14:47 Fairyhouse

Saturday 14 December 2024

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Fairyhouse, Racecourse Of The Year 2024 Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:47 | Winning time: 5m 3.01s

Slim Marvel²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 102

6/1

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in July. Below form seventh of 19 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20.2f, good to soft, 11/1) 28 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 326107

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Liberated Light²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽³⁾| T: J & T Kiely| OR: 100

4/1

16/1, bit below form seventh of 23 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) 27 days ago, best work finish. Up in trip and will be a danger to all if on-song.

Form: 4-03087

Miss Lia¹²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 97

10/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. 9/2, career best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, good to soft) 120 days ago, driven clear. Further progress likely now handicapping.

Form: 5-481

Portarlington^p,t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 96| CD

6/5

Fair winner at 21f in chases. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap chase (12/1) at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) on debut over fences 18 days ago, keeping on well. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 005811

Dragon's Pass^t²¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 95| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 14 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (20.4f, good, 28/1). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles and she has edged down to an attractive mark.

Form: 80799-9

Ladiam¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 95

50/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.2f, good to soft, 18/1) 15 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 225-70P

Tom Kelly^p1¹⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: K Smith| OR: 95

25/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Sligo (25.7f, good) 160 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Down in trip on first run for yard after leaving Mrs Jayne Hearne. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 3447P-P

Deep Sigh^t⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 89

20/1

50/1, eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good) 60 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 0705-00

Clonclough Lady²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: E Walsh| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 85

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, seventeenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, soft) 22 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 09-0

Jetaway To Getaway^p,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C Collins| OR: 85

8/1

16/1, bit below form sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.2f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 70-0336

Port Rashid^t¹⁹⁷

Age: 13| Weight: 10-10| J: Miss J Townend| T: T Townend| OR: 84

18/1

Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.7f, good to soft, 14/1). Off 6 months but each-way claims if ready to roll.

Form: 77409-4

Lillys Girl^t⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 80

40/1

40/1, ninth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft). Entitled to need the run following 17 months off.

Form: 2P0/P9-F

Non-Runners

I'm For Home⁵⁰

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: R K Watson J: Donagh Meyler

Forecasts

Portarlington (6/5), Liberated Light (4/1), Slim Marvel (6/1), Jetaway To Getaway (8/1), Miss Lia (10/1), Dragon's Pass (14/1), I'm For Home (16/1), Port Rashid (18/1), Deep Sigh (20/1), Tom Kelly (25/1), Lillys Girl (40/1), Ladiam (50/1), Clonclough Lady (66/1)

LIBERATED LIGHT's jumping isn't always foot-perfect but he is nevertheless appealing off a reduced mark here on the back of an encouraging effort in a competitive 2m Navan handicap last month. This stiffer test could be just what the doctor ordered. Slim Marvel is next on the list ahead of unexposed Tramore maiden winner Miss Lia and Portarlington, who is bidding for the hat-trick following back-to-back victories over fences.