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Monday 1 January 2024

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Tote+ Pays You More At Tote.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 5m 52.8s

Miss Oreo^h⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 108| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Winner in hurdle here in October. 3/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Huntingdon (19.6f, good to soft) 57 days ago, soon beaten. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 3-0541P

Bocelli's Voice^t⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 107

9/2

14/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 44 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 551-U47

Glorytogod Tom^h⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D M Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: M P Fitzgerald| OR: 105

11/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Career best when winning 12-runner novice hurdle (22/1) at Wexford (16.2f, heavy) 45 days ago, edging ahead on line. Could do better again now handicapping in this sphere.

Form: 75-71

Custers Mistake¹⁷⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr C Abernethy⁽⁷⁾| T: Ross Tumilty| OR: 102

33/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 15/2, good second of 12 in claiming hurdle at Roscommon (20f, good to soft) 175 days ago. Starts out for new yard now.

Form: PP-6362

Givehimthehonour³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 102

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, soft) 39 days ago. Entitled to hold more chance now handicapping with this step up in trip a likely plus.

Form: 1/38-866

Listenheretomejack³²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 102

12/1

Added to his tally at Gowran (2m) last January. 9/2, fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.6f, good to soft) in February, finishing lame. Betting should guide back from 10 months off.

Form: 965/010-

Don't Talk^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 99| C

9/2

1 win from 3 runs this season. 6/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at this course (16.1f, heavy) 16 days ago. Up in trip. Should go well again.

Form: 340-P81

Dark Image^t⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 97

28/1

Sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 72 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 5P8886

Lovely Reaction²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Simon Torrens| T: T Mullins| OR: 97| BF

5/1

Promising type. 3/1, fourth of 7 in handicap chase at Clonmel (17.9f, heavy) on debut over fences 25 days ago, not knocked about. Step up in trip rates a plus returned to hurdling and she's one to consider.

Form: 01P3-44

Mac's Xpress²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 97

12/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. 17/2, sixth of 7 in handicap chase at Clonmel (17.9f, heavy) on debut over fences 25 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Enters calculations.

Form: 533266

Pay Later^t1³²³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: Jonathan Sweeney| OR: 93

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Fared better than previously when ninth of 25 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Navan (22.4f, good to soft). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving G. O'Leary. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: PP/0669-

Seasett⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: E Walsh| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 93

50/1

Fairly useful at 1m on Flat. Lightly-raced over hurdles, ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.8f, soft, 80/1) 46 days ago, not convincing at the trip.

Form: 0409

Breagagh^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 92

14/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 5/1, good fourth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 10 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 54352P

Coco Kolada^t1²⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 88

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, twentieth of 21 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 09P0-

Final Endeavour^t⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 88| BF| C

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fifteenth of 18 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy, 18/1) 63 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 0860/7-

Pipers Boreen^p1²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: C P McNamara| T: S Nolan| OR: 88

33/1

Eighth of 17 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Clonmel (19.1f, heavy) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 69-2008

Non-Runners

Portnacoo²²⁰

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: Jamie Sloan J: L A McKenna

Forecasts

Pay Later (11/4), Don't Talk (9/2), Bocelli's Voice (9/2), Lovely Reaction (5/1), Glorytogod Tom (11/1), Listenheretomejack (12/1), Mac's Xpress (12/1), Miss Oreo (14/1), Breagagh (14/1), Givehimthehonour (18/1), Coco Kolada (28/1), Dark Image (28/1), Pipers Boreen (33/1), Custers Mistake (33/1), Seasett (50/1), Final Endeavour (50/1), Portnacoo (50/1)

Given a considerate introduction to chasing at Clonmel recently, LOVELY REACTION has long since shaped as though this sort of trip would suit and she earns the vote to come out on top returned to hurdling. Last-time-out winner's Don't Talk and Glorytogod Tom head up the dangers, with Mac's Xpress another to consider.