild Hunt²⁵

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Carrig Sam (7/2), Festival D'ex (9/2), Decimation (13/2), Folcano (7/1), Homme D'Un Soir (8/1), Song Of Earth (8/1), Robinstown (10/1), Wild Hunt (11/1), Capilano Bridge (12/1), Commandingpresence (14/1), De Name Escapes Me (14/1), Futurum Regem (18/1), Grandero Bello (20/1), Millen To One (22/1), Silver Sheen (25/1), Scoir Mear (25/1), Broomfields Jeremy (25/1), Zoffanien (33/1), Lord Erskine (50/1), Dromore Lad (66/1)

FESTIVAL D'EX bumped into one at Naas last month and is taken to go one better this time for the Gordon Elliott/Davy Russell combination. Carrig Sam is unbeaten in 2 runs here, the latter a handicap, but may have to settle for second this time. The selection's stablemate Folcano should find this a touch easier than the Pertemps at the Cheltenham Festival and is also on the shortlist.