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Bective Stud, Tea Rooms & Apartments Handicap Hurdle (Listed)

4YO plus | Class 1 | 3m 1f 80y | 14 Runners | Turf

Buddy One⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 150

6/1, sixth of 9 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, soft) 41 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Has work to do.

Form: 3P57-66

Ashdale Bob^p¹²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 140| C

Course winner. 20/1, bit below form tenth of 22 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, good to soft) 129 days ago, left poorly placed. Switches from chase to hurdles and would have a chance if on-song.

Form: 2/115-40

Fascile Mode^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 133

Good second of 10 in handicap chase (8/1) at Cheltenham (27.3f, soft) 20 days ago, going in snatches. Switches from chase to hurdles and, able to race off a 6 lb lower mark in this sphere, he's one to consider.

Form: 9-72382

Yeats Star⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 133

Below form fifth of 15 in handicap chase (16/1) at Limerick (24f, heavy) 48 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and place possibilities. One of 4 runners from the Gordon Elliott yard.

Form: U-53C25

Timmy Tuesday^p1¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 132

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.2f, soft, 10/1) 13 days ago, making effort after 4 out. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Something to find on form.

Form: 0-3033P

I Love My Baie^p1¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 129

33/1, fourteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Haydock (24.3f, good to soft) 14 days ago, never travelling well. Cheekpieces on 1st time and needs to bounce back.

Form: 3/437-U0

Eagles Reign^b²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Shane Markey⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 128

Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Naas (20f, heavy) 27 days ago. Up in trip and blinkers back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7002-U0

Ayiko^t²²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 125

Latest win in hurdle at Ayr in January. 25/1, good third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.2f, soft). Off 7 months. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 753/213-

Ottizzini¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 125

Fourth of 7 in novice chase (50/1) at Cork (21.2f, soft) 13 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and others make more appeal.

Form: 1P22-P4

Koori Star⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Jake Coen| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 123

Good fourth of 10 in novice chase at Galway (18.2f, good to soft, 14/1) 42 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and significantly up in trip.

Form: 442-454

Buachaillbocht^b,t²³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 122

7/2 and blinkered for 1st time, won 8-runner novice chase at Fairyhouse (20f, soft), bit in hand. Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles and upped in trip. Not discounted.

Form: 56PU91-

Grimaud²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 121

5/1, good 2 lengths second of 19 to Paddy's Milestone in handicap hurdle at this course (21f, heavy) 20 days ago. Up in trip and should continue to give a good account.

Form: 8-43052

Gringo D'aubrelle²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 120| C

Respectable 11½ lengths fifth of 19 to Paddy's Milestone in handicap hurdle at this course (21f, heavy, 28/1) 20 days ago, faring best of those held up. Up in trip. Jockey bookings suggest that he is not the stable first-string.

Form: 2/5904-5

Paddy's Milestone²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 114| C

1 win from 1 run this season. Career best when winning 19-runner handicap hurdle at this course (21f, heavy, 6/1) 20 days ago by 2 lengths from Grimaud. Up in trip and while a 7 lb rise demands more, he has to enter calculations.

Form: 4440/1-1

Forecasts

Yeats Star (10/3), Grimaud (9/2), Fascile Mode (11/2), Ayiko (11/2), Koori Star (8/1), Paddy's Milestone (12/1), Ashdale Bob (12/1), Timmy Tuesday (12/1), Buddy One (12/1), Buachaillbocht (12/1), Ottizzini (20/1), Gringo D'aubrelle (20/1), I Love My Baie (25/1), Eagles Reign (33/1)

The vote goes to FASCILE MODE, who was 6 lb out of the handicap when a fine second in a valuable Grade 3 handicap chase at Cheltenham last month and he makes plenty of appeal returned to this sphere. If Ayiko is fully tuned-up for this seasonal reappearance he will be a big threat, while Yeats Star and Grimaud, two of the four Gordon Elliott-trained representatives, are also shortlisted. Buachaillbocht is another to consider.