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Regeneron 'Science To Medicine' Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 4m 45.02s

Instant Return⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 108

80/1

Twelfth of 15 in novice chase at Thurles (20.9f, soft, 150/1) on debut over fences 74 days ago, never travelling well. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 0070/00-

Gekkota²⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 104| C

14/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Course winner. One win from 2 runs last season. Fifth of 7 in novice hurdle (12/1) at Sligo (17.9f, good). Off 9 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 5855/15-

Figurehead^h1²⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 102

20/1

Fourteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.8f, good to soft, 50/1). Off 9 months. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 220P0/0-

I Don't Get It⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 102

13/2

13/2, second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 7 days ago, doing too much too soon. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 3301-12

Rebel Waltz⁴²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: T J Nagle-Jr| OR: 102

33/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Last of 14 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft, 66/1). Off 14 months.

Form: 823UU0/

Trendy Lady^t²⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 100

8/1

Below form fifth of 9 in novice chase at Sligo (21.2f, good to soft, 5/1). Off 8 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Stable in good form. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 9/22455-

Atimetodream¹⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 99

6/1

Promising individual. Seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, heavy, 10/1) 145 days ago. Yard having good spell. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Player.

Form: 937-

Rathnaleen Kal¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 98| D

9/4

9/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, soft) 15 days ago, always holding on. Has to be taken seriously at these weights.

Form: 8/4082-1

Farceur De Sivola⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 95

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Below form sixth of 14 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Clonmel (18.5f, heavy) 66 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May well do better.

Form: 0/056-

Leroy Leroy²⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 95

22/1

First run since leaving Jim Boyle when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good, 18/1), tailed off when soon after halfway. Off 8 months.

Form: 05664/P-

Sarah's Soldier⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: P A Fahy| OR: 95

16/1

Eleventh of 21 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Naas (15.5f, good to soft) 89 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0/50090-

Deep Pockets^t³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: A McCurtin| T: E McCarthy| OR: 94

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, very good fourth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, soft) 38 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 66D604-

Bear Claws^t²³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 93

20/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 18/1, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft). Off 7 months and needs to bounce back.

Form: 042409-

No Bodder⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A Mullins| OR: 93

20/1

66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 76 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: PP050P-

Cloudy Fountain³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: W J Burke| OR: 86

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 40/1, close up when fell 2 out in hunter chase at Tramore (21.7f, good to soft) on debut over fences 39 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. No forlorn hope.

Form: 93PP1F-

Ricky Langford⁸¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 86

10/1

Sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 81 days ago, not ideally placed. Given a chance by the assessor.

Form: 090006-

Mont Athena⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: J J Slevin| T: A McCann| OR: 88

40/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, thirteenth of 25 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) 83 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 070-

Non-Runners

Frazel Express²²²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 11

T: J Barcoe J: K Callaghan

So Easy Way²⁰⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: I Madden J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Rathnaleen Kal (9/4), Atimetodream (6/1), I Don't Get It (13/2), Trendy Lady (8/1), Deep Pockets (8/1), Ricky Langford (10/1), Gekkota (14/1), Farceur De Sivola (16/1), Frazel Express (16/1), Sarah's Soldier (16/1), Figurehead (20/1), Bear Claws (20/1), No Bodder (20/1), Leroy Leroy (22/1), Rebel Waltz (33/1), So Easy Way (33/1), Cloudy Fountain (40/1), Mont Athena (40/1), Instant Return (80/1)

RATHNALEEN KAL took her form up a notch when scoring at Clonmel recently and looks weighted to go in again despite taking a 6 lb rise in the weights. Atimetodream looks open to progress now going into handicaps and rates the chief threat, although Farceur de Sivola is another handicap debutant who can have a say along with the resurgent I Don't Get It.