13:40 Tramore

Sunday 1 January 2023

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Tramore Medical Clinic Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 5m 59.07s

Southerner^h⁶⁶

Age: 13| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr W T Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: William Cronin| OR: 102

20/1

6/1, respectable ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, heavy) 66 days ago, finding little. Dropped to a handy mark.

Form: 301/F-39

Definiteadare^p1⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian O'Connor| OR: 98

40/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Visored for 1st time, below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Limerick (21f, heavy) 4 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 7739P0

Ardera Ru^p,t³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 96

9/2

Good second of 20 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Gowran (20f, heavy) 36 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6-53652

Butty O Brien³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 95

4/1

40/1, bit below form thirteenth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, heavy) 35 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 327-740

Lake Chad²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 95| C

4/1

Creditable second of 16 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Clonmel (19.1f, heavy) 24 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: U79572

Ocojohn²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: K C Sexton| T: T Cooper| OR: 95

13/2

6/1, third of 11 in handicap chase at this course (21.4f, soft) on debut over fences 26 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 733683

Scalino^p1¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 95

28/1

Below form tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.4f, soft, 40/1) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 890070

Well Polly^p⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Miss J M Lee| OR: 95

6/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in November. 33/1, respectable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 4 days ago.

Form: 026417

Fons Vivus^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: Padraig Butler| OR: 94

9/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, second of 12 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at this course (21f, soft) 26 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: PP-0652

Kilkenny Star²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 93

16/1

Unseated rider in handicap hurdle (20/1) at this course (21f, soft) 26 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 840-06U

Captain Lightfoot^b1⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 87

40/1

20/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft) 59 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 700600

Costaweefortune³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian O'Connor| OR: 87

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Fourteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, good to soft, 300/1) 31 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 40640

Pidoyne^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 87

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.9f, soft) 12 days ago, pulled up after 2 out. Yard in good form.

Form: 0-800P

Non-Runners

What An Ocean²⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Jordan Gainford

Happy Lad¹⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 11

T: H P Finegan J: Eoghan Finegan

Ballygriffin Girl¹²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: J P Flavin J: Reserve 1

Robindevidastar²¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Arctic Ambition³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Lake Chad (4/1), Arctic Ambition (4/1), Butty O Brien (4/1), Ardera Ru (9/2), Fons Vivus (9/2), Well Polly (6/1), Robindevidastar (6/1), Ocojohn (13/2), What An Ocean (12/1), Kilkenny Star (16/1), Ballygriffin Girl (16/1), Southerner (20/1), Happy Lad (20/1), Scalino (28/1), Definiteadare (40/1), Captain Lightfoot (40/1), Costaweefortune (50/1), Pidoyne (50/1)

The vote goes to LAKE CHAD, who has slipped to a potentially handy mark and he looks ready to strike judged on his latest effort at Clonmel. Point/bumper winner Fons Vivus left her maiden form well behind when runner-up on handicap debut over this C&D last month and she is next on the list. Ardera Ru also hit the crossbar last time and should give another good account, while Arctic Ambition will be a danger to all if he makes the cut.