14:36 Limerick

Friday 27 December 2024

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Grant Thornton Ladies Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 5m 17.09s

Sarah Beara²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss T Quail⁽⁴⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 115

6/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 16/1, fifteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Navan (25.2f, soft) 20 days ago. Down in trip and should bounce back.

Form: 335-270

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Sundial^p,t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: P Roche| OR: 115

5/2

8/1, respectable tenth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22.4f, good to soft) 40 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Cheekpieces back on. Not the easiest to catch right.

Form: 4/107-20

Storm Mahler¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Miss Georgie Benson⁽⁴⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 105| C| D

18/1

Won at this meeting last year. Sixteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Cork (20f, soft) 19 days ago, again said to have bled.

Form: 10P-PP0

King Ferdinand^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss M O'Sullivan| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 104

18/1

Creditable sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft, 25/1) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 9U65U6

My Friend The Wind^p⁸²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Ms H Phillips⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 104| BF

25/1

Well-backed 3/1, just fourth of 11 in handicap chase at Killarney (23.4f, soft) 82 days ago. Could figure back over hurdles.

Form: 242254

Optional Mix^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss E Cody⁽⁴⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 104| CD

7/1

Latest win in chase at Kilbeggan in June. 5/1, better when fourth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.2f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Won this in 2022 under this rider and could be set for a big run.

Form: 186894

Strutter^h²²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss J Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 104

2/1

9/2, career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good to soft) when last seen 7 months ago. First run for top yard after leaving Nicky Henderson. Up in trip and plenty to like.

Form: 8/4207-1

Cooltubrid Eva³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁴⁾| T: Diarmuid P Ryan| OR: 102

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, below form sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, heavy) on return 31 days ago, going in snatches. Went close first time out at this meeting last year and wouldn't be a surprise to see a better showing on handicap debut.

Form: 260-6

Doyen For A Drink⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 95

9/1

Won at Cartmel in August. Fifth of 10 in novice chase at Tramore (20.4f, good to soft, 5/1) on debut over fences 78 days ago. Back over hurdles.

Form: 028-415

Not So Simple⁸³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 95| BF

100/1

Latest win in hurdle at Sligo in July 2022. Off over 2 years.

Form: 35192P/

Rose Boum^t1¹¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Miss S A Carter⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 89

12/1

12/1, creditable seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 119 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut and could do better.

Form: 63-4647

Non-Runners

Billy Lee Swagger¹²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Miss P Elvin

Forecasts

Strutter (2/1), Sundial (5/2), Billy Lee Swagger (5/1), Sarah Beara (6/1), Optional Mix (7/1), Doyen For A Drink (9/1), Rose Boum (12/1), Storm Mahler (18/1), King Ferdinand (18/1), My Friend The Wind (25/1), Cooltubrid Eva (33/1), Not So Simple (100/1)

There is a good chance STRUTTER remains ahead of his mark starting out for Willie Mullins and he gets the vote over 2022-winner Optional Mix and Billy Lee Swagger.