15:35 Naas

Sunday 14 March 2021

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Bar One Racing 'Free Bet New Account Offer' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 5m 8.7s

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Morosini³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 136

15/2

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Leopardstown (24f, soft) 35 days ago. Down in trip. Latest effort best excused, so not one to discount.

Form: 17-P46P

Wakea^t³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: K Thornton| OR: 133

100/1

80/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 36 days ago. Needs to prove he retains ability.

Form: F2243/P

Jacksons Gold¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: I J Power| T: Ms Alice Curran| OR: 131

11/1

15/2, tailed-off fifth of 8 to Grand Paradis in Michael Purcell Memorial Novices' Hurdle at Thurles (21f, heavy) 17 days ago. Likely to bounce back returning to more realistic company.

Form: 142135

Aarons Day¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 129| BF| C

4/1

Course winner. Below form eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle at this course (15.5f, soft, 9/4) 14 days ago, not ideally placed. Up in trip. On a fair mark but attitude coming under question.

Form: 7611-28

Ben Dundee³⁶⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G O'Loughlin| OR: 127| C

6/1

10/1, good fifth of 23 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (20.6f, soft). Off 12 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott. Definite claims if tuned up.

Form: 63/4275-

Campeador^t¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: J C Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 127

9/1

Bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy, 17/2) 15 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Others make more appeal.

Form: 9-34937

Whisperinthebreeze⁴⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 125| C

18/1

Course winner. Pulled up in handicap chase at Leopardstown (24.2f, soft, 14/1), pulled up 2 out. Off 14 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip. Might need the run.

Form: 1F9/35P-

Benkei¹²²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: H Rogers| OR: 122

66/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24f, heavy, 12/1) 122 days ago. Down in trip. Becoming well treated but not threatening to capitalise.

Form: 319/0-67

Halsafari¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Bowe| OR: 121| D

25/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. 20/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 15 days ago. Others are more appealing.

Form: 322450

Jammy George^p²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: T Cooper| OR: 121

50/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase (14/1) at this course (20.4f, soft) 29 days ago, beaten quickly. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 22-5P5P

Nero Rock¹⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: D J McInerney| T: M F Morris| OR: 121

33/1

2 wins from 4 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in September. 9/1, possibly amiss when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, good to soft) 163 days ago.

Form: 04-511P

Big King⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: M J Bolger| T: B Connell| OR: 119

10/3

Winner in hurdle at Navan in November. 9/2, creditable second of 20 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 78 days ago. Can resume winning ways.

Form: 7/4-2412

Princess Vega⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 117

25/1

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.4f, heavy, 11/1) 45 days ago. Bit to prove.

Form: 1-P

Strange Notions^h⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: C O'Brien| OR: 113

7/1

Creditable fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Leopardstown (20f, good) 7 days ago, faring best of those held up. Likely to make an impression if it's a truly-run race.

Form: 251-F54

Forecasts

Big King (10/3), Aarons Day (4/1), Ben Dundee (6/1), Strange Notions (7/1), Morosini (15/2), Campeador (9/1), Jacksons Gold (11/1), Whisperinthebreeze (18/1), Halsafari (25/1), Princess Vega (25/1), Nero Rock (33/1), Jammy George (50/1), Benkei (66/1), Wakea (100/1)

BIG KING is going the right way and found only one too good in a competitive event at Leopardstown 78 days ago, so he's fancied to get his head back in front. Strange Notions shaped encouragingly at the second track recently and is regarded as the main threat ahead of Jacksons Gold.