13:30 Naas

Saturday 12 November 2022

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Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 5m 12.01s

Meet And Greet¹⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 142| C

10/3

Course winner. Good 6¼ lengths third of 11 to The Nice Guy in War of Attrition Novices' Hurdle (33/1) at Punchestown (23.8f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 58/3123-

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Cash Back^h²⁰⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 141| C| D

6/1

Good second of 7 in minor event hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 4/1), clear of rest. Off 6 months. Back up in trip. Stable in good form. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: F/41432-

Duffle Coat^b²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 136

18/1

20/1, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago, inadequate test. Back up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 00P-486

Vina Ardanza⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 136

5/1

25/1, creditable ninth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good) 50 days ago, not ideally placed. Up in trip.

Form: 234-FF9

Watch House Cross^p1,t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 132

18/1

Last of 5 in novice chase (6/1) at Cork (20f, heavy) 27 days ago, considerately handled. Switches from chase to hurdles. Trainer going well. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 184-PF5

A Great View^p¹⁶⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: D Cullen| OR: 130

18/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in April. 15/2, good fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (25f, good to soft) 165 days ago, left with too much to do. Player if returning from a break in similar form.

Form: 32481-5

Chicago Time³⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J Tynan| OR: 128| D

28/1

Career best when winning 9-runner listed hurdle at Cork (24f, heavy, 5/1) by 3¾ lengths from Ballywilliam Boy, staying on well. Off 12 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 242211-

Jimmy Jimmy^p³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| OR: 127| D

50/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f in bumpers. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, unseated rider in maiden (25/1) at the Curragh (12f, soft) on flat debut 30 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 2121/P-P

Lucky Max⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Doyle| OR: 126

25/1

33/1, fifth of 6 in novice chase at Gowran (20f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7U0-465

Damalisque¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: E & P Harty| OR: 125| D

12/1

Off 5 months, bit below form ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22f, heavy) 14 days ago. Should be sharper for the run.

Form: 00F0-79

Bread And Butter²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham| OR: 123| D

22/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2020. Third of 10 in handicap chase at Cork (17.6f, heavy, 6/1) 27 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Enters calculations.

Form: 303-003

Rebel Gold^t¹⁹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Foley| OR: 120

22/1

Below form eighth of 13 in handicap chase (18/1) at Punchestown (21.2f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7F2638-

Legacy Thor^t⁶⁸³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Sam Ewing| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 119| D

50/1

Unreliable type. Latest win in hurdle at Navan in December 2020. 7/1, eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft). Off 22 months. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 423R18/

Chiricahua^p,t⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 118

16/1

16/1 and blinkered for 1st time, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (24f, good) 52 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 2U-1437

Jiving Jerry¹⁰⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: C A Landers| T: J Barcoe| OR: 118| D

14/1

Off 9 months, below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, good to soft) 106 days ago, barely adequate test. Up in trip.

Form: 55312-8

Starzov¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 118

25/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Respectable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Galway (22f, heavy) 14 days ago, left poorly placed. Something to find on form.

Form: F-32158

Wellington Hill⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 118| D

15/2

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 4/1, career best when winning 16-runner novice hurdle at Gowran (20f, soft) 42 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve. Interesting runner.

Form: 9/P-541

Carrig Rock²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: P Croke| OR: 112| D

12/1

Didn't need to be at best when winning 12-runner maiden (4/6) at Sligo (20f, soft) 22 days ago, battling well. More will be needed back in a handicap.

Form: 2/44-731

Non-Runners

Bold Getaway¹⁴

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Meet And Greet (10/3), Vina Ardanza (5/1), Cash Back (6/1), Wellington Hill (15/2), Carrig Rock (12/1), Damalisque (12/1), Bold Getaway (12/1), Jiving Jerry (14/1), Chiricahua (16/1), Watch House Cross (18/1), A Great View (18/1), Duffle Coat (18/1), Bread And Butter (22/1), Rebel Gold (22/1), Lucky Max (25/1), Starzov (25/1), Chicago Time (28/1), Legacy Thor (50/1), Jimmy Jimmy (50/1)

Although he's rising 11 CASH BACK has only had 7 hurdle starts and his latest Cork near miss was the best of the lot so he might be up to making his belated handicap debut a winning one. Wellington Hill is a lightly-raced improver towards the foot of the weights and could be a threat on handicap debut. A Great View was in fine form when last seen in the spring and will likely be in the shake-up if picking up where he left off. Last season's smart novice Meet And Greet completes the shortlist.