15:35 Thurles

Thursday 28 November 2024

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Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 15:37 | Winning time: 3m 51.2s

Brave Troop¹¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 95

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Switches from Flat to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving A. McIntyre. Makes handicap hurdle debut and potentially on a good mark on Flat form.

Form: 007/F-

Oakley¹⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D N Cullinane⁽⁵⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 95| BF

22/1

Promising type. Fair winner at 15f on flat. 7/2, fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Open to further progress.

Form: 007-5

Beechfield^t1⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁵⁾| T: D Commins| OR: 94

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good, 16/1) 44 days ago, doing better under change of tactics. Tongue strap on 1st time. Merits consideration.

Form: 1/P9-94

Seskin Flash³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: P Carey| OR: 94

14/1

20/1, bit below form fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.4f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 58-0435

Itsalonglongroad^v⁴⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C Coakley| OR: 93| C| D

18/1

Latest win in chase at Ballinrobe in September. Sixth of 8 in handicap chase at Tramore (15.5f, good to soft, 5/1) 49 days ago, doing too much too soon. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: U3F1P6

Malbas¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 93

22/1

Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. 33/1, nineteenth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 62-6380

Evolving¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: A Kinirons| OR: 92

8/1

7/1, creditable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (19.8f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 0786F8

Newport^p,t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: H Morgan| T: E Doyle| OR: 90

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 100/1) 9 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: U080

Maciver³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: A O'Grady| OR: 88

50/1

Slipped up in handicap chase (25/1) at Clonmel (17.2f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 9595-PS

Prince Quattro^p⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 87| D

4/1

6/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 9 days ago, always holding on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 85-9381

Vairue¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham| OR: 87| CD

28/1

Course winner. 33/1, eighteenth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 0F1/640

A Nod To Getaway^t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 86

8/1

Below form ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 572829

Dream Escape^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D E Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 86

7/2

50/1, creditable seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, good to soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 00-9037

Kitty Ooru¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey| T: Tom Dreaper| OR: 85

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 21 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Navan (16f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 800

How Decc^p,t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: E Seymour| OR: 84

40/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft, 17/2) 102 days ago. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces back on.

Form: 3P0443

Opera Point⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: John Aherne⁽⁷⁾| T: A O'Grady| OR: 83

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, fell in novice chase at Galway (18.2f, good to soft) on debut over fences 80 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 0/0000F

I'vedoneitall^b⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 80

80/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. Fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 66/1) 9 days ago.

Form: P-8PP05

Perfectway¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 80

20/1

Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (19.8f, good to soft, 12/1) 19 days ago.

Form: P70-785

Non-Runners

Thats All⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: T Doyle J: Reserve 1

Fear The Deere⁶

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: T Doyle J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Brave Troop (11/4), Dream Escape (7/2), Prince Quattro (4/1), Beechfield (5/1), A Nod To Getaway (8/1), Evolving (8/1), Seskin Flash (14/1), Itsalonglongroad (18/1), Perfectway (20/1), Thats All (20/1), Oakley (22/1), Malbas (22/1), Fear The Deere (25/1), Vairue (28/1), Newport (33/1), How Decc (40/1), Maciver (50/1), I'vedoneitall (80/1), Opera Point (100/1), Kitty Ooru (100/1)

OAKLEY would have been right in the mix but for a bad mistake 2 out on handicap bow at Tipperary in May and remains of interest off the same mark on return. Brave Troop is potentially well treated on his Flat form now switched to a handicap so is feared most ahead of Beechfield, who showed much more on his handicap debut at Punchestown last month.