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Lisadell Equine Hospital Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

Off time: 12:15 | Winning time: 5m 4.5s

Big Chou²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Meade| OR: 116| D

8/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 8/1, 25 lengths sixth of 8 to World of Fortunes in listed hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 45-16

Drumbear^h,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Kieren Buckley| T: R K Watson| OR: 116| D

100/1

First run since leaving John McConnell when sixteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft, 80/1) 14 days ago.

Form: FP-60P0

Slane Hill^b1³²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell| OR: 116

9/1

15/2, respectable ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (22.8f, good) 32 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Possibilities.

Form: 1/3-6479

Soldante^t⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 114

20/1

18/1, below form seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good) 59 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 5/1359-7

Krabat^t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 113| D

16/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.9f, good to soft, 14/1) 21 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Merits consideration.

Form: F9/282-6

Musta Lovea Lovea^h,t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 111

10/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Below form fourth of 11 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, good to soft, 9/2) 6 days ago. Up in trip. Not taken lightly if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 54323-4

One Night Standard¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 111| D

20/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. 40/1, last of 6 in novice chase at Down Royal (19.9f, good to soft) 15 days ago, considerately handled. Switches from chase to hurdles. No forlorn hope.

Form: 137156

Karacole²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J Barcoe| OR: 110

12/1

Creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Clonmel (19.5f, good to soft) 23 days ago, travelling best. In the mix.

Form: P-29233

Viceregent¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 109| C

66/1

First run since leaving Charles Byrnes when eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft, 33/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 324/65-0

Aine's Lad^h,t¹²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 108

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Good fourth of 14 in novice hurdle (7/1) at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 126 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Very hard to make a case for at these weights.

Form: 5-4434

Burru^h¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: Bernard Crowley| OR: 108| D

4/1

13/2, career best when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Scored comfortably there so needs considering.

Form: 9-33361

Jolie Jewel^h⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Jake Coen⁽³⁾| T: B McMahon| OR: 108

14/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 16/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Can give a good account if back on her A-game.

Form: 0-1550

Reflectionist^t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 108

20/1

6/1, sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 0/211-06

In For The Night⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 105| D

9/2

9/2, career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Up 8 lb but had something left in the tank there so holds very good claims.

Form: 9-80321

Voice Of Reason^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 106

9/1

Good third of 17 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Cork (16.3f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Up in trip and not ruled out for a stable in good form.

Form: 7-46053

Gamigin^p,t⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: N C Kelly| OR: 104

40/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 7/2, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 98 days ago, driven clear. Back up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 300-901

Slim Marvel¹¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 104

11/1

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in July. Sixteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good to soft, 14/1) 110 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3-32610

Gladiatorial^t²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 103

40/1

Latest win in chase at Sligo in October. Respectable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Sligo (25.7f, soft) 22 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip. Down in trip and can make his presence felt.

Form: 5-69618

Mon Storm⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 10-3| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: V Wilson| OR: 91| D

100/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Fairyhouse (23.5f, good) 4 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 08/P400

Non-Runners

Great Ocean⁴⁵

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: C Collins J: Danny Gilligan

Forecasts

Burru (4/1), In For The Night (9/2), Big Chou (8/1), Slane Hill (9/1), Voice Of Reason (9/1), Musta Lovea Lovea (10/1), Great Ocean (10/1), Slim Marvel (11/1), Karacole (12/1), Jolie Jewel (14/1), Krabat (16/1), One Night Standard (20/1), Reflectionist (20/1), Aine's Lad (20/1), Soldante (20/1), Gladiatorial (40/1), Gamigin (40/1), Viceregent (66/1), Mon Storm (100/1), Drumbear (100/1)

IN FOR THE NIGHT rates the pick of these weights despite taking a 8 lb weights hike for his stylish Gowran victory so looks the way to go in this very open handicap. Krabat is on a long losing run but weighted to go well so could emerge as the main danger ahead of Voice of Reason, Burru, Gamigin and Slane Hill.