14:40 Thurles

Thursday 24 November 2022

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ThurlesRaces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 5m 32.06s

Benruben^t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: Leonard Flynn| OR: 108

40/1

Seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 40/1) 18 days ago. Up in trip. Booking of Buckley a plus but more is required.

Form: 7/1PP-P7

Fassbender^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 107

50/1

25/1, below form ninth of 18 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 24 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: U6-721P

Father Ailbe³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 107

80/1

First run since leaving Peter Fahey when tenth of 15 in handicap (100/1) at Gowran (11.8f, heavy) 37 days ago, slowly away. Switches from Flat to hurdles with more needed.

Form: 79/FP0P-

Moonovercloon^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: B J Cooper| T: M J Smith| OR: 106

7/2

Winner in bumper at Kilbeggan in September. 15/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good sixth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, soft) 11 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 4-42156

Thedancingfarrier²⁰¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: P Kiely| OR: 106| D

33/1

Latest win in hurdle at Cork in March. Respectable sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Cork (20f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Needs considering.

Form: 2071P-6

Paidi's Passion²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Jordan Gainford| T: D M Christie| OR: 105

9/1

13¾ lengths ninth of 10 to Magical Zoe in Gr 3 hurdle (125/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 20 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 213279

Staging Post^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: C A Landers| T: M M McNiff| OR: 105

100/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, heavy, 50/1) 25 days ago. Up in trip with work to do.

Form: 0/144-P9

Asluckwouldhaveit²⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Simon Torrens| T: P Roche| OR: 104

4/1

Promising type. 14/1, fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy). Off 8 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 574-

Attitash⁴⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin| T: Jennifer Monaghan| OR: 104

33/1

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle (13/8) at Sligo (17.9f, good to soft), plenty in hand. Off 15 months. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 500/231-

Gali Flight⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 104

6/1

13/2, good third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, soft) 55 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 4F-4873

L'or Des Roses³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: D Harvey| OR: 104

9/2

Promising individual. 4/1, career best when winning 17-runner handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, soft) 39 days ago, impressively. Should have more to offer.

Form: 8-53421

West Is Awake^h²²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: E Cawley| OR: 104

8/1

Winner in hurdle at Naas in March. 6/1, respectable sixth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft). Off 7 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 669916-

Lizlucky^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: P T Foley| OR: 103

10/1

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, heavy, 11/1) 28 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 96-3651

Steppenwolf⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 104

14/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in May. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft) 42 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 0U0-146

Prince Zaltar²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 102| D

18/1

Pulled up in novice chase at this course (18f, good to soft, 7/1) on debut over fences 21 days ago, tailing off before 3 out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 3P7F2P

Non-Runners

Simpletwistoffaith²⁴

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: N F Glynn J: Reserve 1

Spare Brakes²⁰³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 12

T: V C Ward J: Reserve 2

Ordered Lives⁵⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: M P Fitzgerald J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Moonovercloon (7/2), Asluckwouldhaveit (4/1), L'or Des Roses (9/2), Gali Flight (6/1), West Is Awake (8/1), Paidi's Passion (9/1), Lizlucky (10/1), Steppenwolf (14/1), Prince Zaltar (18/1), Ordered Lives (20/1), Thedancingfarrier (33/1), Simpletwistoffaith (33/1), Attitash (33/1), Spare Brakes (33/1), Benruben (40/1), Fassbender (50/1), Father Ailbe (80/1), Staging Post (100/1)

L'OR DES ROSES took a big step forward when impressively opening his account at Cork and is fancied to defy a 9 lb rise in the weights here. Steppenwolf is weighted to have a big say with the returning Asluckwouldhaveit one to consider if fully tuned up.