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Wednesday 28 December 2022

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Harrison O'Dowd Solicitors Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 6m 36.60s

Backintheroom³²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan| OR: 118

33/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. Fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 32 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 1-65

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Mercury Lane^b1,t³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 116| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 20/1, respectable ninth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, heavy) 31 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 8550-69

Young Dev³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 116| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Cork (20f, soft) 38 days ago.

Form: 32P-008

Camino Rock^t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M F Morris| OR: 114

8/1

11/2, good third of 6 in minor event hurdle at Thurles (23f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 356-453

Time Marches On^p³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: J Motherway| OR: 114

11/2

Good sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, good to soft, 16/1) 38 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 6-63526

Formal Order^b1,t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 112| C

100/1

Course winner. Eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.4f, soft, 125/1) 9 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 15/U7U0

Suain Na Draoicht³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 109

9/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in October. 13/2, below form fifth of 9 in minor event hurdle at Thurles (23.1f, soft) 34 days ago. Stable having good spell. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 22-7415

The Niffler^h³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 107

40/1

8/1, last of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) 38 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: U6133-0

Winter Carnival^p1³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: J Neilan| OR: 107

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (21.4f, good to soft, 66/1) 38 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 4234-F6

Mont Saint Vincent⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 105

11/1

13/2, first run since leaving Neil Mulholland when creditable second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 86 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 46U39-2

Cheerful Chap²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 104

13/2

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (21f, soft, 11/2) 22 days ago, easily. Enters calculations.

Form: 6P7621

Gotthenod³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 103| D

50/1

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in June. 80/1, well-beaten sixth of 8 to Queens Brook in listed mares event at Punchestown (18.2f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 619676

Earths Furies^p³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 102| C

16/1

Course winner. Good fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (21f, heavy, 5/1) 36 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0-95P34

Native Gold^p³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 97| C

16/1

Seventh of 11 in novice chase (40/1) at Cork (21f, soft) 38 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 88/21-U7

Exciting Oscar²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: D F O'Regan| T: D Ahern| OR: 93| BF| D

25/1

Bit below form fifth of 13 in handicap chase (4/1) at Punchestown (25.7f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 7200-05

Royal Rhythm^p⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 92| D

14/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Galway in October. 11/4, creditable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.2f, heavy) 50 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4045-18

Camilla's Choice^p⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 85| BF| D

28/1

3/1, refused in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (23.9f, heavy) on debut over fences 50 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 09353R

Getaway Abbey²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: Shane O'Brien| OR: 85

25/1

Below form 27½ lengths fourth of 12 to Cheerful Chap in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Tramore (21f, soft) 22 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals. RESERVE.

Form: 0835-84

Non-Runners

Simply Shabra⁴⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: A McCann J: Non Runner

Cornhill Lass²¹¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: J G Murray J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Young Dev (4/1), Time Marches On (11/2), Cheerful Chap (13/2), Camino Rock (8/1), Suain Na Draoicht (9/1), Mercury Lane (10/1), Mont Saint Vincent (11/1), Royal Rhythm (14/1), Earths Furies (16/1), Native Gold (16/1), Winter Carnival (16/1), Getaway Abbey (25/1), Simply Shabra (25/1), Exciting Oscar (25/1), Camilla's Choice (28/1), Backintheroom (33/1), The Niffler (40/1), Gotthenod (50/1), Cornhill Lass (66/1), Formal Order (100/1)

It could be worth siding with TIME MARCHES ON, who performed with credit form out of the handicap at Punchestown last month and a deserved first success over hurdles is surely not far away. Suain Na Draoicht is open to improvement now that he ventures down the handicap route and the 5-y-o is next on the list ahead of decisive Tramore winner Cheerful Chap and Mont Saint Vincent.