14:35 Thurles

Sunday 17 December 2023

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Wishing Everyone A Safe & Happy Christmas Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 4m 5.7s

Minx Tiara⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 126| C

11/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 10/3, third of 5 in minor event chase at Clonmel (18.3f, heavy) 52 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and is slightly lower in the weights.

Form: 437633

Zoffanien³⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 124| D

50/1

25/1, fell in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.1f, heavy). Off 10 months. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 56050F-

Abbeydale^t²⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 123| D

14/1

Winner in hurdle at Gowran in March. Sixth of 9 in minor event hurdle at Naas (16.3f, soft, 5/1). Off 8 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut for top yard but has work to do.

Form: 024516-

Bua Boy⁶³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: D King⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 123| D

25/1

Twentieth of 26 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Cheltenham (16.8f, good to soft). Off 21 months.

Form: 922030/

Bowmore¹⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 121

5/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Creditable third of 8 in minor event hurdle at Roscommon (15.5f, good to soft, 3/1) 160 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and may have more to offer.

Form: 45-13

Tullypole Annie^b1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: L Fowler| OR: 121| D

40/1

Sixth of 8 in novice chase at Punchestown (15.6f, soft, 11/1) 31 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 81PP-96

Rock On Seamie⁷⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: R Hackett| OR: 120| D

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Downpatrick in June. 18/1, creditable third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.3f, heavy) 79 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 50-51F3

David Garrick^t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E & P Harty| OR: 118

33/1

Tailed-off last of 7 to Irish Point in Jezki Hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft, 50/1) 37 days ago, pulling hard. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 48/232-7

Thousand Tears³⁸⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 115

66/1

Last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f, 18/1). Off 12 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Down in trip. Rejoined yard after leaving Emmet Mullins.

Form: 340F/PU-

Pakens Rock²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: B T Murphy| OR: 114| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy, 25/1) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Heading back in the right direction.

Form: 110654

Whiskeywealth¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 113| D

11/4

9/2, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (17f, soft) 15 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Expected to be bang there from this very tempting mark.

Form: 13F6-44

Clever Currency^p,t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 111| D

10/1

Latest win in chase at Sligo in September. Good second of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 9/2) 23 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 584212

Marvel Fan^t⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 111| D

18/1

Fourteenth of 21 in handicap (8/1) at Navan (14f, heavy) 60 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, creditable on last chase outing. Enters calculations for shrwed yard.

Form: 0656-64

Theonewedreamof²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 109| D

8/1

Bit below form eighth of 20 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 29 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 364728

Ballybaun Star²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 108

22/1

Unreliable type. Respectable seventh of 20 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 50/1) 29 days ago.

Form: F48-977

Big Island²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 107

15/2

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 9/1) 29 days ago. Bounce back required.

Form: 74252P

Non-Runners

Doyenna¹⁰⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: L Fowler J: Reserve 1

The Mass Path⁹⁶

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: C Byrnes J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Bowmore (5/2), Whiskeywealth (11/4), Big Island (15/2), Theonewedreamof (8/1), Clever Currency (10/1), Minx Tiara (11/1), Abbeydale (14/1), Pakens Rock (16/1), Marvel Fan (18/1), Ballybaun Star (22/1), Bua Boy (25/1), David Garrick (33/1), Rock On Seamie (40/1), Tullypole Annie (40/1), Zoffanien (50/1), Thousand Tears (66/1)

WHISKEYWEALTH has a lower mark to work with over hurdles in relation to his chase rating and with a good-value 7 lb conditional on, he has a lot to recommend him. Bowmore is going the right way and is in superb hands so he's a threat, along with Marvel Fan.