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Thursday 16 February 2023

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Minorstown Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 31.05s

Fiery Brown¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: S O O'Brien| OR: 95

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2, good second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 16 days ago, staying on without making any impression on winner. Clear of remainder then and she's a big player here.

Form: 228822

Getaway Train^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: D Hassett| OR: 93

11/5

28/1, ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 21 days ago, ridden 3 out and making no impression. Understandably more needed to play a meaningful role here.

Form: 400009

I Sea The Moon⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 92

7/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft, 13/2) 67 days ago, weakening before home turn. That was his first start for 14 months and she's entitled to strip fitter for that here.

Form: 00242-P

Magic Conqueror¹⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Kennedy| OR: 91

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 7/1, creditable sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft) 105 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 30-056

Mahlers Cove^t1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 90

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 13/2) 16 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: P6685

Warm In Gorey^t1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 90

6/1

Below form seventh of 20 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 21 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Addition of a tongue tie may well help now and he's not taken lightly.

Form: 706257

Anstand³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P Nolan| OR: 88

4/1

Promising sort. Eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 31 days ago, keeping on without being given a hard time. Far less exposed than most and he's one to note here.

Form: 8908

Bavarian Girl^t⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: M Winters| OR: 88

80/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, heavy) 47 days ago, weakening from 3 out and pulled up before last. That was her first start for 18 months and the betting may prove a useful guide here.

Form: 4898/5-P

Roguey^p⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 88

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 50 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 909

Brownstone^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 87

16/1

40/1, seventh of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.3f, heavy) 17 days ago, weakening entering straight. Needs to build on that dropping back in trip.

Form: P2-7807

Flashthelights^t⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: S McConville| OR: 86| D

22/1

Twenty first of 25 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.9f, soft, 14/1) in December. Needs to bounce back returning from a short break.

Form: 14-P670

Hollow Spark¹²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J Barcoe| OR: 83

125/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (150/1) at Cork (19f, soft) 123 days ago, losing place early final circuit. Can only be watched back from 4 months off.

Form: 99-008P

Take A Punt⁶⁶⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 83

125/1

10-y-o mare who was largely struggling to make an impact in handicaps during 2020/21 when last seen. Passed over on back of 22 months off.

Form: 00680P/

Banada Bridge^p1,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 82

10/1

Fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, heavy, 7/1) 22 days ago, weakening quickly. Remains a maiden but previous exploits weren't devoid of promise and not one to write off. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 7-04270

Nomadic Star^p¹⁰⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: L Young| OR: 80

40/1

Thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 100 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6-70550

Non-Runners

Lakomet Of Saints⁴⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: J P Flavin J: D E Mullins

Ringsend John¹⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: T Cooper J: Reserve 1

Whip Whitaker¹⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: J P Ryan J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Getaway Train (11/5), Anstand (4/1), Fiery Brown (6/1), Warm In Gorey (6/1), I Sea The Moon (7/1), Banada Bridge (10/1), Lakomet Of Saints (14/1), Brownstone (16/1), Flashthelights (22/1), Mahlers Cove (25/1), Magic Conqueror (33/1), Roguey (33/1), Nomadic Star (40/1), Bavarian Girl (80/1), Hollow Spark (125/1), Take A Punt (125/1)

FIERY BROWN showed improved form when beaten only by one in receipt of a handy weight-for-age allowance on handicap debut at Limerick 16 days ago. Nicely on top of the remainder that day, her rider takes off a handy 5 lb here and she gets the nod to go one place better. A first-time tongue tie could well help Warm in Gorey and he's expected to go well along with Anstand. Lakomet of Saints is one to monitor closely in the market for positive vibes.