15:35 Thurles

Thursday 1 December 2022

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Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 4m 5.40s

Derry Sky¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Foley| OR: 93

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.3f, good to soft) 173 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Peter John Flood.

Form: 80-00

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Hunters Song³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: C P McNamara| T: J Neilan| OR: 90

18/1

Eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, heavy, 22/1) 33 days ago, needing lesser test. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 9-80500

Champagne Auction⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 89

13/2

1 win from 2 runs this season. First run since leaving Gearoid Patrick Brouder when career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle (40/1) at Cork (19f, heavy) 46 days ago, pushed out. Big shout if in the same mood.

Form: 900/P-P1

Thefaithfulindian^h,t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Kennedy| T: A A Howard| OR: 89| BF

13/2

Respectable fifth of 26 in handicap (9/1) at the Curragh (10f, heavy) 36 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Creditable on last hurdle outing. Merits consideration.

Form: 060/7-22

Erin's Storm⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 88

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, sixteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good) 68 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0-90

Molly Kaye³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: S M Duffy| OR: 88| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Improved to win 18-runner handicap (8/1) at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 31 days ago, staying on well. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Good on last hurdle run. Should be competitive back in this sphere.

Form: 8F/0072-

Brehon Star⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: S Crawley| OR: 87| BF

5/1

Excellent fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle (15/8) at this course (15.7f, good to soft) 42 days ago, faring best of those held up. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 006-754

Derridae²⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Jordan Gainford| T: M McCabe| OR: 87| D

50/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in February. Bit below form sixteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Naas (15.4f, heavy). Off 8 months.

Form: 0071P0-

Future Romance^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 86| BF

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Down the field on Flat last time but looks potentially well treated on the pick of her efforts in that discipline.

Form: 000F/5-

Hockworthy Flyer^p1,t⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A McNamara| OR: 86

12/1

Below form seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20f, soft, 11/1) 41 days ago. Down in trip. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces on 1st time. Up against it.

Form: 8757-37

Ucandoit^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: P Byrne| OR: 84

8/1

17/2, good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (15.8f, good to soft) 28 days ago. On the upgrade recently and should be thereabouts once again.

Form: 665832

Ventnor¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 82

10/1

10/1, good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) 11 days ago, no match for winner. Not discounted.

Form: 000F72

O Mio Babbino⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: Patrick Cronin| OR: 81

7/1

5/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 9 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: P-07633

Fair Minded⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 80

14/1

One win from 24 NH runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 400-964

Musical Melody⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Mullins| T: Miss J M Lee| OR: 80

18/1

Bit below form seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Cork (19f, soft) 46 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0-590S7

Non-Runners

Duhallow Rainbow²⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: E O'Grady J: Reserve 1

Fourgenerations²⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: A Murray J: Reserve 2

Galmar²³

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: Brendan Walsh J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Brehon Star (5/1), Molly Kaye (6/1), Champagne Auction (13/2), Thefaithfulindian (13/2), O Mio Babbino (7/1), Ucandoit (8/1), Ventnor (10/1), Hockworthy Flyer (12/1), Fair Minded (14/1), Hunters Song (18/1), Musical Melody (18/1), Future Romance (20/1), Derry Sky (25/1), Duhallow Rainbow (25/1), Derridae (50/1), Galmar (66/1), Fourgenerations (66/1), Erin's Storm (80/1)

BREHON STAR was the pick of those that raced off the pace when fourth here last time and, in a race that could be well-run, he's worth chancing from what looks a good mark. Recent Cork winner Champagne Auction is another likely player and market support for Future Romance would look significant on handicap debut.