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Friday 21 April 2023

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Mullingar Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 17:43 | Winning time: 6m 45.20s

Merry Moves^t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs G O'Connor| OR: 94| D

4/1

Career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, heavy) last month and far from disgraced in follow-up bid at same course since. Must enter calculations.

Form: 24P916

Female Approach^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 90

17/2

Third of 13 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Ballinrobe (17.4f, soft) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 307803

Karayaz^p1⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: John Cullen| OR: 89

50/1

Last of 14 in maiden (200/1) at Dundalk (7f) 56 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Pulled up on last hurdle run. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 298F9P

Cafe Del Mar⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: D Robinson| T: David J Phelan| OR: 86

13/2

Below form sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Tramore (20.3f, soft) 5 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 1-P0896

Thirsty Thursday²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: I J Power| T: C Motherway| OR: 86

28/1

Sixteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Naas (16.3f, soft) 22 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Work to do.

Form: 09P960

Hockworthy Flyer^t¹⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A McNamara| OR: 85

13/2

12/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, good to soft) 141 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 757-374

St Denis's Well¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 85

16/1

14/1, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.7f, heavy) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 000049

Winnie Woodnutt^h1,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: D Harvey| OR: 85| D

9/4

Point winner who ran up to best when third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16.3f, soft, 7/1) 22 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Hood on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 132213

Champagne Secret^h²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Jayne Hearne| OR: 84

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 12 in novice hurdle (22/1) at Cork (20f, heavy) 29 days ago. Improvement required on handicap debut.

Form: 0/7706

Drimsree Lad^t¹⁶⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 11-0| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 81| D

33/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Returned to form when third of 16 in handicap hurdle (125/1) at Fairyhouse (23.2f, heavy) 164 days ago. Not out of things.

Form: F-00003

Flemensreva^p²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan| OR: 81

25/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy, 50/1) 29 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 090006

He Ain't Heavy³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 80

16/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, heavy, 10/1) 35 days ago, weakening before next. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 0090-0P

One More Lass^h⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 80

33/1

33/1, tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, soft) 5 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 8P0030

Short Story Long^b²²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 80

28/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. 125/1, eleventh of 23 in handicap hurdle at Naas (23.6f, soft) 22 days ago. Readily opposed.

Form: P8U000

Man Of The House¹⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 88

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1, last of 8 in minor event hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 146 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 52-8808

Camilla's Choice^p¹¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 85| D

18/1

28/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 114 days ago, dropping away. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals. RESERVE.

Form: 9353RP

Non-Runners

Elle Dorado Rock²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: P J Carberry

Duffys Getaway²²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Journey West⁴²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: C A McBratney J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Winnie Woodnutt (9/4), Merry Moves (4/1), Cafe Del Mar (13/2), Hockworthy Flyer (13/2), Elle Dorado Rock (7/1), Female Approach (17/2), Duffys Getaway (12/1), He Ain't Heavy (16/1), St Denis's Well (16/1), Camilla's Choice (18/1), Champagne Secret (22/1), Flemensreva (25/1), Thirsty Thursday (28/1), Short Story Long (28/1), Drimsree Lad (33/1), One More Lass (33/1), Man Of The House (33/1), Journey West (33/1), Karayaz (50/1)

ELLE DORADO ROCK arrives on back of a career-best effort on the Flat and remains open to improvement over hurdles. He gets the nod. Merry Moves and Winnie Woodnutt head the list of dangers.