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Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:22 | Winning time: 5m 13.9s

Crescent Moon¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 120| CD

11/2

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at this C&D (good, 7/4) 14 days ago, hard held. Predictably hit hard by the assessor (up 14 lb) but she's a relatively low-mileage 5-y-o, which offers hope that the best is still yet to come.

Form: 802041

Collaborative⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 117| C| D

8/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year, the latest a 2m novice at this course in February. Fell in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Navan (20f, heavy) 50 days ago (too early to suggest how he may have fared) and merits respect back here.

Form: 5-4311F

Ben Solo³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss R Curtis| OR: 116| BF

8/1

Successful at Chepstow in October. Creditable second of 5 in novice hurdle (5/6) at Ffos Las (20f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Makes handicap debut for in-form British yard and while he needs to raise his game, that's entirely possible given that he has few miles on the clock.

Form: 7-18222

Krabat^b¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: D E Mullins| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 116| D

20/1

One win from 34 NH runs. 11/2, creditable third of 9 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.4f, soft) 16 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and he looks vulnerable.

Form: 255253

Must Go Now^h⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E Cawley| OR: 113| CD

9/2

C&D winner on New Year's Day. 13/2, good third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.7f, heavy) 84 days ago, running on. Return to this trip will be very much in his favour and a bold show looks assured.

Form: 3F-5013

Newtown Rambler^h,t¹⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 113| D

20/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. Successful at Sligo in October. Seventeenth of 23 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Navan (22.4f, good to soft) 154 days ago, folding. Others preferred.

Form: 2-P210

Harbour Highway²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| OR: 112

14/1

4/1, fifth of 7 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 29 days ago, not knocked about. Likely improver now handicapping for a shrewd, much-respected yard and he's one to consider, for all that Mark Walsh has opted to ride Sticwiththeprocess.

Form: 10-9735

Grann's Boy¹⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H Rogers| OR: 109

33/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 7/2, creditable fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, heavy) 174 days ago. Up in trip for this handicap hurdle debut and he's not without hope.

Form: 873-14

Attaboyarchie^p1¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss E J Sweeney⁽⁷⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 108

25/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. 12/1, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (24f, good) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and, unless the new headgear sparks improvement, he will probably come up short once again.

Form: 853580

Sticwiththeprocess¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Mark Walsh| T: T M Walsh| OR: 105

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 5/1, good 15½ lengths third of 10 to Crescent Moon in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Enjoys a sizeable pull at the weights with that rival and, with scope for improvement, he's a must for the shortlist.

Form: 8-5583

Burvea⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: J J Burke| T: D Broad| OR: 104

25/1

Creditable third of 9 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Ballinrobe (21.5f, good) 9 days ago, running on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 32-1463

Young Lucy^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽³⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 104| BF

8/1

5/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (24f, good) 14 days ago. Can make presence felt off the same mark.

Form: 07-2534

Saffronandblue^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Brassil| OR: 101

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 11f on the Flat. Creditable fourth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, soft, 8/1) 22 days ago, nearest finish. Switches from Flat to hurdles and he's one to consider.

Form: 0799

Kinturk Maggie^t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 94

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 50/1) 29 days ago. Up in trip and open to improvement but a sizeable step forward will be needed if she's to get competitive in this contest.

Form: 0008

To The Wire¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 93

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, fifteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16.3f, good to soft). Off 6 months and moves up in trip for this handicap debut. May well progress but there will be easier opportunities than this.

Form: 41000

Non-Runners

Whimsy²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: A McCann J: O R Brown

Birmingham Alabama¹⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: E D Delany J: Jordan Gainford

He's Gorgeous²⁹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: P A Fahy J: H E Sexton

Stay Gold⁷⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: Colm Murphy J: L A McKenna

Lynchy Boy⁴³

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: P Fenton J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Sticwiththeprocess (7/2), Must Go Now (9/2), Whimsy (5/1), Crescent Moon (11/2), Collaborative (8/1), Ben Solo (8/1), Young Lucy (8/1), Stay Gold (10/1), Saffronandblue (10/1), Harbour Highway (14/1), Birmingham Alabama (14/1), Krabat (20/1), He's Gorgeous (20/1), Newtown Rambler (20/1), Attaboyarchie (25/1), Burvea (25/1), Lynchy Boy (25/1), Grann's Boy (33/1), Kinturk Maggie (33/1), To The Wire (80/1)

CRESCENT MOON isn't certain to confirm recent C&D placings with Sticwiththeprocess, given that the latter is 14 lb better off having been beaten 15½ lengths into third by the selection in the handicap in question and, with just four runs under his belt, he is open to improvement. Conversely, Crescent Moon crossed the line hard-held that day and she may well be capable of defying a significant rise in the weights. Fellow C&D winner Must Go Now and Harbour Highway are others to consider.