14:20 Leopardstown

Wednesday 27 December 2023

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Paddy Power Who Put The Wrappers Back In The Box Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 4m 24.7s

Call Me Lyreen^p²²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 142| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Six wins from 21 NH runs. 25/1, 42 lengths sixth of 7 to Saint Sam in Gr 3 chase at Killarney (20f, good). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 2F579-6

Encanto Bruno²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 140| D

10/1

2 wins from 4 runs this season. 9/2, 20¾ lengths last of 8 to Farren Glory in Royal Bond Novices' Hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 24 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 10-1P18

Nusret^t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 139| D

13/2

Good 3½ lengths second of 6 to Risk Belle in Mullinan Hurdle (12/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 25 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 33134-2

The Model Kingdom^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: N Meade| OR: 130| D

14/1

7/2, eighteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 24 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3202-20

Itswhatunitesus¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 129| D

150/1

125/1, first run since leaving Gordon Elliott when tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 10 days ago.

Form: 16U-PP0

Fortunedefortunata³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 128| D

7/2

Career best when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 10/3) 39 days ago, forging clear. Solid claims.

Form: 1400-91

Zoffanien¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 124

33/1

50/1, respectable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, good to soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 6050F-5

By Your Side²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 123| D

11/1

Good second of 19 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 24 days ago. Stable in good form. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 32-2602

Conyers Hill²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 123| D

9/2

2 wins from 5 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Cork in November. 10/1, very good third of 19 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 24 days ago, running on. On the upgrade recently.

Form: 3-27113

Minx Tiara¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 123

40/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 11/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, good to soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 376330

One Last Tango³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Griffin| OR: 122| D

4/1

Shaped well when 12½ lengths fourth of 20 to Fortunedefortunata in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 25/1) 39 days ago, running on. Third in this 12 months ago. One to consider.

Form: 1320-54

Walhaan^b,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 121| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Good fifth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 13/2) 21 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time. Fairly useful hurdler, good on last hurdle outing.

Form: 90-4434

Still Ciel²⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 118| D

9/1

Very good 6¼ lengths fourth of 14 to Shecouldbeanything in listed hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft, 40/1). Off 8 months. Trainer going well. Player under Blackmore.

Form: 210504-

Non-Runners

Hey Johnny²⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: T Mullins J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Fortunedefortunata (7/2), One Last Tango (4/1), Conyers Hill (9/2), Nusret (13/2), Still Ciel (9/1), Encanto Bruno (10/1), By Your Side (11/1), Walhaan (12/1), The Model Kingdom (14/1), Zoffanien (33/1), Call Me Lyreen (33/1), Hey Johnny (33/1), Minx Tiara (40/1), Itswhatunitesus (150/1)

ONE LAST TANGO was a good third in this 12 months ago and looks set for another bold bid after his promising fourth at Navan last month. That Navan race was won by Fortunedefortunata and a 9 lb rise for that is unlikely to prevent another prominent showing from Gordon Elliott's charge. Still Ciel and Conyers Hill are others to consider.