16:00 Leopardstown

Monday 4 March 2024

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QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 6m 58.20s

Chance The Robin¹⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 107

28/1

Latest win in hurdle at Hexham in May. Last of 6 in novice hurdle at Thurles (23f, soft, 50/1) 102 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 212-146

Just Three⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 107

9/1

Fair third of 4 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 40 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Can give a good account.

Form: 459353

Balum¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr J P Sutton⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 106

7/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. 7/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, heavy) 12 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 5995-31

From The Ashes^v1¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 106

9/4

Creditable seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Punchestown (22.8f, heavy) 15 days ago. Visor on 1st time and in the mix.

Form: 15-0807

Jerk²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 105

17/2

Very good third of 16 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Fairyhouse (19.8f, heavy) 26 days ago. Up in trip. Can go well again.

Form: 0-85073

No Fussing²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 105| BF

5/1

6/4, good second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.7f, soft) 28 days ago. Improving all the time recently so big shout.

Form: 753622

See A Stride^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 104| D

14/1

25/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, good third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.9f, heavy) 12 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 025/9-03

Magic Sadler²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 102| D

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 7 in novice hurdle (11/1) at Punchestown (19.9f, soft) 28 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Needs considering.

Form: 4-44534

Redzy Rocco^p1²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 102| D

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 14/1, laboured effort when fourth of 9 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (23.7f, soft) 28 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. More is needed now going into handicaps.

Form: 1-43554

Wild Hunt^p,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 100| D

25/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 11/2, behind when fell 5 out in handicap chase at Thurles (22.1f, soft) 11 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles with work to do.

Form: 8-7870F

He's Home Again^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Keith Donoghue| T: E Cawley| OR: 96

11/2

25/1, good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (22.8f, heavy) 15 days ago, closing all way to line. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 03-86P2

Tramps Like Us^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D H Kelly| OR: 95

25/1

Creditable fourth of 6 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy, 80/1) 35 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others look better treated at these weights.

Form: 4-903P4

Non-Runners

Cosmo Renfro¹²

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: S Nolan J: Shane Fitzgerald

Forecasts

From The Ashes (9/4), No Fussing (5/1), He's Home Again (11/2), Cosmo Renfro (6/1), Balum (7/1), Jerk (17/2), Just Three (9/1), Magic Sadler (14/1), See A Stride (14/1), Tramps Like Us (25/1), Wild Hunt (25/1), Chance The Robin (28/1), Redzy Rocco (28/1)

This looks wide open. NO FUSSING arrives on the up so is taken to gain a deserved first success of the season after posting excellent back-to-back runner-up spots. Recent Punchestown scorer Balum heads the list of dangers, although a good case can also be made for the likes of He's Home Again, See A Stride, Jerk and Chance The Robin.