15:15 Tipperary

Tuesday 18 April 2023

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Junction Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 0.80s

How Decc²⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: E Seymour| OR: 95

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good, 9/1). Off 6 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 6-7056

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Deep Pockets^t1¹⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 93

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 125/1, twentieth of 23 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 163 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 66D60

Prioritise^t⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 93

20/1

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should have scope off this mark judged on Flat ability. Interesting runner.

Form: 000

Ellens Angel²¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: A McCurtin| T: E McCarthy| OR: 91

66/1

Sixteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Listowel (20f, good). Off 7 months.

Form: 606/58-0

Beeverstown Bullet⁹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 90

12/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Respectable ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 92 days ago.

Form: 034969

Go Gill Go^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J Grace| OR: 90

9/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 17/2, shaped better than result when fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 19 days ago, losing all chance when hampered and mistake 2 out. One to consider.

Form: 835405

Always Enchanting²⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 89

66/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, soft, 22/1). Off 9 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 9478-07

Jack Holiday^b²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: J F Gleeson| OR: 89| C

12/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2021. Pulled up in handicap chase at Tramore (15.1f, soft, 16/1) 2 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Merits consideration on pick of form, but obvious questions to answer at present.

Form: 346F6P

Lakomet Of Saints^t⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 89

11/2

Eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 43 days ago.

Form: 009-998

Moonlight Getaway⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: D Hassett| OR: 89

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, heavy) 92 days ago, not knocked about. Back down in trip.

Form: 0000

Rathnaleen Kal⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 89

40/1

Eighth of 10 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Thurles (15.5f, soft) 86 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 858-408

Nibbles⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr T O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor| OR: 88

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy, 12/1) 61 days ago. More needed.

Form: 05895

Beau's Candle²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Fitzgerald| OR: 85

22/1

Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16.2f, soft, 40/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 578466

Drop The Harrow^p³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: A McCann| OR: 85

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fell in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, heavy) 32 days ago. Booking of Slevin a plus.

Form: 7F0-PF

Uppertown Mya²⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E McCarthy| OR: 84

20/1

14/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good), weakening after next. Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving Mary E Doyle. Feasibly treated on best form if new yard has her ready to roll.

Form: 0P-835P

Leading The Way^b²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: G Scott| OR: 83

9/2

22/1, very good third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) 26 days ago, having benefit of enterprising ride. Enters calculations.

Form: 080093

Brownstone^p1,t⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 82

22/1

12/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24f, soft) 47 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 780790

Hide Out^p²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

10/1

Remains a maiden after 22 NH runs. 16/1, bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) 26 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: P-P4048

Abu Hazem²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 87

50/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, twelfth of 17 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 29 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 000

Non-Runners

Mont Athena⁴⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: A McCann J: Aidan Kelly

Mi Sueno¹⁹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: P Flood J: Ricky Doyle

Duke Otto¹²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: P J Flynn J: Reserve 2

Likable Chancer¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: D Howard J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Leading The Way (9/2), Lakomet Of Saints (11/2), Nibbles (6/1), Moonlight Getaway (7/1), Go Gill Go (9/1), Hide Out (10/1), Duke Otto (10/1), Jack Holiday (12/1), Beeverstown Bullet (12/1), Prioritise (20/1), Uppertown Mya (20/1), Beau's Candle (22/1), Brownstone (22/1), How Decc (22/1), Mont Athena (25/1), Likable Chancer (25/1), Deep Pockets (28/1), Drop The Harrow (33/1), Mi Sueno (33/1), Rathnaleen Kal (40/1), Abu Hazem (50/1), Always Enchanting (66/1), Ellens Angel (66/1)

GO GILL GO was better than the result on her recent return from a break at Limerick and might be worth siding with having slipped to an attractive mark. Prioritise could have more to come over hurdles now handicapping and is a potentially dangerous opponent. Leading The Way is also shortlisted on the back of her latest Cork third.