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BARONERACING.COM Winter Festival Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 11.20s

Blue Reed³³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 95

17/2

Hooded for 1st time, sixth of 8 in claiming hurdle (16/1) at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 33 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. J. Burke.

Form: P-5F896

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Nicholas Street^h1³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 94

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 13 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Killarney (17f, soft) 30 days ago. Up in trip. Hood on 1st time. Should improve.

Form: 06-660

Hesasmoothoperator²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 91

4/1

Very good third of 17 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Punchestown (20f, good) 21 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 5P-0P73

U Asking Me²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: H Morgan| T: E Doyle| OR: 90| D

5/1

Winner at Clonmel in October. Good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (18.5f, good, 8/1) 24 days ago. One to consider.

Form: P00812

Hatfield Hammer^p³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan| OR: 89

9/1

10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good 3½ lengths second of 16 to U Asking Me in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 062P52

Jim's Cracker³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M Hamill| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 89

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Roscommon (15.6f, soft) 36 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0750

One And Only^p1,t¹⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 88

12/1

4/1, creditable fourth of 11 in novice chase at Downpatrick (19.4f, good to soft) 165 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0707-24

Spanish John^t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 88

12/1

Bit below form fifth of 18 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy, 28/1) 8 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Tongue strap back on. 9/14 on last hurdle outing.

Form: 19P59-9

Sydney Cruiser³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 88| BF

12/1

30 lengths eleventh of 16 to U Asking Me in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good, 11/2) 33 days ago. Claims if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 663240

Tommies Call⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 88

12/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.9f, good to soft, 20/1) 67 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 060-070

Bella Be Good²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Philip Byrnes| T: E Cawley| OR: 84

18/1

13/2, pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (18.5f, good) 24 days ago. Place possibilites based on peak form.

Form: 0-0263P

Ardfert Mary²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan| OR: 80

16/1

Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (18.5f, good, 28/1) 24 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 3784P6

Mythical Times^p1¹²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: P Stafford| OR: 80

66/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 13 in handicap (66/1) at Bellewstown (14.5f, good). Switches from Flat to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Peter Cluskey. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: P5PP9U-

Papa Barns²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: Tom Dreaper| OR: 80

5/1

Unreliable type. Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Creditable third of 10 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, good, 8/1) 24 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 48-7203

Western Doyen⁸⁰⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80

66/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. 13/2, good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good). Off over 2 years.

Form: 057462/

Thats All^t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 90

28/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 40/1, eighth of 10 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.8f, good) 33 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 347508

Non-Runners

Glentruan³¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 9

T: M K Flannery J: C P McNamara

Barney Van Winkle²⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: J G Carr J: Reserve 2

Petit Dejeuner¹⁷

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: Mrs D Foster J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Hesasmoothoperator (4/1), Papa Barns (5/1), U Asking Me (5/1), Blue Reed (17/2), Hatfield Hammer (9/1), Tommies Call (12/1), Spanish John (12/1), Sydney Cruiser (12/1), Nicholas Street (12/1), One And Only (12/1), Ardfert Mary (16/1), Bella Be Good (18/1), Glentruan (20/1), Jim's Cracker (25/1), Thats All (28/1), Petit Dejeuner (50/1), Barney Van Winkle (50/1), Mythical Times (66/1), Western Doyen (66/1)

The vote goes to NICHOLAS STREET, who failed to shine at Killarney last time but it's still very early days for this 4-y-o and he is well worth another chance. Indeed, judged on earlier efforts he is likely to benefit from this step up in trip and both the first-time hood and presence of a very capable claimer in the saddle are other plus points. Sydney Cruiser is another who can be forgiven a below-par run last time and she is next on the list ahead of Hesasmoothoperator and Papa Barns.