15:25 Naas

Sunday 25 February 2024

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Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 4m 2.30s

Grey Diamond^t²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 126| D

33/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap chase (18/1) at Leopardstown (17f, soft) 22 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Yard in good form so no forlorn hope.

Form: F17-070

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Any Road¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Mark McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 125| D

5/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in November. Excellent fourth of 6 in novice hurdle at this course (19.1f, heavy, 40/1) 15 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 42-6194

Zoffanien³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Daniel King⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 123| C

14/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 8 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.6f, heavy, 18/1) 35 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 50F-503

Whacker Clan^p¹²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 120

12/1

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap chase at Cheltenham (25f, good to soft, 12/1) 120 days ago, finding extra. Switches from chase to hurdles and much respected on his handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 1F-9311

El Champo¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 119| D

33/1

3 wins from 11 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Galway in October. 17/2, last of 7 in minor event hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 18 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 119447

Optional Mix²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 118

50/1

4/1, below form third of 8 in claiming hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 26 days ago. Down in trip with others preferred.

Form: U-26863

Hey Johnny^t⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: J B Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 116| D

25/1

33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable twelfth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 84 days ago. Needs to build on it.

Form: 300-6P0

Hereditary Rule^t¹³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 114| D

100/1

Latest win in chase at Punchestown in April. 16/1, last of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good to soft) 137 days ago. Down in trip with more required.

Form: 3001-00

Champagne Mahler³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 113| D

3/1

Career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 14/1) 31 days ago, pushed out. Hiked up 11 lb but that form is proving strong so he's a big player with few miles still on the clock.

Form: 8-P5301

Lazer Wolf^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 113| BF

4/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 7 in minor event hurdle (15/8) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 18 days ago. Bold bid expected back in handicap company.

Form: 432402

American Money²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E & P Harty| OR: 111| C

9/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle here in January. 11/2, creditable seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (18.5f, soft) 28 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: P-02517

Tempo Chapter Two^h¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Kevin Sexton| T: P W Flynn| OR: 110| D

80/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 22/1 and hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving Gavin Cromwell when ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle at this course (15.8f, heavy) 15 days ago.

Form: 5425U9

Big Island⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 109

10/1

Creditable second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, good to soft, 15/2) 70 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 4252P2

Intent Approach²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Mark Walsh| T: C Byrnes| OR: 108

9/1

13/2, sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.9f, soft) 20 days ago. Back down in trip with more to do if he's to gain a maiden victory.

Form: 2-505F6

Frontline Worker^t²³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: C P McNamara| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 105

25/1

13/2, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good). Off 7 months. Yard in good form. Tongue strap back on. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 14U8-30

Harveys Point¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 102

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, patiently-ridden seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.7f, heavy) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Can do better.

Form: 2-897

Non-Runners

Maidenstreetprince¹¹⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: C Byrnes J: Philip Byrnes

Forecasts

Champagne Mahler (3/1), Lazer Wolf (4/1), Any Road (5/1), American Money (9/1), Intent Approach (9/1), Harveys Point (10/1), Big Island (10/1), Whacker Clan (12/1), Zoffanien (14/1), Maidenstreetprince (14/1), Frontline Worker (25/1), Hey Johnny (25/1), El Champo (33/1), Grey Diamond (33/1), Optional Mix (50/1), Tempo Chapter Two (80/1), Hereditary Rule (100/1)

CHAMPAGNE MAHLER took his form up a level when cosily getting off the mark at Gowran and with that form working out well Henry de Bromhead's low-mileage 6-y-o is fancied to follow up. Gavin Cromwell's Fairyhouse runner-up Lazer Wolf is weightued to go close and rates a big danger, with C&D winner Zoffanien and handicap-debutant Any Road highly respected too.