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Tuesday 6 December 2022

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John Kiely Special Recognition Award Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 5m 43.30s

Cheerful Chap¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 95

11/2

Very good second of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 6/1) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Must be respected.

Form: 76P762

Kilkenny Star²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 93

20/1

14/1, bit below form sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, heavy) 21 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 4840-06

Danegeld¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: J Morrison| OR: 92

50/1

66/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap chase at Clonmel (20.4f, heavy) 19 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 106-000

Nights Of Doyen^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 88

28/1

40/1, eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 28 days ago. Remains capable of better.

Form: 60-0998

Arctic Ambition¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 86| C

4/11

Promising sort. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap chase (6/4) at Thurles (22f, soft) 12 days ago, driven clear. Switches from chase to hurdles and he's well-in.

Form: 3212-31

Getaway Abbey¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: Shane O'Brien| OR: 86

8/1

13/2, below form eighth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Not yet exposed.

Form: 70835-8

Ishan³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 86

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, bit below form seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, heavy) 38 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip.

Form: 0-60P7

Eclipseofardkilly^h⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R J Tierney| OR: 85

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Ballinrobe (17.7f, good) 88 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 089

Mullins Cross¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 85

20/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 33/1) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Booking of O'Sullivan a plus.

Form: 0-96P98

Queen Kulina⁵²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: P Croke| OR: 85

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1, seventh of 10 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, good to soft). Off 17 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 7/85497-

Esthers Marvel^p,t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 82

16/1

One win from 35 NH runs. 20/1, third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24.4f, heavy) 14 days ago. Solid place claims.

Form: P06543

Church Lane⁴¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 80

66/1

100/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft). Off 13 months. First run for yard after leaving John J. Walsh.

Form: 009/PP0-

Non-Runners

Carrigeen Castle²⁵⁹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: J T R Dreaper J: Keith Donoghue

Legacy Of Dreams³⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Captain Lightfoot³³

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: Ciaran Murphy J: Reserve 2

Son Of Tully²⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: Patrick Turley J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Arctic Ambition (4/11), Cheerful Chap (11/2), Getaway Abbey (8/1), Carrigeen Castle (10/1), Esthers Marvel (16/1), Ishan (18/1), Mullins Cross (20/1), Kilkenny Star (20/1), Nights Of Doyen (28/1), Queen Kulina (50/1), Danegeld (50/1), Church Lane (66/1), Eclipseofardkilly (100/1)

It's hard to escape the claims of ARCTIC AMBITION on the back of a career-best win over fences 12 days ago coupled with the fact he races from 10 lb lower over timber. Cheerful Chap and Esthers Marvel may chase him home.