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Monday 10 April 2023

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Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (0-140)

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 5m 58.4s

Galore Desassences⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 138

28/1

Latest win in hurdle at Doncaster in November. Sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Huntingdon (19.6f, good to soft) 60 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Nigel Hawke. Trainer going well so not ruled out.

Form: 13-P1P6

Heia²⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 134| C

11/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in May. 12/1, creditable fifth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, good). Off 8 months. Significantly up in trip. Not discounted.

Form: 030-215

Highland Charge²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 134| C

40/1

Sixteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (16.8f, good to soft, 125/1) 24 days ago. Up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 11-3P80

Macgiloney¹⁷⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 134| C

100/1

Reliable sort. Latest win in hurdle at Listowel in September. Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Cheltenham (24f, good to soft) 170 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 539175

Drop The Anchor²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 133

33/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Naas (19f, soft) 29 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 9500-70

Hubrisko^t¹⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J B Foley| T: W P Mullins| OR: 133| BF

12/1

Winner in hurdle at Galway in September. 20 lengths fourth of 7 to Hermes Allen in Hyde Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham (21f, good, 6/4) 150 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Much respected.

Form: 1/3-2134

Jaycean²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 129

50/1

Last of 5 in minor event hurdle at Thurles (23.2f, soft, 25/1) 23 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: P-47FF5

Ottoman Style^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 129| D

13/2

3 wins from 6 runs this season. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle (15/2) at Down Royal (20f, heavy) 24 days ago, driven out. Needs considering.

Form: 139311

Cadatharla⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 127

7/2

Promising type. Winner in hurdle at Naas in January. 4/1, excellent second of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.1f, good to soft) 44 days ago, rallying. Expected to be bang there off a handy-looking mark.

Form: 97512

Haxo²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 127

22/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in January. 33/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f, good to soft) 24 days ago, behind when mistake 2 out. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 626-71P

Whatsavailable^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris| OR: 127| BF| C

14/1

Course winner. Good 2½ lengths second of 11 to Papal Lodge in handicap hurdle (4/1) at Thurles (24f, heavy) 28 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: U49102

A Great View^b⁵⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 10-11| J: Mark Walsh| T: D Cullen| OR: 123

22/1

14/1, creditable sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.5f, good to soft) 50 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 1-59P06

Papal Lodge²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 121

16/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Thurles (24f, heavy, 10/1) 28 days ago by 2½ lengths from Whatsavailable. Shortlisted.

Form: 587-561

Zoffany Bay³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Simon Torrens| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 121

14/1

12/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Sandown (16f, soft) 30 days ago, pulled up 2 out. Significantly up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 2F51/2P

Ailie Rose²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 118

16/1

11/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, soft) 29 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 31-3F64

Unanswered^t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 115

7/1

2 wins from 4 runs this season. 17/2, creditable third of 26 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Stable having good spell. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 00-1103

Waittillitellyou^t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley| OR: 115

9/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 15/2, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Cork (24f, heavy) 18 days ago, eased down. Can make presence felt.

Form: 8/61-521

The Flier Begley²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 109

16/1

Second of 7 in hunter chase at Down Royal (19.6f, soft, 6/1) on debut over fences 24 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Can't be dismissed.

Form: 03-2332

Memory Of Youth^b¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 101| C

22/1

Course winner. 11/1, good fourth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.9f, soft) 11 days ago, closing all way to line. Blinkers back on. Claims.

Form: 78-0034

Non-Runners

Lunar Power¹³⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: N Meade J: D F O'Regan

Eye Van²¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: R P Cody J: Rachael Blackmore

Pale Blue Dot³⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: D Hogan J: Mike O'Connor

Forecasts

Cadatharla (7/2), Ottoman Style (13/2), Unanswered (7/1), Waittillitellyou (9/1), Lunar Power (10/1), Heia (11/1), Hubrisko (12/1), Whatsavailable (14/1), Zoffany Bay (14/1), Eye Van (14/1), Ailie Rose (16/1), The Flier Begley (16/1), Papal Lodge (16/1), Memory Of Youth (22/1), Haxo (22/1), A Great View (22/1), Galore Desassences (28/1), Drop The Anchor (33/1), Highland Charge (40/1), Jaycean (50/1), Pale Blue Dot (66/1), Macgiloney (100/1)

Lots with chances but CADATHARLA posted an excellent second here last time and looks weighted to go one better so gets the verdict. Unanswered is another weighted to have a say and is next on the list, although a solid case can also be made for Ailie Rose, A Great View and Waittillitellyou in a highly competitive handicap.