14:50 Fairyhouse

Saturday 22 February 2025

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Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 5m 19.1s

Whale Harbour^t1²⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 109

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good to soft, 11/4). First run for yard after leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 535-3

In For The Night⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Mark Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 108| D

10/1

Winner in hurdle at Gowran in October. Tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19f, heavy, 11/2) 53 days ago, not knocked about. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 321520

Lord Lariat^t¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 106| C| D

28/1

33/1, fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.8f, soft) 17 days ago, inadequate test. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 51467/4

Way Down South⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G Scott| OR: 106

12/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 12/1, career best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft) 55 days ago by 6½ lengths from Annamaymurt, driven clear. Something to find on form.

Form: 1-09861

Elusive Guy¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 104

10/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (19.8f, soft, 13/2) 17 days ago, running on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0/80-623

Kilbarry Ce Ce^h1³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: C O'Keeffe| OR: 104

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/2, below form fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.9f, soft) 38 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 42725

Nelson County²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 104

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) 26 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Potential improver.

Form: 42-068

Simpletwistoffaith^p1³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Patrick J Hassett| OR: 103

125/1

Last of 5 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Thurles (22.4f, good) 34 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 578-795

Brianna Lily¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 102

66/1

20/1, last of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.3f, soft) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8-75380

Glorytogod Tom^h⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr D M Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: M P Fitzgerald| OR: 102

6/1

22/1, creditable sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (soft) 52 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 5/710-86

Leah's Contessa^h1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Gilligan| T: C Collins| OR: 102| CD

8/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 5/1, didn't need to improve to win 13-runner novice hurdle at this course (20.4f, soft) 28 days ago, always holding on. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 5901

Joya Del Mar¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 100

20/1

Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at this course (19.8f, soft) 17 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4476P5

Rajsalad¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 100

33/1

Fell in handicap hurdle at this course (19.8f, soft, 11/1) 17 days ago. Was off for more than 2 years prior to that, so he's entitled to come on for the run.

Form: 16047/F

Wardens Whisper^p³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 100

13/2

6/4, career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Cork (16.9f, soft) 36 days ago, readily. Enters calculations.

Form: P03221

Annamaymurt^t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 99

33/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Limerick (21f, heavy) 25 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 06062P

Read To Return^t³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: D King| T: A J Martin| OR: 99| BF

17/2

One win from 21 NH runs. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, good to soft, 7/2) 32 days ago, not ideally placed. Switches from chase to hurdles. Merits consideration.

Form: 59-4535

Real Empire^h²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: R P Treacy| T: Miss T L Cogan| OR: 95

100/1

Unseated rider in novice hurdle (80/1) at Galway (16.8f, soft). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving John Joseph Hanlon. Hood back on. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May well do better.

Form: 260-66U

Westernersunrise^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Fahey| OR: 95

15/2

Good fourth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23f, heavy, 6/1) 26 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 430454

Glenetty¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Connell| OR: 94

33/1

Excellent third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.3f, soft, 66/1) 19 days ago. Improved form though that was, she will probably again find one or two too good.

Form: 240673

Kobalt St Georges³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 93

25/1

Last of 9 in handicap chase at Clonmel (16.9f, soft, 12/1) on debut over fences 38 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 0-80009

Chosen Shant^t³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade| OR: 90

18/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (15/2) at Navan (24f, soft) 35 days ago, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 23-445P

Aswellasabentley¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Simon Torrens| T: L Lennon| OR: 100

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 13 in juvenile hurdle (33/1) at this course (16f, soft) 17 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 788

Nettuno Italia²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Shane Markey⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 89

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 16 in novice hurdle (300/1) at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) 26 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should progress. RESERVE.

Form: 000

Non-Runners

One And Only⁷¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: O McKiernan J: James Duggan

Nephin Beg⁵⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Non Runner

Kingkong Ciergues¹⁷

Weight: 10-8| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Tiernan Power Roche

Gustavo Goodway⁷⁰

Weight: 10-6| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Wendell's Lass⁴⁰

Weight: 10-5| Age: 6

T: T Gibney J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Glorytogod Tom (6/1), Wardens Whisper (13/2), Westernersunrise (15/2), Kingkong Ciergues (8/1), Leah's Contessa (8/1), One And Only (8/1), Read To Return (17/2), Elusive Guy (10/1), In For The Night (10/1), Way Down South (12/1), Nelson County (14/1), Wendell's Lass (14/1), Whale Harbour (14/1), Chosen Shant (18/1), Joya Del Mar (20/1), Nettuno Italia (20/1), Kilbarry Ce Ce (20/1), Kobalt St Georges (25/1), Aswellasabentley (25/1), Gustavo Goodway (25/1), Lord Lariat (28/1), Glenetty (33/1), Nephin Beg (33/1), Rajsalad (33/1), Annamaymurt (33/1), Brianna Lily (66/1), Real Empire (100/1), Simpletwistoffaith (125/1)

The vote goes to WARDENS WHISPER, who deservedly opened his account at Cork last month and a 7 lb rise looks manageable. Westernersunrise is second choice ahead of In For The Night and Read To Return. If One And Only goes to post (due to run at Punchestown on Friday), he will also need considering.