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Tuesday 14 April 2026

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Drangan Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 5m 6.50s

Strange Currency^p1⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁵⁾| T: G O'Loughlin| OR: 110

20/1

Easily best effort over hurdles (fair form) when third of 15 in maiden at Punchestown in February, ridden positively. Nowhere near that level since and is tried in cheekpieces for handicap debut.

Form: U56367

Ned In The Park¹⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 105

8/1

Still a maiden but posted creditable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Gowran (2m, soft) when last seen in October and returns on a fair mark.

Form: 345574

Paradise Lost^p³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Gavin Brouder| T: C O'Brien| OR: 104

5/1

Posted best for for some time, in first-time cheekpieces, when good third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (2m, heavy, 14/1) 38 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Races off same mark here and is not taken lightly.

Form: 898-753

Thisain'tthat¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Daniel King| T: M A Molloy| OR: 104| BF

17/2

Well supported when sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at Limerick (2m, soft) 14 days ago and remains open to improvement on switch to handicapping.

Form: 556

Mic Drop⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 102| C

7/2

Not scored since 2024 and has been below form over fences the last twice. More effective in this sphere, though, and could be a player here.

Form: 454906

Former Flame³³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: R Deegan| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 99

13/2

Matched best form when creditable second of 9 in novice hurdle at Killarney 11 months ago. Not seen since but is worth monitoring in market on return/handicap debut.

Form: 35972-2

The Guinness Boys²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 97

20/1

Yet to really threaten in this sphere and arrives on back of poor effort on chase debut at Wexford.

Form: 7P0P9P

Private Policy^t⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Paddy Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 92

17/2

Ran encouragingly on hurdles debut at Thurles earlier this year but has rather gone the wrong way since and looks on a stiff mark for his handicap debut.

Form: P55/340

Spellacy's Cross²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Jordan Gainford| T: J Barcoe| OR: 84| BF| C

3/1

Won a couple of handicap chases here in October but well below that level over hurdles more recently, including when sixth at Down Royal 2 days ago.

Form: U11556

Non-Runners

Tangara Bay¹⁹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

King Gris²

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Tangara Bay (3/1), Spellacy's Cross (3/1), Mic Drop (7/2), Paradise Lost (5/1), King Gris (6/1), Former Flame (13/2), Ned In The Park (8/1), Thisain'tthat (17/2), Private Policy (17/2), The Guinness Boys (20/1), Strange Currency (20/1)

Last month's course winner TANGARA BAY is going the right way and looks fairly treated on his handicap debut. He can follow up. King Gris and Paradise Lost should also go well.