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Friday 14 April 2023

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McGrath Limestone Works 60th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 4m 32.5s

Cafe Con Leche¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 125

13/2

10/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (16.2f, soft) 19 days ago. 13 lb rise demands more of him but he hasn't been with his in-form yard long.

Form: 0U0061

Carbon King^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr M C O'Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 125

3/1

Progressive in handicap hurdles, making it 3 wins in last 4 starts when seeing off 14 rivals at Navan (16f, heavy, 2/1) 25 days ago. Even a 13 lb rise may not prevent him going in again.

Form: 591311

Ebasari^t¹⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 123| D

14/1

Latest win in hurdle at Downpatrick in July. Tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft, 5/1) 160 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 0-14550

Razzle Dazzle Love^t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 119| D

22/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 9/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Navan (17f, heavy) 25 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Something to find on form.

Form: 4-23PFP

Your Honor³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 121

9/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Career best when winning 8-runner juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16.2f, heavy, 15/8) 33 days ago, soon clear. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 77751

Darkened^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 112| D

50/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Well-beaten twelfth of 14 to Carbon King in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 125/1) 25 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 711400

Bal De Rio⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 102

4/1

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in March. Creditable seventh of 20 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Cork (16f, soft) 4 days ago.

Form: 620F17

Wee Charlie³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 100

5/2

Career best when winning 19-runner handicap hurdle at Naas (15.4f, soft, 4/1) 33 days ago, always holding on. Open to progress.

Form: 8-35521

Non-Runners

Holmes St Georges⁵³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: S R B Crawford J: Sean O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Wee Charlie (5/2), Carbon King (3/1), Bal De Rio (4/1), Your Honor (9/2), Cafe Con Leche (13/2), Holmes St Georges (8/1), Ebasari (14/1), Razzle Dazzle Love (22/1), Darkened (50/1)

CARBON KING has improved in leaps and bounds since switched to handicaps and might still be a sstep ahead of the assessor. Wee Charlie is another who is going the right way and is feared most ahead of last month's Limerick juvenile scorer Your Honor.