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Saturday 6 March 2021

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Athboy Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:48 | Winning time: 5m 18.3s

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Selected odds by:

An Fraoch Mor¹³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 116| BF| CD

16/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f in chases. 4/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, heavy) 132 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 13/210-P

Song Of Earth³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: D E Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 116| D

15/2

11/2, career best when winning 9-runner novice hurdle at Gowran (20.4f, heavy) 37 days ago, all out. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 449621

Someday³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: R M Power| T: Yvonne Latta| OR: 115

22/1

First run since leaving Mrs J. Harrington when fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Gowran (20.4f, heavy) 37 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2F3/U35

Young Dev^p¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 114| C

8/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap chase at this course (24f, heavy, 17/2) 13 days ago, driven out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 802321

Down The Highway²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr T J Love⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 112| D

80/1

First run since leaving Emma Lavelle when below form seventh of 17 in minor event chase at Punchestown (25f, heavy, 66/1) 20 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 93-0PP7

Rebel Early³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke| OR: 112| D

14/1

Creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Gowran (20.4f, heavy) 37 days ago, left with lot to do.

Form: 8-642P3

Aa Bee See²⁰³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: M P Walsh| T: N Madden| OR: 111| D

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap (10/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 09/P16-0

Forrard Away³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 111

9/2

7/2, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 37 days ago, finding extra. Back up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 01-5361

Think Positive¹¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: V C Ward| OR: 111

150/1

Fifteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at this course (22f, soft) 118 days ago.

Form: 3509-00

Royal Aide¹⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 110

66/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in August. 28/1, eighth of 10 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good) 152 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 231458

Difficult Decision^p1,t1²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 107| D

16/1

14/1, bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24f, heavy) 20 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time, cheekpieces on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 1P-0385

Fierami^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J C Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 107| C

7/1

25/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle at this course (21f, heavy) 13 days ago, kept up to work. Needs considering.

Form: 759651

Castlebellingham⁶⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 106

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 22 months. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 6355/26-

Beating The Odds¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: J J Slevin| T: W J Austin| OR: 102| D

18/1

Below form eighth of 13 in novice chase (16/1) at Thurles (16.4f, heavy) 19 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 28-1258

Castle Town House¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: D F O'Regan| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 102| BF

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good 3¼ lengths third of 20 to Fierami in handicap hurdle at this course (21f, heavy, 7/2) 13 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 305223

Dasmyhoss^b¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: S D Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 99

100/1

Blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 125/1) 17 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Back up in trip. Blinkers on for 1st time in this code. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 9798P0

Demophon⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 99

125/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.5f, heavy, 80/1) 84 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell.

Form: 1-00800

Midland Millie⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: A L T Moore| OR: 96| D

14/1

Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in October. Tenth of 13 in handicap chase (9/1) at Thurles (18f, heavy) 76 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Not taken lightly.

Form: 3-41290

Magic Piper⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 93

10/1

15/2, creditable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 53 days ago. Stable having good spell. Booking of Kane a plus.

Form: 9-09766

Forecasts

Castle Town House (11/4), Forrard Away (9/2), Fierami (7/1), Song Of Earth (15/2), Young Dev (8/1), Magic Piper (10/1), Rebel Early (14/1), Midland Millie (14/1), Difficult Decision (16/1), An Fraoch Mor (16/1), Beating The Odds (18/1), Someday (22/1), Castlebellingham (33/1), Aa Bee See (50/1), Royal Aide (66/1), Down The Highway (80/1), Dasmyhoss (100/1), Demophon (125/1), Think Positive (150/1)

FORRARD AWAY scored decisively under a more positive ride at Gowran and, likely to prove equally effective back at this trip, a 10 lb rise in the weights may not be enough to prevent him from striking again. Castle Town House was third behind Fierami here recently, but he is taken to reverse the placings on these revised terms and emerge as the main danger. Young Dev also enters calculations.