13:45 Leopardstown

Monday 26 December 2022

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Careers At dornangroup.com Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 4m 7.60s

Changing The Rules²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 116| BF

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 10 in minor event hurdle (4/1) at Fairyhouse (20.2f, soft) 23 days ago. Back down in trip and likely he will have to settle for a minor role.

Form: 455-54

Dutch Schultz⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 116

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Dual winner on the Flat. Creditable fourth of 25 in a Navan maiden (15.8f, heavy) on latest start in this sphere. Likely improver on handicap debut in this sphere.

Form: 7644-

Tullypole Annie^p³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss G Benson⁽⁷⁾| T: P Flood| OR: 114

33/1

12/1, creditable seventh of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 38 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, below form on last hurdle outing. Others more persuasive.

Form: 412228

A Million Bucks^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 112

20/1

20/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 22 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 09-0330

Itwasfate³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 112

15/2

Hurdles winner at Kilbeggan in July. Good third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 9/1) 30 days ago, finding less than looked likely.

Form: 4-F2143

Brookie^t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 110| D

5/1

10/11, career best when winning 13-runner novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 34 days ago, running on. Each-way chanc back in handicap company.

Form: 6-29041

Rock Ya Boy Ya³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: Francis Casey| OR: 109

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 17/2) 31 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Respectable on last hurdle outing. More needed on handicap debut in this sphere.

Form: F764-3

Well Funded^t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J B Foley| T: E McCarthy| OR: 107| D

25/1

Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in October. 66/1, 14¾ lengths fifth of 7 to Liberty Dance in listed hurdle at Thurles (15.5f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 012415

Contrapposto¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: R Donohoe| OR: 105| D

14/1

One win from 3 runs this season. Ninth of 14 in handicap (7/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 10 days ago, hampered. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Has good chance on form.

Form: U62-U41

Wild Dollar^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: E & P Harty| OR: 105

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 10f on Flat. Third of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 125/1) 23 days ago. Open to improvement now pitched into a handicap in this sphere.

Form: 8-83

Low Style⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Connell| OR: 104| BF

4/1

Promising sort. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Fell in novice chase (15/8) at Cork (17.6f, heavy) on debut over fences 71 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Can make presence felt.

Form: 000-1F

Navigator Jack^h³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Griffin| OR: 103| BF

20/1

Winner in hurdle at Listowel in June. 2/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) 36 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 145340

Sovereign Duke⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 99

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Switches from Flat to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Henry Candy. Pulled up on last hurdle outing.

Form: F43P/

Makfils^t³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: E A Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 98

18/1

11/2, first run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when bit below form third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) 36 days ago.

Form: 334073

Non-Runners

The Four Sixes²³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Bold Approach⁴⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: B W Duke J: D F O'Regan

Hey Johnny³⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: T Mullins J: Danny Mullins

Mater Matuta⁵³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: E D Delany J: Tom Kelly

Forecasts

Changing The Rules (7/2), Low Style (4/1), Brookie (5/1), Dutch Schultz (5/1), Itwasfate (15/2), Wild Dollar (10/1), The Four Sixes (12/1), Contrapposto (14/1), Hey Johnny (16/1), Makfils (18/1), Rock Ya Boy Ya (20/1), A Million Bucks (20/1), Navigator Jack (20/1), Mater Matuta (20/1), Well Funded (25/1), Tullypole Annie (33/1), Bold Approach (33/1), Sovereign Duke (50/1)

LOW STYLE got no further than the first fence on his chase debut last time but he is of major interest back in this sphere having readily accounted for Well Funded and 14 others on his handicap hurdle debut at Roscommon in September. Dutch Schultz is open to improvement and is next on the list ahead of Contrapposto, Itwasfate and Brookie. Wild Dollar makes his handicap debut in this sphere off a feasible mark and he also enters calculations.