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Saturday 18 November 2023

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Hotel Park St. Johann In Tirol Austria Handicap Hurdle (80-130)

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 4m 25.1s

Byker²²

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 128| D

22/1

14/1, fifth of 6 in minor event hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, soft) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5132-55

Roseys Hollow⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: Jonathan Sweeney| OR: 126| D

16/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (5/1) at Listowel (17f, soft) 57 days ago. By no means ruled out back hurding and pitched into a handicap for the first time in this sphere.

Form: F3215P

One Last Tango¹⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: J S McGarvey| T: E Griffin| OR: 122| CD

25/1

Fifth of 7 in minor event hurdle at Wexford (17.4f, good to soft, 11/4) 171 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 11320-5

Banjaxed¹⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: L Fowler| OR: 121

8/1

8/15, didn't need to be at best when winning 5-runner novice hurdle at Perth (20.2f, good), kept up to work. Off 6 months. Back down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2/525P-1

Cafe Con Leche¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr A D Bustin⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 120| D

50/1

Creditable fourth of 11 in minor event at the Curragh (12f, heavy, 20/1) 18 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, below form on last hurdle outing.

Form: 061R-30

Rasiym⁹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: M M McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 120| D

33/1

33/1, good seventh of 13 in maiden at Tramore (16f, good). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Creditable on last hurdle run, albeit that was back in March 2021.

Form: 401444/

Ebasari^t¹²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 119| D

40/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, soft) 127 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4550F-8

Fortunedefortunata³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 119| D

10/3

11/2, bit below form ninth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 4/1400-9

Irish Blaze^h⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 118| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 9 in handicap chase (7/1) at Down Royal (16.4f, soft) 8 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Improvement needed.

Form: F-51343

Top Moon⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 118| D

25/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. First run since leaving Ben Haslam when creditable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16.2f, soft, 22/1) 48 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 000/96-6

Clarens²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: J P Flavin| OR: 116| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 14/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, good) 22 days ago.

Form: 869-630

Crassus²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Meade| OR: 116| C| D

7/1

Creditable third of 18 in handicap (12/1) at Leopardstown (12f, heavy) 27 days ago, never nearer. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Can make presence felt.

Form: 330872/

Largy Shark²²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 115

16/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. 3/1, didn't need to be at best when winning 8-runner novice hurdle at Carlisle (19.3f, good), soon clear. Off 7 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 75/411-

Music Of Tara^t²³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 115| BF

7/1

Respectable second of 11 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy, 1/2). Off 7 months and down in trip here, she has to be taken seriously.

Form: 249322-

Kudasheva^t1³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 113| BF

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/4, bit below form sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, heavy) 37 days ago. Back down in trip and tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 1/356-6

The Priests Leap^p,t¹⁶²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 113| D

66/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 13/2, sixth of 7 in novice chase at Clonmel (16.3f, good) 162 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others preferred.

Form: 436P-06

Ballybaun Star⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 109

50/1

Unreliable individual. 33/1, seventh of 9 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (25.7f, good) 96 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 7F48-97

Deons Diamond⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 109

16/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Won 6-runner novice chase at Sligo (21.2f, heavy, 2/1) on debut over fences 52 days ago, forging clear. Switches from chase to hurdles. Likely to improve.

Form: 2-8141

Theonewedreamof²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 109| D

11/1

12/1, good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, heavy) 20 days ago, closing all way to line. Others more persuasive.

Form: 236472

Big Island¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 108

9/1

6/1, creditable second of 15 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, heavy) 19 days ago, no match for winner. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Creditable on last hurdle run. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 5-74252

Forecasts

Fortunedefortunata (10/3), Music Of Tara (7/1), Crassus (7/1), Banjaxed (8/1), Big Island (9/1), Theonewedreamof (11/1), Kudasheva (12/1), Irish Blaze (12/1), Largy Shark (16/1), Roseys Hollow (16/1), Deons Diamond (16/1), Clarens (20/1), Byker (22/1), One Last Tango (25/1), Top Moon (25/1), Rasiym (33/1), Ebasari (40/1), Ballybaun Star (50/1), Cafe Con Leche (50/1), The Priests Leap (66/1)

This looks very competitive indeed. CRASSUS is interesting for, although he hasn't raced over hurdles since November 2021, he has been in good form on the Flat this year and is on a potentially good mark back hurdling judged on his latest effort at Leopardstown. Largy Shark is 2-2 over hurdles and he has to be feared now handicapping, while Roseys Hollow and Music of Tara both have claims. Deons Diamond remains open to improvement but it's over the larger obstacles where her future surely lies.