14:00 Naas

Sunday 12 November 2023

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Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Listed)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 13.8s

Summerville Boy¹⁹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| D

16/1

Smart hurdler. Creditable 9¾ lengths sixth of 9 to Klassical Dream in Champion Stayers' Hurdle at Punchestown (23.6f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Trainer going well. Much respected on his handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 55/4216-

Amir Kabir⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

18/1

8/15, career best when winning 5-runner minor event hurdle at Navan (15.6f, good to soft) 57 days ago. Up in trip. Yard having good spell. Can go well again.

Form: 2135-91

Firm Footings¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

5/1

1 win from 1 run this season. 5/1, career best when winning 6-runner minor event hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, soft) 16 days ago. Not taken lightly for his in-form stable.

Form: 33167-1

Chinx Of Light⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell

33/1

Off 13 months before fading fifth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.3f, heavy, 11/1) 44 days ago. Can take a step forward now.

Form: 12F5F-5

Ballybawn Belter⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: Liz Doyle| D

11/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Easily landed 10-runner handicap hurdle (9/2) at Ballinrobe (21.8f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Considered.

Form: 5181-81

Common Practice^p⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien

16/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft, 9/1) 55 days ago. Up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 7142U-3

Drop The Anchor²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Fahy| C

33/1

33/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap at this course (16.1f, heavy) 28 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Useful hurdler, so can't be discounted.

Form: 500/700-

Thecompanysergeant⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: D King⁽³⁾| T: Miss S Larkin

10/3

Sole run for Adrian Brendan Joyce when good fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft, 6/1) 51 days ago. Back up in trip and firmly in the picture off a handy-looking mark.

Form: 212-P14

Espanito Bello²¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell| C

20/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (29f, soft, 22/1) 7 months ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly down in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: P5/451P-

Ballywilliam Boy⁶⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Hourigan| C

80/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle at Galway in October 2021. Creditable sixth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24f, good to soft, 40/1), finding little. Off 21 months so market can prove a good guide.

Form: 512306/

Jazzy Matty^p,t²¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

17/2

Latest win in hurdle at Cheltenham in March. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Fairyhouse (16.4f, soft). Off 7 months. Up in trip. Stable in good form. Sort to bounce back.

Form: 215410-

Gaoth Chuil³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: T M Walsh| D

11/2

9/1, good second of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good to soft) 32 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 1391P-2

Rebel Gold^t²⁵⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley| C

22/1

Career best when winning 6-runner Newlands Chase at this course (16f, good to soft, 5/2) by neck from Coeur Sublime, digging deep. Off 8 months. Switches from chase to hurdles and not dismissed.

Form: 652151-

Cozone^b³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Jordan Gainford| T: M J Smith| D

66/1

40/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 30 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Booking of Gainford a plus so should give a good account.

Form: U02301

Kilbree Warrior^b,t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| D

28/1

Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in April. Well-beaten fifth of 6 to Space Tourist in listed mares event (14/1) at Limerick (22.7f, heavy) 22 days ago. Blinkers back on with more needed.

Form: 7261-65

Lord Erskine^b¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: J J Slevin| T: H Rogers| D

10/1

Good third of 11 in minor event at the Curragh (12f, heavy, 4/1) 12 days ago, clear of rest. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Blinkers back on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 030/520-

Must Meet Cecil^p³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C Collins| D

22/1

3 wins from 8 runs this season, battling well when landing 9-runner handicap hurdle (7/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 36 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: F01411

The Lovely Man⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy| BF

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form fourth of 12 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.9f, soft, 5/4) 48 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut with more required.

Form: 452-24

West Is Awake^h¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: E Cawley| C

16/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in October. Tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Galway (21.9f, heavy) 15 days ago. This course winner can bounce back.

Form: 6/480-10

Forecasts

Thecompanysergeant (10/3), Firm Footings (5/1), Gaoth Chuil (11/2), Jazzy Matty (17/2), Lord Erskine (10/1), Ballybawn Belter (11/1), West Is Awake (16/1), Common Practice (16/1), Summerville Boy (16/1), The Lovely Man (16/1), Amir Kabir (18/1), Espanito Bello (20/1), Rebel Gold (22/1), Must Meet Cecil (22/1), Kilbree Warrior (28/1), Chinx Of Light (33/1), Drop The Anchor (33/1), Cozone (66/1), Ballywilliam Boy (80/1)

Plenty are in with a shout. THECOMPANYSERGEANT starts out on a lenient mark for Shauna Larkin so is taken to build on his good Listowel fourth last time out and quickly resume winning ways. Lord Erskine is next on the list now reverted to this sphere on the back of a good Curragh third on the level. Gordon Elliott's trio Firm Footings, Chinx of Light and Jazzy Matty all need factoring in too in a highly competitive event.