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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 5m 37.00s

Essential Part^t⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 93

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 20/1, first run since leaving Gearoid Patrick Brouder when tenth of 13 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good) 43 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 400

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The Connector¹⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mark Walsh| T: M Hourigan| OR: 92

9/2

150/1, seventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good) 164 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip. Booking of Walsh a plus. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 89-7

Veneziano Springs^t¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Daniel King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 91

7/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. Bit below form fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, heavy, 12/1) 10 days ago. Drop back in trip will suit.

Form: 930745

Lough Na Fooey³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: L Young| OR: 90

28/1

Below form sixth of 12 in novice hurdle (8/1) at Sligo (16.9f, good to soft) 121 days ago. Winning pointer, well beaten in match last time (Oct 8)

Form: 805612

Gaelic Des Chastys²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: A Donoghue| OR: 88

11/2

Creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 12/1) 26 days ago. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 43009-3

Maggie Walsh³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Bowe| OR: 85

9/1

Good third of 16 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at this course (16f, good) 31 days ago, better placed than most. Back up in trip.

Form: 0667U3

Londonofficecallin^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 84

4/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 9/2, creditable second of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, soft) 23 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Big player from the same mark.

Form: F34P-22

Banada Bridge^t³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 83

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, good fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, soft) 38 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: P607-04

Halcyon Spirit³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 83

40/1

Eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at this course (16f, good) 31 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 07P00-8

Hide Out^p²⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

25/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 10/1), behind when pulled up early in straight. Off 9 months. Up in trip.

Form: 90/3PFP-

Howsthewoman^t³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Carr| OR: 80

28/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Downpatrick (21.5f, good to soft) 32 days ago.

Form: 5300-74

Perfect Arch^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: J J Lambe| OR: 80

16/1

Twentieth of 23 in handicap (33/1) at the Curragh (14f, heavy) 13 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 043-076

Trip To Milan²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: S Braddish| OR: 80

28/1

Seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Cork (19f, heavy) 23 days ago.

Form: 00PF-07

Ventnor³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C A Landers| T: J Barcoe| OR: 80

14/1

Fell in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, soft, 14/1) 38 days ago. Was in the process of taking a step back in the right direction.

Form: 06-000F

Clody Valley^t⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 87| BF

11/1

One win from 25 NH runs. Tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good, 9/2) 53 days ago. Looks competitive on form. RESERVE.

Form: 468240

Non-Runners

Ceanndana²⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: R O'Sullivan J: Shane O'Callaghan

Millies Dream³¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Elle Dorado Rock⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 1

Ramble On Muller²⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: P A Fahy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Londonofficecallin (4/1), The Connector (9/2), Ceanndana (9/2), Banada Bridge (11/2), Gaelic Des Chastys (11/2), Veneziano Springs (7/1), Maggie Walsh (9/1), Clody Valley (11/1), Ventnor (14/1), Millies Dream (14/1), Perfect Arch (16/1), Elle Dorado Rock (20/1), Ramble On Muller (25/1), Hide Out (25/1), Lough Na Fooey (28/1), Howsthewoman (28/1), Trip To Milan (28/1), Essential Part (40/1), Halcyon Spirit (40/1)

LONDONOFFICECALLIN is a long-standing maiden but he shaped very well when second in a race that wasn't run to suit at Cork 3 weeks ago. On that evidence, he's the one to beat, with Ceanndana and Veneziano Springs heading the opposition.