Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap

4YO plus | 2m | Yielding to Soft | 5 Runners | Turf

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Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: G M Ryan| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 82| D

Fourteenth of 17 in handicap (66/1) at the Curragh (16f, good) 11 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form but has something to prove.

Form: 106-240

(3)

Nostra Casa^p,t⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: P W Flynn| OR: 79| D

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Navan in April. Creditable sixth of 17 in handicap (14/1) at the Curragh (14f, soft) 44 days ago, never nearer. Not discounted.

Form: 310-166

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Jabbar⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 75| BF

Creditable third of 10 in handicap at Roscommon (12.1f, good, 3/1) 50 days ago, slowly away. Significantly up in trip. Has good chance on form.

Form: 3119-13

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Narlita^h,t1⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Ronan Whelan| T: H Rogers| OR: 72

Bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft, 11/2) 65 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Should strip fitter for that return and is worthy of interest.

Form: 63122-6

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Rain¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Nathan Crosse| T: J Barcoe| OR: 70

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Good fifth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (16f, good, 14/1) 11 days ago, nearest finish. Has been holding her form well lately.

Form: 036-435

Non-Runners

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New Year Honours²³

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Keithen Kennedy

Forecasts

Jabbar (9/4), Narlita (3/1), Rain (9/2), Longclaw (6/1), New Year Honours (7/1), Nostra Casa (7/1)

NARLITA was shaping up well towards the end of last season and she's likely to strip fitter for her reappearance, so she gets the nod ahead of Jabbar, who ran with credit at Roscommon last time. Rain should give another good account but doesn't appear to have much in hand.