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Sunday 22 October 2023

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Garrynacurra Stud Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 5m 19.20s

Swelltime^h³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: W J O'Doherty| OR: 109

10/1

Hooded for 1st time, possibly needed run when seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft, 66/1) 34 days ago. Others still more persuasive.

Form: 7198F-7

Halsafari^t1¹³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: A Slattery| OR: 102| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 11/1, last of 10 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.6f, good) 133 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Michael J. Bowe with tongue strap now applied. Lurks on a dangerous mark.

Form: 4032-00

Cheerful Chap^p1¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 101

6/1

Fifth of 10 in handicap chase at Tramore (15.5f, heavy, 8/1) on debut over fences 10 days ago, inadequate test. Back over hurdles with cheekpieces on 1st time. Shortlisted returned to this longer trip.

Form: 820-705

Millstream Lady²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 101

9/2

Improved when off the mark in 14-runner handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft, 16/1) 29 days ago by 7½ lengths from Rockbrook, kept up to work. Respected now that she's up and running.

Form: 002P-01

Qatar Spirit¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: T Cleary| OR: 97

22/1

Confirmed promise of previous effort when fifth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft, 25/1) 11 days ago. Could go well back up in trip for handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 450-P35

Flemansflick³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 95

20/1

After 5 months off, showed bit more than previously when seventh of 14 in maiden hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft, 250/1) 34 days ago. Back up in trip for his handicap debut.

Form: 0-07

New Barn Lane¹⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 94

10/1

Not in the same form as previously when well-beaten fifth of 9 in maiden hurdle (66/1) at Cork (24.4f, soft) when last seen in April. Improvement needed as he drops back in distance on handicap bow.

Form: 78455-

Chainofconsequence^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 93| C

11/4

Sole win at this course last year. In first-time tongue strap, ran as well as ever when second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, heavy, 9/1) 19 days ago. Major player.

Form: P3P892

He's Home Again²¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley| OR: 93

14/1

Hooded for 1st time, improved when third of 12 in maiden hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy, 33/1) in March. Should have more to offer as he goes handicapping after 7 months off.

Form: 003-

Rockbrook²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 93

6/1

After 8 months off, produced his best effort when 7½ lengths second of 14 to Millstream Lady in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft, 22/1) 29 days ago. Task is now to build on his latest run.

Form: 60/00-2

Result Amended

Millstream Lady - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 1st.

Rockbrook - Original Position 1st. Amended Position 2nd.

Non-Runners

Hazran¹⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: E M O'Sullivan J: Miss M O'Sullivan

Forecasts

Chainofconsequence (11/4), Millstream Lady (9/2), Halsafari (11/2), Rockbrook (6/1), Cheerful Chap (6/1), Swelltime (10/1), New Barn Lane (10/1), He's Home Again (14/1), Hazran (14/1), Flemansflick (20/1), Qatar Spirit (22/1)

Having dropped in the weights, CHAINOFCONSEQUENCE ran at least as well as ever when second at Galway 19 days ago and he can build on that to return to winning ways. Millstream Lady showed improved form when opening her account at Listowel last time and could be the main danger, ahead of Cheerful Chap.