14:10 Down Royal

Tuesday 21 January 2025

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Pravha Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 12.09s

Darkened^p,t²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 99| D

14/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 20/1, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.2f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 68-9684

Peckham Springs^p,t¹⁰¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 99| D

50/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 28/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 101 days ago.

Form: 7526-00

Aine's Lad^h,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 98

12/1

14/1, below form seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.9f, heavy) 16 days ago.

Form: 340807

Le Bugiste^t⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 98

11/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 40/1) 45 days ago. Likely improver switched to handicaps after a short break.

Form: 000

Monty's Way^p,t¹⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: G Stanley| OR: 97| D

20/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in May. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft, 18/1) 103 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 0PPU-1P

Fort Randall^v1¹⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 93

25/1

Good third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft, 10/1) 156 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John Joseph Hanlon. Visor on 1st time. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0-80363

Diamond Dollar²⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 91

18/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap hurdle (4/1) at Wexford (17.2f, heavy), not ideally placed. Off 8 months. Worth a market check.

Form: 7P087-9

Del Girl⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Crawley| OR: 89

10/1

Nineteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft, 12/1) 44 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 70-9280

Imadpour^p,t1⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 89

9/1

16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form eighth of 13 in claimer at Dundalk (12f) 41 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Andrew McNamara.

Form: 06-800P

Bishbashbosh^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 88

7/2

10/3, good second of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, heavy) 21 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 753642

Kp's Ladyofknock³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Thomas O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 88

11/2

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in December. Carried out in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good to soft, 13/2) 38 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: P00P1C

Prince Quattro^p³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 88

4/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in November. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Navan (16f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 938135

Another Challenge²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: James Duggan⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 86

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, tenth of 12 in minor event hurdle at Leopardstown (19.8f, good) 24 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 700

Sights Unseen⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Alix Balfe⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 86

12/1

17/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, good to soft) 158 days ago. Runner-up in a couple of points since and is one to note starting out for new stable.

Form: 458522

Chemdawg^p⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 85

25/1

Thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, soft, 28/1) 49 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 00/027-0

Nancy Miles^p¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton| OR: 85

100/1

300/1, last of 12 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (17.2f, soft) on debut over fences 10 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P/P-0F00

Forecasts

Bishbashbosh (7/2), Prince Quattro (4/1), Kp's Ladyofknock (11/2), Imadpour (9/1), Del Girl (10/1), Le Bugiste (11/1), Sights Unseen (12/1), Aine's Lad (12/1), Darkened (14/1), Diamond Dollar (18/1), Monty's Way (20/1), Fort Randall (25/1), Chemdawg (25/1), Another Challenge (33/1), Peckham Springs (50/1), Nancy Miles (100/1)

LE BUGISTE has only shown a glimmer of promise over hurdles to date but a mark of 98 could look lenient based on his fairly useful Flat form, so a chance is taken on him back from a short break. Bishbashbosh and Fort Randall should both put up another solid showing.