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Festival 2025 Group Tickets From 27 Euros Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)

4YO plus | 2m 4f 23y | Soft | 19 Runners | Turf

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D M Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: M P Fitzgerald| OR: 100

17/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 9-runner novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, heavy) when last seen 16 months ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Could have more to offer.

Form: 446/741-

One And Only^p,t⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 97| BF| D

Winner at Cork in December. 11/4, very good second of 19 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft) 70 days ago, crucial mistake last. Can make presence felt.

Form: 7-24F12

Blue Reed^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 96

11/1, good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 36 days ago, going well clear before finishing tired. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 896862

Fix It For Me⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: S Roche| OR: 96

Lightly-raced maiden. Back up in trip for handicap hurdle debut. Her mark looks stiff.

Form: 9-060

Coffeys Forge^p¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 94| BF

Creditable second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Navan (21.8f, heavy, 11/4) 12 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 799032

Hanoi Jane⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 92| C

Course winner. Off 19 months, 150/1, fell in novice chase at Naas (20.1f, heavy) on debut over fences 47 days ago. Switches from to hurdles and wouldn't completely dismiss.

Form: 45/315-F

Ilbdare¹⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 92

10/1, below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (18f, soft) 146 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6-00358

True Destiny^p¹¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 92| D

9/2, good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.3f, soft) 119 days ago. Leading claims.

Form: 798822

Smackwater Jack³⁰²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 90

Sixteen runs since sole win in 2019. Off 10 months. Booking of Doyle a plus on return and could go well from very tempting mark (fairly useful at his best in this sphere).

Form: R6/P867-

Free Parking^t⁹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 87

80/1, twenty first of 23 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) 96 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0800F-0

Duce Bigalow⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: S Neville| OR: 86

200/1, twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, soft) 80 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: P2-080

Lummi Island^p1⁹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Byrnes| T: D Deacon| OR: 86

Below form eleventh of 19 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16.5f, soft, 40/1) 91 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 70-7000

Max Time^t⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: I Madden| OR: 81

Winner in hurdle at Galway in September. Eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.4f, heavy, 22/1) 52 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 015000

Without Exception^p⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 78

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, possibly amiss when pulled up in handicap chase at Down Royal (20.6f, good to soft, 5/1) 57 days ago, pulled up 5 out.

Form: 0P35-7P

Nicoles Getaway⁵⁰⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 75

80/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft) 16 months ago, pulled up 2 out.

Form: P00/00P-

Masterstonemason¹⁷⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: F Costello| OR: 74

Two wins from 46 NH runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 177 days ago, pulled up early final circuit.

Form: 0P09-7P

Johnny Cakes^b1³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Reserve 1| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 78| BF

Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle (9/4) at Clonmel (20f, soft) 37 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: P7-4406

Fourcardrun³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Reserve 2| T: D Hassett| OR: 90

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.2f, soft, 200/1) 36 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 7-87

Raby Mere^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: R P Treacy| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 82

50/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, soft) 29 days ago. Back up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 396005

Forecasts

One And Only (11/4), True Destiny (7/2), Coffeys Forge (4/1), Blue Reed (5/1), Hanoi Jane (8/1), Our Uncle Jack (8/1), Johnny Cakes (12/1), Smackwater Jack (12/1), Without Exception (14/1), Fix It For Me (20/1), Ilbdare (20/1), Duce Bigalow (20/1), Max Time (25/1), Raby Mere (50/1), Lummi Island (50/1), Fourcardrun (50/1), Masterstonemason (66/1), Free Parking (66/1), Nicoles Getaway (100/1)

Plenty of interesting ones lurking, with TRUE DESTINY fancied to make a winning return from a break having run two crackers in similar events in October. One And Only and Duce Bigalow are respected, while Smackwater Jack and Our Uncle Jack are worth a look back from long absences.