14:50 Limerick

Tuesday 29 December 2020

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Racing Post Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 33.6s

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Our Roxane⁹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: K J Brouder| T: T O'Brien| OR: 116| C

18/1

Course winner. 25/1, pulled up in novice chase at Listowel (20f, soft) 97 days ago, tailed off when pulled up circuit out. Switches to hurdles with plenty to find.

Form: 41122-P

Father Ailbe³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 115| C

25/1

Course winner. 25/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) 37 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 104P-77

Conright Boy^p,t⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 113

66/1

Latest win in hurdle at Cork in December but modest seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Thurles (16f, heavy) 9 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 12-0217

Southerner^h⁶¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr W T Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: William Cronin| OR: 113| CD

12/1

Landed this contest 12 months agon and posted good third of 12 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Clonmel (24f, soft) 61 days ago. Back down in trip and not taken lightly.

Form: 44/11P-3

Wavelength⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 113

22/1

11/1, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Galway (19.1f, soft) 83 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: F5065-0

Goulane Chosen³³²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: D J McInerney| T: S Spillane| OR: 111| C

25/1

Off 11 months since creditable fourth of 15 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (17f). Back over hurdles and weighted to go close if fully tuned up for comeback run.

Form: 21/7534-

Room To Roam^b⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: J C McConnell| OR: 111

25/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019, but he recorded creditable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Thurles (20.1f, soft) 40 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 672704

Spare Brakes^t³⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: P T Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 105

33/1

Arrives well below par, only ninth of 11 in handicap chase at Cork (16.7f, heavy, 16/1) 37 days ago. Back over hurdles with lots to find.

Form: F123-09

Oneknightmoreihope^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: N F Glynn| OR: 104| D

5/1

3/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 19-runner handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy) 15 days ago. Hit with 13 lb rise but has more to offer so still not taken lightly

Form: 7-P2521

Castlegrange²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: J Dullea| OR: 103

18/1

15/2, creditable fourth of 11 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy) 28 days ago. Goes into handicaps now and needs bit more.

Form: 8782-B4

Mattie's Mountain¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 103

7/1

Made it 2-3 this season with stylish win in 14-runner handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 17 days ago, always holding on. Up 7 lb but big player.

Form: 64S-611

Pairc Na Ngael^p1³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: S D Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 102

13/8

Below-form ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 6/1) 37 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and more to do if he's to open his account at the eighth attempt.

Form: 680/9-09

Roxys Holly^t1⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Miss S Larkin⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 101

50/1

250/1, pulled up in listed hurdle at Thurles (16f, heavy) 9 days ago. Tongue strap on and needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 774/72-P

Sargent Lightfoot^h¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: D F O'Regan| T: A Murray| OR: 100| BF

9/2

Yet to win a race but looked set to score until bad error at the last when second of 17 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 18 days ago. Merits consideration despite 2 lb rise.

Form: 64-7242

Non-Runners

Ennemi Public¹⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: G Brouder

Fit To Be Tied²¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: N Madden J: N P Madden

Bloodstone¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: H Morgan

Antimatter¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 11

T: Mrs P Dobbs J: R A Doyle

Zaccarela²³

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: P Fenton J: Reserve 1

Added Bonus³⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: J J Walsh J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Pairc Na Ngael (13/8), Ennemi Public (4/1), Sargent Lightfoot (9/2), Oneknightmoreihope (5/1), Mattie's Mountain (7/1), Bloodstone (8/1), Zaccarela (11/1), Southerner (12/1), Castlegrange (18/1), Our Roxane (18/1), Wavelength (22/1), Father Ailbe (25/1), Room To Roam (25/1), Goulane Chosen (25/1), Fit To Be Tied (25/1), Spare Brakes (33/1), Added Bonus (33/1), Antimatter (50/1), Roxys Holly (50/1), Conright Boy (66/1)

A case can be made for a few here but the most persuasive one is for the thriving MATTIE'S MOUNTAIN who has been upped 7 lb for his most recent Fairyhouse success but still looks weighted to have a very big say. Sargent Lightfoot appeals as the one to give him most to do on the back of his unfortunate Punchestown second, with last year's winner Southerner sure to make his presence felt too.