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Lisadell Equine Hospital Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

Off time: 12:19 | Winning time: 5m 36.40s

Kashi⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 115

33/1

Unseated rider in claiming hurdle (15/2) at Clonmel (19.8f, heavy) 51 days ago.

Form: 1017-PU

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Rodney Bay¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 113

17/2

22/1, won 20-runner handicap at the Curragh (14f, heavy) 18 days ago, just holding on. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Back up in trip. One to consider.

Form: 1236-44

Ballycoose⁵⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 112

12/1

Latest win in hurdle at Ayr in December 2021. Creditable ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24.5f, good to soft, 20/1) 19 months ago.

Form: 11P439/

I Don't Get It^b⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 111

40/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Well-beaten sixth of 7 to Irish Point in Jezki Hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft, 125/1) 8 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 121536

Rowdy Romeo²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin| OR: 111

10/1

Creditable third of 7 in novice hurdle (10/1) at Sligo (25.4f, soft) 22 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 3523-U3

Sea Aster^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 111

11/2

Winner in hurdle at Tramore in August. Good fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.5f, soft, 10/1) 16 days ago. Ought to go close.

Form: R512P4

Ask Anything²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 109

4/1

5/6, career best when winning 17-runner novice hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) on hurdles bow/return 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut and can improve further.

Form: 3/1549-1

Ebenezer Scrooge^t¹⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 109

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (23.6f, good, 7/1) 160 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 5P3-U8

Harvard Guy²⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mark Walsh| T: E & P Harty| OR: 109

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2, below form tenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 8 months ago. Earlier Fairyhouse second is good form and he can do better.

Form: 09520-

The Flier Begley^h¹⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 109| D

12/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f in chases. Below form ninth of 15 in handicap chase (20/1) at Ballinrobe (23f, good) 173 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Hood back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 326-159

Bocelli's Voice^t1¹⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 107

14/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in March. 7/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.6f, good) 168 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 8551-U4

Elusive Guy³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 107

16/1

Creditable seventh of 15 in maiden (22/1) at this course (14f, heavy) 31 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle run.

Form: U66070-

Mighty Jeremy^h,t¹⁹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Liam G O'brien| OR: 105| BF| D

16/1

3/1, good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good to soft) 6 months ago. Can go well again.

Form: 0/4211-2

Rockbrook²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 97

15/2

Good second of 10 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Limerick (19.4f, heavy) 27 days ago, first past the post but subsequently disqualified. Could gain compensation.

Form: 60/00-2D

Simply Shabra^p²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 92

14/1

Respectable tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.8f, soft, 28/1) 2 days ago.

Form: 0F0-P50

Mighty Oak Lad²²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: A P Heskin| T: K Thornton| OR: 88

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 7 months. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should progress.

Form: 0080-

Oh'herewego²⁷

Age: 14| Weight: 10-0| J: E Dwan⁽⁷⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80

66/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2019. 33/1, seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 27 days ago.

Form: 08-0207

Non-Runners

Penny Jar¹⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: P Downey J: Patrick M O'Brien

Forecasts

Ask Anything (4/1), Sea Aster (11/2), Harvard Guy (7/1), Rockbrook (15/2), Rodney Bay (17/2), Rowdy Romeo (10/1), The Flier Begley (12/1), Ballycoose (12/1), Bocelli's Voice (14/1), Simply Shabra (14/1), Penny Jar (14/1), Elusive Guy (16/1), Mighty Jeremy (16/1), Ebenezer Scrooge (18/1), Kashi (33/1), Mighty Oak Lad (40/1), I Don't Get It (40/1), Oh'herewego (66/1)

ROCKBROOK is taken to gain compensation for his Limerick reversal and come out on top. Limerick-winner Ask Anything and Mighty Jeremy are a couple of others to note in a competitive handicap.