14:30 Thurles

Saturday 21 December 2024

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Wishing Everyone A Safe & Happy Christmas Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 3m 51.1s

Little Mixup^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: D Hogan| OR: 125| CD

50/1

C&D winner. 80/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good) 20 days ago, pulled up before fifth.

Form: 60UURP

Implicit^h,t1¹⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 124| D

50/1

Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in April. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 11U-PPP

Run For Harry^p,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Mrs G Callaghan| OR: 123| D

15/2

2 wins from 5 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Downpatrick in June. Creditable fourth of 12 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.2f, good, 16/1) 21 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 3-11034

Wee Charlie⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 123| BF

8/1

Won twice at Galway this autumn. Another good run there when second of 14 in handicap hurdle (16f, heavy) 55 days ago. Considered.

Form: 4-00112

If You Let Me^h²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 121| D

5/1

6/1, good second of 8 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.8f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Likely to go well again.

Form: 323532

Rebel Gold^t²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: P T Foley| OR: 119| D

13/2

Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap chase (13/2) at Fairyhouse (17f, good) 21 days ago, doing too much too soon. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 5240-26

Dark Note^v²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 118

14/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Dundalk (12f) 24 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Visor on for 1st time in this code. Poor on last hurdle run.

Form: 937400

Walhaan^t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 118| D

12/1

9/2, fifth of 7 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 15 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, below form on last hurdle run.

Form: 3469-80

Irish Blaze^h¹⁷⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 116| D

20/1

Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap chase at Cartmel (21.2f, good to soft, 12/1) 174 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back down in trip.

Form: 130-046

Semblance Of Order⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Ewing| T: A Oliver| OR: 116| D

33/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 8f on flat. Eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Tipperary (16.2f, good to soft) 76 days ago, going in snatches.

Form: 1-88

Wajaaha^p¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 116| D

33/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 20/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 10 days ago, missing break. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Below form on last hurdle run.

Form: 2327F0

Answering²¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 114| BF| CD

11/1

C&D maiden winner in March. Good fourth in Naas handicap in April. Only midfield in 2 handicaps in May but fairly treated if back to his best after a break.

Form: 22148-6

Jeaniemacaroney³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 114| BF| D

6/1

Winner in hurdle at Roscommon in July. 9/4, very good second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 32 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 722-152

My Gaffer²³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 114| D

9/1

Eleventh of 17 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (19.3f, good to soft, 100/1). Off 7 months.

Form: 974000-

Miss Gherkin⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P Croke| OR: 113| D

18/1

35¼ lengths last of 5 to Quilixios in Poplar Square Chase at Naas (16f, good to soft, 125/1) 41 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 1-25925

Timourid^p,t³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 109| D

50/1

Below form sixth of 13 in claimer at Dundalk (8f, 3/1) 38 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle run.

Form: 1360P-0

Unklipped²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D Leahy| OR: 108| CD

15/2

Career best when winning 13-runner C&D handicap (good to soft, 13/2) 22 days ago, cruising clear. A 10 lb rise shouldn't prevent another prominent showing if in similar form.

Form: 1-P0951

Monroes Hollow²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Jake Coen⁽³⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 104

40/1

Respectable seventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft, 200/1) 27 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Potential improver. RESERVE.

Form: 586647

Non-Runners

Whiskeywealth²¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: T O'Brien J: John Shinnick

Baltinglass Hill³⁰

Weight: 10-3| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

San Aer¹⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

If You Let Me (5/1), Jeaniemacaroney (6/1), Rebel Gold (13/2), Run For Harry (15/2), Unklipped (15/2), Wee Charlie (8/1), My Gaffer (9/1), Answering (11/1), Walhaan (12/1), Dark Note (14/1), Miss Gherkin (18/1), Whiskeywealth (20/1), Irish Blaze (20/1), Wajaaha (33/1), Semblance Of Order (33/1), Monroes Hollow (40/1), Little Mixup (50/1), Implicit (50/1), Timourid (50/1)

JEANIEMACARONEY is taken to gain compensation for last month's Limerick near miss. Last month's easy C&D scorer Unklipped heads the many dangers along with Wee Charlie and If You Let Me.