14:37 Fairyhouse

Wednesday 21 December 2022

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Ring In The New Year At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 6m 22.00s

Alfieri²²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J W Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 102

13/2

Creditable sixth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft, 22/1) 22 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: UU4206

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Cocoplum^t1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: C A McBratney| OR: 102

22/1

Bit below form seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (21.4f, good to soft, 100/1) 31 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 56F-437

Speed Gang⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 102

7/2

Fell in novice chase at Tramore (21.7f, good to soft, 5/1) on debut over fences 69 days ago looking sure to be placed. Of interest from this mark.

Form: 42490-F

Golas Tiep^b⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Danny Mullins| T: C A McBratney| OR: 101

11/1

Thirteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24.1f, soft, 16/1) 47 days ago.

Form: P30-2F0

Memory Of Youth^b,p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 100| C

9/1

Course winner. Twentieth of 22 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Should strip fitter with that under her belt.

Form: 3P78-00

Spare Brakes^t²³⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 11-11| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: V C Ward| OR: 99

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in February. 50/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Tipperary (17.3f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 3132P-P

Champ Royal²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 97

4/1

Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 25 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Booking of McKenna a plus. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 4/8439-4

Dr Val³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 96

5/1

Bit below form eighth of 22 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Punchestown (24.6f, good to soft) 32 days ago.

Form: 038528

Oskar High¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin| T: N Lee| OR: 96| D

28/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. 25/1, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 13 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 911607

Deux Par Deux^p,t²⁰⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 95

40/1

50/1, eighth of 11 in handicap chase at Punchestown (21f, good) on debut over fences. Off 6 months. Switches from chase to hurdles with a lot to prove.

Form: P00P-P8

Mrs Paisley^p1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: Patrick Turley| OR: 92

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable tenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft, 10/1) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 62-460

Carrigeen Konini^h²⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: R Deegan| T: Miss E Lalor| OR: 91

11/1

250/1, first run since leaving R. H. Lalor when very good 29 lengths seventh of 12 to Kilbarry Chloe in Shannon Spray Mares Novices' Hurdle at Limerick (22f, heavy). Makes handicap hurdle debut and her mark could be generous.

Form: 806347-

Crossgaleschicflic²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 90

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, good ninth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 3-307F9

Ask And Answer^p,t⁵³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 88

20/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, heavy, 16/1) 53 days ago, beaten long way out.

Form: C2PP-0P

Eveningofsummer^b1,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: R J Tierney| OR: 88

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 12 in novice chase at Tramore (21.4f, soft, 50/1) on debut over fences 15 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 33P009

Katlaur¹⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C P McNamara| T: C A McBratney| OR: 88

40/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good, 8/1) 172 days ago, behind when pulled up before 3 out. Others more persuasive.

Form: 60-5P6P

Non-Runners

Captain Lightfoot⁴⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: Ciaran Murphy J: Reserve 1

Rightful Mind⁹⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: S McParlan J: Reserve 2

Arctic Ambition¹⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Speed Gang (7/2), Champ Royal (4/1), Dr Val (5/1), Arctic Ambition (11/2), Alfieri (13/2), Memory Of Youth (9/1), Carrigeen Konini (11/1), Golas Tiep (11/1), Crossgaleschicflic (12/1), Mrs Paisley (16/1), Ask And Answer (20/1), Cocoplum (22/1), Oskar High (28/1), Eveningofsummer (33/1), Spare Brakes (40/1), Deux Par Deux (40/1), Katlaur (40/1), Captain Lightfoot (50/1), Rightful Mind (66/1)

CARRIGEEN KONINI excelled herself in tough company when last seen in March and though absent since, it's worth chancing her from this modest mark. Speed Gang and Champ Royal are just a couple of potential threats.