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Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 4m 1.5s

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French Light^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: R J Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: Keri Brion| OR: 127| D

13/2

7/2, creditable fifth of 10 in minor event hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 152D45

Battle Of Actium¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J W Kennedy| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 124

25/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, 14¾ lengths sixth of 9 to Papal Lodge in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Down Royal (19.5f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 53-3146

Shanroe^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: D Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 123| BF| D

11/2

1 win from 3 runs this season. Respectable 11½ lengths fourth of 9 to Papal Lodge in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (19.5f, good to soft, 6/4) 19 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 767-124

Big King²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: M J Bolger| T: B Connell| OR: 121| BF| D

8/1

Winner in hurdle at Navan in November. 10/3, creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy) 22 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 4-24123

Isotope¹¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 121

40/1

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in September. 33/1, ninth of 13 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 118 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 8-U1939

Bentham¹⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 120| D

16/1

Latest win in hurdle at Bellewstown in July. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Gowran (20f, good to soft), unable to sustain effort. Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 217705

Jon Ess²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: R A Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 118| D

28/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Last of 6 in handicap (11/2) at Dundalk (12f) 24 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, creditable on last hurdle outing.

Form: 260-212

You Say Nothing³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: K M Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 118| D

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in January. 14/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) 36 days ago, pulled up entering straight.

Form: 0F811P

Fighting Fit^t³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: S D Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 115| D

6/1

2 wins from 4 runs this season. 6/5, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.5f, heavy) 39 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 3F-4711

Bigz Belief^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D P Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 123| D

11/1

9/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 23 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 332261

Crassus⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: S W Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 121| D

14/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in December. 3/1, creditable second of 16 in handicap at Navan (13f, heavy) 9 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Respectable on last hurdle run. Must improve.

Form: 2F2133

Excelcius³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: D E Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 109

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 7f on flat. Fifth of 20 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft, 8/1) 36 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 865

Lariat¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: A McGuinness| OR: 107| BF

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 20/1) 17 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0367

Alexei Vronsky³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: A P Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 116

80/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Fair winner at 10f on flat. 18/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 31 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 4617

Fox Fearless¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 106| D

6/1

Good second of 22 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at this course (20f, good to soft) 1 days ago. Continues in top form.

Form: 468012

Royal Aide¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 105

125/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft, 66/1) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 145800

Jiving Jerry²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J Barcoe| OR: 103| BF| D

12/1

Latest win in hurdle at Galway in October. Below form 30¾ lengths fifth of 13 to Bigz Belief in handicap hurdle (3/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 23 days ago.

Form: 321235

Mc Alpine^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 101

25/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Good fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 7/1) 14 days ago. Booking of O'Hanlon a plus. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 867324

Toughari^t1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: T Mullins| OR: 109| C

28/1

11/4, creditable second of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) 14 days ago, no match for winner. Tongue strap on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 542672

I Don't Get It⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 91

28/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Good ¾-length second of 8 to Cosmic Rock in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 5/1) 8 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 086462

Non-Runners

Papal Lodge¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: Mrs D Foster J: J C Gainford

Powerful Ted²⁰⁵

Weight: 10-6| Age: 6

T: N Meade J: D F O'Regan

Cosmic Rock⁸

Weight: 9-12| Age: 7

T: E McCarthy J: K J Brouder

Forecasts

Shanroe (11/2), Fighting Fit (6/1), Fox Fearless (6/1), Papal Lodge (6/1), French Light (13/2), Big King (8/1), Bigz Belief (11/1), Jiving Jerry (12/1), Powerful Ted (12/1), Crassus (14/1), Cosmic Rock (14/1), Bentham (16/1), Mc Alpine (25/1), Battle Of Actium (25/1), Jon Ess (28/1), Toughari (28/1), I Don't Get It (28/1), Excelcius (33/1), Isotope (40/1), You Say Nothing (40/1), Lariat (66/1), Alexei Vronsky (80/1), Royal Aide (125/1)

POWERFUL TED has progressed to a useful level on the Flat since last running over hurdles so is potentially well treated back in this sphere. Fighting Fit followed up his Punchestown win in the manner of one still well ahead of his mark at Thurles 6 weeks ago and rates the main threat ahead of Shanroe.