14:35 Thurles

Thursday 20 November 2025

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William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 5m 4.70s

Plunkett Street¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: Michael W O'Meara| OR: 110

5/1

Very good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft, 11/1) 18 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 68/537-2

Lambay Island³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 109| BF

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Very good third of 7 in novice hurdle at this C&D (good to soft, 6/4) 35 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 0444-3

Mister Box¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 108

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Respectable tenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16.1f, heavy, 33/1) 12 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. No forlorn hope.

Form: 64P-0

Giant Haystacks^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Gilligan| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 107| D

7/2

Creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, good to soft, 8/1) 36 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 1PP-083

Miss Mini Bee^h,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Alex Harvey| T: P T Foley| OR: 105

10/1

12/1, solid fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs considering.

Form: 62660-5

Sphagnum^p,t⁹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Broderick| OR: 103| D

18/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Sligo (25.5f, good) 92 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 81PF-80

Arctic Piper^t¹⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley| OR: 100

14/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good, 16/1). Off 6 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 5954F-0

Down Around^b³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 100| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Very good third of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.1f, good to soft, 16/1) 37 days ago. A player off a 2 lb lower mark in a headgear change.

Form: 30-0023

Hatfield Hammer^p⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 98

12/1

7/1, saddle slipped when pulled up in novice chase at Sligo (21.1f, good to soft) 50 days ago, pulled up soon after 5 out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 3-1256P

Liberated Light¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: J & T Kiely| OR: 98

40/1

50/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 8147-00

No Demand^p1⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Philip Donovan⁽³⁾| T: D Collins| OR: 95

25/1

10/1, fair eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (19f, good to soft) 61 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can give a good account.

Form: 959588

Kazbek^b³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 94

16/1

9/1 and blinkered for 1st time, very good third of 10 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft) 33 days ago. Very much one to consider.

Form: 868603

Non-Runners

Dgalwaygallivantor⁴¹⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Miss Lia⁴⁶

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Lady Iseult⁷⁵⁵

Weight: 10-1| Age: 10

T: D A McLoughlin J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Giant Haystacks (7/2), Down Around (7/2), Plunkett Street (5/1), Lambay Island (5/1), Miss Lia (11/2), Dgalwaygallivantor (8/1), Miss Mini Bee (10/1), Hatfield Hammer (12/1), Mister Box (12/1), Arctic Piper (14/1), Kazbek (16/1), Lady Iseult (16/1), Sphagnum (18/1), No Demand (25/1), Liberated Light (40/1)

DOWN AROUND can boast a C&D win and signalled he is ready to strike again when a very good third at Punchestown last time so is fancied to capitlaise on a 2 lb lower mark here. Plunkett Street is feared most on the back of his own very good second at Cork recently, while handicap debutant Lambay Island and in-form duo Miss Mini Bee and Giant Haystacks can't be discounted either.