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Monday 10 April 2023

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Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 4m 8.7s

Karuma Grey^h³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden| OR: 123| D

28/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Career best when winning 18-runner novice hurdle (28/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 30 days ago. Booking of McDonagh a plus. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: F-FP051

Kiki Badger^t1⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: D E Mullins| T: A McCann| OR: 122| D

25/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Fifth of 6 in minor event hurdle (5/1) at Thurles (20f, good to soft) 60 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Mark demands more.

Form: 811455

Figaroc³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 120

9/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 4/1, won 18-runner novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.7f, soft) 39 days ago, driven out. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should have more to offer for top yard.

Form: 2/P81

Telecon^h²⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Fahey| OR: 120

14/1

Promising individual. Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in July. 7/2, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good to firm). Off 7 months. Likely to improve.

Form: 3-4184

Gentleman Joe^t¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 116

11/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Stable having good spell. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should progress.

Form: 48-0

Star Harbour¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: A McGuinness| OR: 116

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Useful winner at 10f on flat. 25/1, eighth of 27 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, heavy) 16 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 983

Bleu D'enfer^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 115

28/1

16/1, good fourth of 17 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 21 days ago, finding little. Makes handicap hurdle debut. E

Form: P52554

Brookie^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 114| D

9/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in November. Fell in novice chase at Leopardstown (17f, good to soft, 9/1) 35 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Stable having good spell. Others more persuasive.

Form: 41270F

Listentillitellyea¹⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 113

25/1

17/2, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (19.9f, good to soft) 171 days ago.

Form: 228326

Metamorpheus²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan| OR: 121| D

17/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in January. Creditable sixth of 21 in juvenile hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, soft, 22/1) 27 days ago.

Form: 3156

Action Motion²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: D Hogan| OR: 118| D

50/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Cork in January. Fifteenth of 21 in juvenile hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, soft, 125/1) 27 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7140

Ages Of Man^p1¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 109

33/1

Below form eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 105 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 30-F640

Black Hawk Eagle¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: N Meade| OR: 109

10/1

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. Returned from a break to win on Flat at Navan recently. Interesting back hurdling.

Form: 15

Luimneach^h1²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 109| D

12/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Below form fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, heavy, 11/1) 24 days ago, finishing tired. Hood on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 561715

Splashing Out³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 109| BF

7/1

Promising type. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft, 3/1) 36 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 5-52245

Gordons Aura²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 116| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Winner in hurdle here in February. 80/1, very good seventh of 21 in juvenile hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, soft) 27 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 084317

Razdan^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: C D Timmons| OR: 107

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 12f on flat. Won 19-runner handicap (15/2) at the Curragh (8f, heavy) 16 days ago, always holding on. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Player.

Form: 3-272

Realism^t⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 109

15/2

Useful on Flat. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fifth of 25 in maiden hurdle (28/1) at this C&D (soft) 72 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 985

Mary's Pride¹¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 106| CD

16/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 11/1) 110 days ago, pushed out. RESERVE.

Form: 0P7-801

Non-Runners

Kashi⁷⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: K Thornton J: Donagh Meyler

Cillians Charm⁶¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: A McCann J: Miss A B O'Connor

Scenic Look¹⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: A Murray J: L P Dempsey

Luminous Light¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: A McCann J: Sean O'Keeffe

Dont Go Yet¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 9

T: E Cawley J: Reserve 2

Petit King¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: E Cawley J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Splashing Out (7/1), Realism (15/2), Scenic Look (8/1), Metamorpheus (17/2), Figaroc (9/1), Brookie (9/1), Black Hawk Eagle (10/1), Razdan (10/1), Gordons Aura (11/1), Gentleman Joe (11/1), Luimneach (12/1), Star Harbour (12/1), Telecon (14/1), Mary's Pride (16/1), Cillians Charm (16/1), Listentillitellyea (25/1), Kiki Badger (25/1), Bleu D'enfer (28/1), Karuma Grey (28/1), Ages Of Man (33/1), Kashi (33/1), Action Motion (50/1), Luminous Light (50/1)

An ultra-competitive opener. REALISM looks to have been brought along over hurdles with handicaps in mind and his mark is lenient based on his Flat ability so he's the suggestion, with confidence in his chance increased should the betting vibes be strong. Razdan and Black Hawk Eagle are both respected on the back of recent Flat wins, while Figaroc and Gentleman Joe are likely improvers now handicapping for top stables.