Randox Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 4m 28.80s

Fool Me Once⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 109

7/4

2/1, creditable second of 9 in novice hurdle at this course (21.8f, good) 67 days ago. In the picture.

Form: 88824-2

Ollie La Ba Ba^p,t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 108| C

10/3

Course winner. 10/1, fell 1st in minor event chase at Roscommon (21.7f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Has good chance on form reverted to hurdles.

Form: 7652-6F

Woodstream Lad^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 102

8/1

One win from 3 runs last season. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 180-080

Jarvis Brook²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan| OR: 97

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good third of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (12.9f, good, 13/2) 24 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and one for the shortlist.

Form: 6803-

Divilabother³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Ivan Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 92

16/5

10/1, good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19f, good) 37 days ago, closing all way to line. Very much one to consider.

Form: 9302-02

Niigata¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 88

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Eighth of 11 in novice hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good, 125/1) 10 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut with more required.

Form: 8-088

Non-Runners

Purse Price¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: R O'Sullivan J: Shane O'Callaghan

Forecasts

Fool Me Once (7/4), Divilabother (16/5), Ollie La Ba Ba (10/3), Jarvis Brook (5/1), Woodstream Lad (8/1), Purse Price (12/1), Niigata (66/1)

OLLIE LA BA BA quickly reverts to this sphere having taken a first-fence fall when chasing at Roscommon and gets the nod at these weights ahead of Punchestown second Divilabother who is also weighted to have a say. Fool Me Once and Jarvis Brook can make their presence felt too.