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Thursday 4 April 2024

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Buy The Centenary Of Naas Racecourse Book By Turtle Bunbury Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 6m 22.00s

Aghmorough Bridge⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss M M McElligott⁽⁷⁾| T: William P Murphy| OR: 95| D

25/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in December. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Navan (22f, heavy) 53 days ago, weakening entering straight.

Form: 43019P

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Mon Euil³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: R O'Leary| OR: 94

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, twelfth of 25 in novice hurdle at this course (15.6f, heavy) 39 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 690

Jeronimo De L'ouch³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: M Kennedy| OR: 93

15/2

14/1, good third of 13 in novice hurdle at Thurles (20.6f, soft) 30 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 08-8493

Blackjack Boy¹⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin| T: J Barcoe| OR: 91

33/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, reportedly bled when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.5f, heavy) 149 days ago, pulled up after sixth.

Form: 8P0-F3P

Ebony Jade²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 91

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 25/1, eleventh of 19 in handicap hurdle at this course (15.5f, heavy) 25 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Open to improvement.

Form: 40000

Everystep Oftheway⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 91| BF

7/1

7/2, very good fourth of 10 in handicap chase at Punchestown (19.7f, soft) 81 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 03-8044

Lispopple⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 89

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, sixth of 9 in novice hurdle at this course (19.1f, heavy) 54 days ago. Up in trip. Yard in good form but more needed on his handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 06606

Mahler Appeal^p⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: G J Power| OR: 88| D

7/1

Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 11/2) 75 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 39-3425

Padraigs Boy^p⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms Alice Curran| OR: 88

4/1

Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Navan (22f, heavy) 53 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 0/83-BF4

Grand Rouge³⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 87

28/1

300/1, pulled up in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (19.8f, good to soft), tailing off before 3 out. Off 11 months. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 09P89P-

Oneforbaz¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 87

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy, 250/1) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0P08

Oneforgonzo²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 87

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. In touch when fell 2 out in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22.3f, heavy, 20/1) 25 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 888F

Eire Comes Tribsy⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P A Fahy| OR: 86

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 71 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 008

Lucy Prunella^t⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: M F Morris| OR: 86

33/1

Promising type. Tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 8 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (22.4f, heavy, 200/1) 43 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve.

Form: 0/0P3

Angelofthemorning^t1⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: D Deacon| OR: 85

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy) 84 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 5/0907

Queensteel²⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: L Whitmore| OR: 84| D

33/1

Tenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at this course (15.5f, heavy, 100/1) 25 days ago. Significantly up in trip with work to do.

Form: 7150/00

Silverfort Lady²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: E Walsh| T: J M Burke| OR: 84

20/1

Very good eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Limerick (22.3f, heavy) 25 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: P90078

You Make Me Smile²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 84

66/1

40/1, sixteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at this course (15.5f, heavy) 25 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0000F0

Falcon Park¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: P Hennessy| OR: 82

22/1

33/1, fell 7th in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) 14 days ago. Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs.

Form: 68-026F

Cornmarket^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Flannery| OR: 81

14/1

Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy, 66/1) 14 days ago, having run of race. Not taken lightly.

Form: 004404

Ferrum^b1¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: C D Maxwell| T: G A Kingston| OR: 80

33/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, soft, 16/1) 18 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 648498

Golden Symphony^b¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: M P Fitzgerald| OR: 80

33/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Cork (20f, heavy) 14 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: F0/3PUP

Likable Chancer^b,t¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: D Howard| OR: 80| D

6/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 5/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.3f, heavy) 14 days ago. One win from 43 NH runs.

Form: 253533

Forecasts

Padraigs Boy (4/1), Likable Chancer (6/1), Mahler Appeal (7/1), Everystep Oftheway (7/1), Jeronimo De L'ouch (15/2), Ebony Jade (11/1), Oneforgonzo (14/1), Cornmarket (14/1), Lispopple (20/1), Silverfort Lady (20/1), Falcon Park (22/1), Aghmorough Bridge (25/1), Eire Comes Tribsy (25/1), Grand Rouge (28/1), Queensteel (33/1), Lucy Prunella (33/1), Blackjack Boy (33/1), Golden Symphony (33/1), Ferrum (33/1), Mon Euil (33/1), Angelofthemorning (40/1), You Make Me Smile (66/1), Oneforbaz (100/1)

Plenty are in with a shout. JERONIMO DE L'OUCH looks to have got in lightly for his handicap debut so Michael Kennedy's low-mileage 5-y-o gets the nod at the chief expense of Punchestown chasing fourth Everystep Oftheway who reverts to this sphere on a lenient mark. Lucy Prunella is another who can have a say now stepping into handicap company along with in-form pair Padraig Boy and Mahler Appeal.