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Wednesday 28 December 2022

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D Pack Packaging Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 40.9s

Joy Of Life²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Neville| OR: 102

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Second of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy, 11/1) 20 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: F28-782

Waittillitellyou^t³⁰⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 102| D

33/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Career best when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle (9/1) at Navan (21f, heavy), plenty in hand. Off 10 months. Booking of Quirke a plus. Open to further improvement and respected.

Form: 008/61-

Aide De Camp^b1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 101

6/1

25/1, ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 24-6449

Chainofconsequence³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 99| CD

13/2

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 25/1) 36 days ago by 1½ lengths from Positive Thinker, driven out. Claims of backing that up from revised mark.

Form: 36U901

Kingston Kid^p1,t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 99| D

12/1

Below form sixth of 12 in novice chase at Tramore (21.4f, soft, 11/2) 22 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 989-566

Definiteadare^v1⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian O'Connor| OR: 98| CD

66/1

C&D winner. 16/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) 59 days ago, beaten long way out. Visor reached for now.

Form: P7739P

Clear The Clouds²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 96| BF

10/3

Promising type. 4/1, very good second of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Booking of Buckley a plus and he's a likely player.

Form: 897-542

Imperial Kate²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 96

50/1

Eighteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft) 29 days ago. That was her first start for 7 months and she may well be sharper now.

Form: 0/6625-0

Well Polly^p³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss J M Lee| OR: 95| C

33/1

15/2, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at this course (24.4f, heavy) 36 days ago, kept up to work. Possibilities again with a repeat.

Form: 102641

Plain Or Battered³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 93

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 6/1, fell in novice hurdle at this course (16f, heavy) 36 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 333-48F

Seangoell^p,t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 93| C

28/1

Course winner. One win from 21 NH runs. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Tongue tie/cheekpieces refitted.

Form: 3367-90

Galmar²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 92

20/1

12/1, fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 20 days ago, headway under pressure after 3 out and plugging on. Needs to pull out a bit more if he's to open his account here.

Form: 0-66604

Storm Mahler³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 92

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, good 11 lengths sixth of 14 to Chainofconsequence in handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy) 36 days ago, needing stiffer test. Further progress not ruled out.

Form: 6006

Huit Reflets³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: R Deegan| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 91

18/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (11/2) at this C&D (heavy) 36 days ago, won by Chainofconsequence, dropping away home turn and pulled up soon after. Bounce back called for.

Form: 9782-5P

Killinure Lass⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: B McMahon| OR: 91

22/1

8/1, creditable third of 19 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 86 days ago. May find a couple too good again.

Form: P20963

Tomjackwilliam³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 91| BF

3/1

Good 2½ lengths third of 14 to Chainofconsequence in handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 10/3) 36 days ago, challenging 2 out and keeping on. Remains low mileage and he should be thereabouts again.

Form: 780-023

Non-Runners

Ernie From Nurney²³⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: P Roche J: Peter Smithers

Positive Thinker¹⁷

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: M J McDonagh J: C A Landers

Ask And Answer⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 9

T: S Aherne J: Reserve 1

Glenabo Bridge²⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 11

T: O McKiernan J: Reserve 2

Man Of The House³²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Tomjackwilliam (3/1), Clear The Clouds (10/3), Positive Thinker (4/1), Aide De Camp (6/1), Chainofconsequence (13/2), Kingston Kid (12/1), Joy Of Life (14/1), Storm Mahler (14/1), Plain Or Battered (14/1), Huit Reflets (18/1), Galmar (20/1), Killinure Lass (22/1), Ernie From Nurney (25/1), Seangoell (28/1), Waittillitellyou (33/1), Well Polly (33/1), Glenabo Bridge (33/1), Imperial Kate (50/1), Man Of The House (50/1), Ask And Answer (50/1), Definiteadare (66/1)

Plenty in with a shout in this big-field handicap, including CLEAR THE CLOUDS. He's displayed race-by-race progress in handicaps, keeping on for second at Punchestown 4 weeks ago and, with his rider's handy claim off-setting his subsequent weight rise, he could be the way to go with the prospect of more to come. Waittillitellyou, Positive Thinker and Tomjackwilliam head up the dangers.