Hollymount Nursing Home Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:13 | Winning time: 4m 25.30s

Mick Collins^h,t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 123

15/8

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 12f on Flat. 4/1, good second of 11 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good) 28 days ago, clear of rest. Makes handicap hurdle debut from a stiff-enough mark on the face of it but he's not yet exposed.

Form: 6-5122

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Castleheath²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 118

6/1

Made second hurdles start a winning one at Punchestown in January. 11/2, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, soft) 22 days ago, forced wide.

Form: 5164-4

Elusive Ogie⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E McCarthy| OR: 116

18/1

28/1, career best when winning 10-runner novice hurdle at Limerick (16.9f, good) 88 days ago, driven clear. Makes handicap hurdle debut from a mark that demands more.

Form: 85-61

Shaboozee¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: R Deegan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 107| C

15/8

Promising sort. 7/2, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at this course (16.5f, good) 14 days ago, pushed out. Looks ahead of his mark with prospect of more to come.

Form: 44-6921

Abel Mabel¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: Arthur Goulding| OR: 104

18/1

Modest maiden on the Flat but off the mark at the third attempt over hurdles in 13-runner novice (3/1) at Wexford (16.9f, good to soft) 19 days ago, driven clear. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 441

Maxios Prime⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 102

9/2

Winner over hurdles at Fairyhouse in February. 4/1, good second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 71 days ago and she's a danger to all if returning at that level.

Form: 00F13-2

Forecasts

Shaboozee (15/8), Mick Collins (15/8), Maxios Prime (9/2), Castleheath (6/1), Elusive Ogie (18/1), Abel Mabel (18/1)

SHABOOZEE is improving in leads and bounds, running out a decisive winner over shorter at this venue a fortnight ago and with his limit not yet reached, he'll take some stopping up 7 lb. Maxios Prime and Mick Collins may offer most resistance.