14:37 Limerick

Wednesday 27 December 2023

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Grant Thornton Ladies Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 6m 0.50s

Farmix¹⁰⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-3| J: Miss E Cody⁽⁴⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 119

14/1

Useful chaser winner in 2020/21 but hasn't been seen since. Can only really be watched after such a long absence.

Form: 221141/

Young Dev³⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-2| J: Ms H Phillips⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 118| C

22/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle here in December. Eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, heavy, 12/1). Off 11 months.

Form: P/00818-

Alpesh Amin³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss S Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 116| C

5/2

Course winner. 8/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.4f, soft) 31 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: U141-63

Ardera Ru^p,t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss C Butler⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 114| D

14/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 7/1, good fourth of 9 in handicap chase at Thurles (22f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 312-164

Quest With Speed³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Fern O'Brien⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 114| BF| C

3/1

Better than result (badly hampered) when seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle (10/3) at Punchestown (24.4f, soft) 31 days ago. Won a maiden here prior to that. One to consider.

Form: 5/046-17

Cato's Revenge^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 109

10/1

Creditable fifth of 25 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. Tongue strap back on. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Potential improver.

Form: 36-5675

Friends N Commerce¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss L Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly| OR: 109

22/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Eleventh of 14 in handicap chase at Thurles (25f, good to soft, 8/1) 10 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 3-48540

From The Ashes³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 108| D

9/1

Below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Thurles (20.6f, soft) 34 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2515-08

Wild Hunt^t1²³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss Georgie Benson⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 107| D

25/1

15/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, soft). Off 7 months. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 9U0P8-7

Trackman Tommy³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Ms E C Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly| OR: 102

40/1

Tailed-off eleventh of 14 to Quest With Speed in novice hurdle (10/1) at this course (19f, heavy) 36 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0544-00

All Walks Of Life^p1⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 99

50/1

16/1 and hooded for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.3f, heavy) 89 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 598-9P9

Cosmic Rock^t³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Miss J Townend| T: E McCarthy| OR: 98| C| D

4/1

Course winner. 17/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (21f, heavy) 36 days ago, finding test too much. Enters calculations.

Form: 6181/55

Costaweefortune³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: C Coakley| OR: 80

66/1

Below form seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (24.4f, heavy, 40/1) 36 days ago.

Form: 640-707

Forecasts

Alpesh Amin (5/2), Quest With Speed (3/1), Cosmic Rock (4/1), From The Ashes (9/1), Cato's Revenge (10/1), Ardera Ru (14/1), Farmix (14/1), Friends N Commerce (22/1), Young Dev (22/1), Wild Hunt (25/1), Trackman Tommy (40/1), All Walks Of Life (50/1), Costaweefortune (66/1)

Dual course scorer ALPESH AMIN stepped up on his reappearance when third at Punchestown last month and looks sure to go well at a track which clearly suits. November's course maiden winner Quest With Speed was hampered at a crucial stage when seventh on his subsequent handicap debut and can bounce back and provide the chief threat ahead of Cosmic Rock.