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Saturday 7 October 2023

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Book Your Winter Festival Tickets Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 4m 3.30s

Art Of Silence⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: G Keane| OR: 116| D

14/1

Creditable eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 18/1) 8 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Back down in trip. Fairly useful hurdler, below form on last outing in this sphere.

Form: 3U-3418

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The Dasher Conway²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Mrs G Callaghan| OR: 114| D

4/1

Latest win in chase at Tramore in June. 7/1, fell in novice chase at Listowel (17f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Looks competitive on form.

Form: F0-132F

Rodney Bay¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Slevin| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 113

9/1

11/2, tenth of 12 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, soft) 12 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Back down in trip and can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 51236-4

Dame Rapide²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Daniel King⁽³⁾| T: J M Barrett| OR: 112

10/3

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 3 runs this season. May have more to offer now pitched into a handicap in this sphere and she's one for the shortlist.

Form: 46-821

Sam Magee^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 111| BF

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 2/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, below form eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 29 days ago. Not one to write off just yet.

Form: 1/3500-8

Anyway^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: D Budds| OR: 108| BF

9/2

Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in August. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle (6/4) at Listowel (20f, soft) 19 days ago. Likely to be in the mix.

Form: 00-6815

Must Meet Cecil^p³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 108| D

7/1

Career best when winning 9-runner claiming hurdle (13/2) at Bellewstown (20.4f, good) 38 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Back down in trip and more on his plate here.

Form: 0F0141

Mr Sundancer²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 99

16/1

Hooded for 1st time, good eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.6f, good to soft, 50/1) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 665-R08

Saraqael⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 100

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 8f on flat. Good eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, soft, 20/1) 62 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 000-8

Non-Runners

Kashi⁹

Weight: 11-13| Age: 6

T: K Thornton J: Donagh Meyler

Clever Currency¹⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: P W Flynn J: Ben Kennedy

Forecasts

Clever Currency (3/1), Dame Rapide (10/3), The Dasher Conway (4/1), Anyway (9/2), Must Meet Cecil (7/1), Sam Magee (15/2), Saraqael (15/2), Rodney Bay (9/1), Art Of Silence (14/1), Kashi (14/1), Mr Sundancer (16/1)

DAME RAPIDE did the job well when landing the odds in a Ballinrobe maiden last month and she is appealing now switched to handicap company off what looks a feasible opening mark. The Dasher Conway got no further than the first fence at Listowel recently but he was in good form prior to that and is capable of a bold show back hurdling. Anyway also enters calculations and Sam Magee is another for the shortlist.