13:45 Navan

Saturday 18 January 2025

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Ardmulchan Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:47 | Winning time: 5m 25.40s

Malbay Madness^h²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 106

66/1

66/1, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 22 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Up in trip.

Form: 42-3995

Voice Of Reason⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 103

20/1

Respectable ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Punchestown (20.6f, heavy) 6 days ago.

Form: 530009

Collaborative²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 102

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good third of 18 in handicap hurdle (well-backed 4/1) at Limerick (16f, soft) 22 days ago. Up in trip and can surely open his account soon.

Form: 405-43

Betty Dutton⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark McDonagh| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 99| D

22/1

Fourteenth of 19 in handicap at this course (14f, good to soft, 16/1) 87 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Back up in trip. On a long losing run.

Form: 642655

Lakota Blue^p1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 111

16/5

3/1, below form seventh of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 23 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut and one to note.

Form: 15237

Malton Groove^t¹⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 95

25/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.4f, good to soft, 12/1) 141 days ago.

Form: 08-9350

Rose Boum^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 89

8/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, good fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, soft, 12/1) 22 days ago.

Form: 3-46474

Not Before Time^b,t1³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 88

12/1

25/1, respectable tenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.8f, soft) 39 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 6450-00

Cresthill¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: C P McNamara| T: M K Flannery| OR: 87

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.6f, heavy, 50/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 1-07408

Lariat^p²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 86

7/2

Below form 27¼ lengths fifth of 15 to Duffys Hodey in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft, 14/1) 2 days ago.

Form: 000-285

Jonny Mansie^v1⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 83

3/1

Good third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (22f, soft, 9/1) 5 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 080-733

Non-Runners

Duffys Hodey²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: Tiernan Power Roche

Forecasts

Duffys Hodey (5/2), Jonny Mansie (3/1), Lakota Blue (16/5), Lariat (7/2), Collaborative (6/1), Rose Boum (8/1), Not Before Time (12/1), Voice Of Reason (20/1), Betty Dutton (22/1), Malton Groove (25/1), Malbay Madness (66/1), Cresthill (80/1)

DUFFYS HODEY ran out an easy winner at Fairyhouse on Thursday and has obvious claims if turned out again. Collaborative and Lakota Blue are other likely players.