16:17 Naas

Thursday 30 March 2023

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Thanks To All Our Sponsors In The National Hunt Season Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 4m 52.7s

Tony's Pet³²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Connell| OR: 102

28/1

Thirteenth of 21 in novice hurdle (50/1) at this course (15.5f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut from tough mark but limit hasn't yet been reached.

Form: 800

Who's Houdini⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 102

66/1

12/1, unseated rider in handicap chase at Down Royal (20f, soft) 94 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 34034U

Memory Of Youth⁹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 101

11/1

9/1, good third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (22.5f, heavy) 99 days ago. Can give another good account,

Form: P78-003

Thecornerhouse¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: E Dwan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Cashin| OR: 101

10/3

Promising sort. 10/3, career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, heavy) 13 days ago, travelling strongly. Big player in hat-trick bid now she suddenly looks most progressive.

Form: 090311

Miss Tempo⁴⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 100

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 10/3, below form fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy). Off 15 months but she's in top hands. Down in trip.

Form: 12/2165-

Joshua Chamberlain^h³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Keane| OR: 99

33/1

Bit below form eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft, 33/1) 36 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May well do better.

Form: 567388

The Connector³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 99

3/1

Promising individual. Career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle (5/4) at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft) 36 days ago, always holding on. Not taken lightly up 7 lb.

Form: 9-70431

Broadford Publican⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 98| BF

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 7/2) 99 days ago, not ideally placed. Open to improvement.

Form: 4408

Lariat¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 98

80/1

50/1, first run since leaving Adrian McGuinness when below form twelfth of 19 in handicap hurdle at this course (15.4f, soft) 18 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 0/28260

Baltinglass Hill⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 97

100/1

66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.1f, heavy) 40 days ago, pulled up before 3 out.

Form: 8115-0P

Clear The Clouds⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 96

17/2

10/3, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 92 days ago. Excuses that day and his mark remains a good one.

Form: 97-5420

Iridescent²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: M P Fogarty| T: J Fogarty| OR: 96

22/1

Respectable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Leopardstown (24f, soft) 24 days ago, not ideally placed. Down in trip.

Form: 169476

Kalanisi Dubh⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 95

16/1

80/1, 26½ lengths fourth of 5 to Monty's Star in Surehaul Mercedes-Benz Novices' Hurdle at Clonmel (24f, heavy) 42 days ago. Back down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 399124

Ringsend John³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: T Cooper| OR: 95

22/1

Good eighth of 25 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Fairyhouse (20.1f, good to soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 389798

Everystep Oftheway¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 93

33/1

12/1, thirteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at this course (15.4f, soft) 18 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 90-7070

Brucejack³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C D Maxwell| T: P A Fahy| OR: 92

50/1

Creditable ninth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.1f, good to soft, 33/1) 33 days ago.

Form: 77-0009

Three Comets^p²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 90

25/1

Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f, 80/1) 27 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 094/0-4P

Carrigeen Konini⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: D Robinson| T: Miss E Lalor| OR: 87

25/1

Twentieth of 25 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Navan (22.4f, good to soft) 46 days ago.

Form: 47-P350

Danesfort Mayfly¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 85

28/1

Creditable ninth of 19 in handicap hurdle at this course (15.4f, soft, 40/1) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 7-00089

Robindevidastar⁶⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 85

50/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Cheekpieces on for first time, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, heavy, 7/1) 64 days ago.

Form: 7-66200

Well Loved^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: R Deegan| T: Miss Liz Doyle| OR: 84

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, seventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve.

Form: F-7607

Two For The Road^p1¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 83

50/1

Tailed-off seventh of 18 to Thecornerhouse in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Down Royal (20f, heavy) 13 days ago, going in snatches. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: P05-467

Captain Cal^p,t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 82

10/1

14/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) 7 days ago.

Form: P23506

Non-Runners

Danny The Fence³³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: K Thornton J: Donagh Meyler

Forecasts

The Connector (3/1), Thecornerhouse (10/3), Clear The Clouds (17/2), Broadford Publican (10/1), Captain Cal (10/1), Memory Of Youth (11/1), Miss Tempo (14/1), Kalanisi Dubh (16/1), Iridescent (22/1), Ringsend John (22/1), Carrigeen Konini (25/1), Three Comets (25/1), Danesfort Mayfly (28/1), Tony's Pet (28/1), Everystep Oftheway (33/1), Joshua Chamberlain (33/1), Two For The Road (50/1), Robindevidastar (50/1), Brucejack (50/1), Danny The Fence (50/1), Who's Houdini (66/1), Well Loved (80/1), Lariat (80/1), Baltinglass Hill (100/1)

Sure to prove strong form for the grade with THECORNERHOUSE, who is improving in leaps and bounds, just about the most persuasive option in her quest for the hat-trick. The Connector did it nicely at Punchestown and he's of serious interest again, while Clear The Clouds can be excused his latest run and his work remains a workable one.