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Thursday 20 April 2023

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Off time: 17:22 | Winning time: 3m 48.01s

Doyenna^t¹⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: L Fowler| OR: 107

4/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in October. 11½ lengths eighth of 10 to Magical Zoe in Gr 3 hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft, 16/1) 167 days ago.

Form: 431218

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The Big Chap^t²⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 107

5/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in May. 8/1, creditable second of 19 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.8f, good to soft), no match for winner. Off 8 months. Down in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 66-1622

Steppenwolf^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 106

7/1

7/1, creditable 4 lengths third of 12 to I Don't Get It in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, heavy) 18 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 146F23

Fassbender^t¹⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 105

28/1

Latest win in hurdle at Downpatrick in July. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Thurles (20.7f, soft) 147 days ago. Down in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 6-721PP

Good World³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin| OR: 105

12/1

Third of 15 in novice chase at Thurles (20.9f, soft, 22/1) 38 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip. Not dismissed.

Form: 551403

Roi De Dubai¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell| OR: 105

50/1

Well-beaten eleventh of 12 to I Don't Get It in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Downpatrick (17.8f, heavy) 18 days ago.

Form: 0000F0

Set Point^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| OR: 104

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 8f on Flat. Eleventh of 21 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 66/1) 11 days ago. Open to improvement now switched to handicaps.

Form: 660

Virtual Hug^t¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 104

18/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle run.

Form: 661-00

Laser Focus^t¹⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 102

14/1

Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, heavy, 16/1) 171 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4-67427

Tipp For Mac^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: T Cooper| OR: 102| BF

9/2

Unseated rider in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Downpatrick (17.8f, heavy) 18 days ago, a length down and closing when departing at the last. Merits plenty of respect.

Form: 0-4673U

West Away^t⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 102

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 25/1, seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) 67 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 2-067

Second Subaltern¹⁹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: M Brassil| OR: 98

9/1

Creditable eighth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.7f, good, 10/3). Off 6 months. Down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 620738

Gamigin¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 92

33/1

16/1 and hooded for 1st time, 23 lengths fifth of 12 to I Don't Get It in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, heavy) 18 days ago.

Form: 0507P5

Mister Wilson^h¹³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 100

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 9f on flat. 200/1, eighth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.8f, soft) 130 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 9008

Non-Runners

I Don't Get It¹⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: N McCluskey J: Reserve 1

Tincurra Lad¹⁷¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: W J Martin J: Reserve 2

Princess Sophia²⁰³

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: Ciaran Murphy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Doyenna (4/1), Tipp For Mac (9/2), The Big Chap (5/1), I Don't Get It (5/1), Mister Wilson (7/1), Steppenwolf (7/1), Second Subaltern (9/1), Princess Sophia (11/1), Set Point (12/1), Good World (12/1), Laser Focus (14/1), Virtual Hug (18/1), West Away (22/1), Tincurra Lad (25/1), Fassbender (28/1), Gamigin (33/1), Roi De Dubai (50/1)

SET POINT was fairly useful on the Flat and, while he hasn't reached that level yet over hurdles, there's every chance he will improve now handicapping, so he's preferred to Doyenna, who is down in grade. Tipp For Mac looked likely to win had he not unseated at the last at Downpatrick 18 days ago, so he's another obvious player.