14:00 Naas

Sunday 10 November 2024

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Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (Listed)

Off time: 14:04 | Winning time: 4m 54.1s

Happy Jacky³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 143| D

9/1

Is enjoying an excellent season and posted a fine second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (24f, good) 36 days ago. Big shout.

Form: 4-51152

Espanito Bello^v²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell| OR: 137| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 14¾ lengths fifth of 7 to French Dynamite in Grade 3 chase (20/1) at Punchestown (23.2f, good) 25 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Has work to do.

Form: PU3UP-5

Gaoth Chuil¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Keith Donoghue| T: T M Walsh| OR: 133| D

11/1

28/1, seventh of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (12f, soft) on flat debut 19 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: P/2212P-

Shanroe^t⁵⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 132

50/1

25/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Chester (15.9f, soft) 57 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. Useful hurdler so he's no forlorn hope.

Form: 241020/

Win Some Lose Some¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 124| D

4/1

3 wins from 5 runs this season. 10/3, career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.5f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 7-13101

Park Of Kings^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 121| BF| D

6/1

Latest win in hurdle at Gowran in October. Tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Punchestown (20f, good) 25 days ago so needs to get back on track.

Form: 50-0610

The Busy Fool²⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 121

11/2

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle (11/5) at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 6 months ago. Back up in trip and in the picture.

Form: 12331-

Sir Allen²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 120| C

10/3

Respectable ninth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, good to soft, 5/1) 24 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Can give a good account.

Form: 50464-7

First Dare^h²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 119| BF

18/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 5/2, sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.3f, good) 25 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Up in trip. Hood back on. Possibilities.

Form: 122-516

Natural Look²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Jake Coen⁽³⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 119| D

16/1

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in May. 5/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Limerick (19.2f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Handily weighted if back on song here.

Form: 3P-123P

Missus Beeton²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 108

15/2

Good second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good, 5/1) 25 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 808232

Forecasts

Sir Allen (10/3), Win Some Lose Some (4/1), The Busy Fool (11/2), Park Of Kings (6/1), Missus Beeton (15/2), Happy Jacky (9/1), Gaoth Chuil (11/1), Natural Look (16/1), First Dare (18/1), Espanito Bello (18/1), Shanroe (50/1)

Plenty are in with a shout. HAPPY JACKY arrives on the back of an excellent Gowran second so edges the vote at the chief expense of The Busy Fool who is also weighted to have a say on his seasonal return. Win Some Lose Some, Natural Look and First Dare are others to consider in this very open contest.