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Thursday 15 April 2021

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Newcastlewest Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 5m 43.9s

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Selected odds by:

Emir De Rots^b1,t⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 95

14/1

40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 77 days ago, tailing off before 3 out. Blinkers on 1st time. Something to prove.

Form: 3/85P0P

Carmels Gift¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 94

5/1

Promising individual. Sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, heavy) 106 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to to improve further, so one to note.

Form: U-06

Clonbury Bridge²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 94

5/2

8/1, good third of 17 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) 24 days ago, running on. Significantly up in trip. Worth considering.

Form: 045653

Likable Chancer^p³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss C Daffy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Howard| OR: 91

14/1

20/1, brought down in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.4f, good) 38 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Overall profile is uninspiring.

Form: UPP36B

We've That Option⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: I J Power| T: Gavin Dower| OR: 91

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Thurles (23.4f, heavy, 200/1) 49 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May do better.

Form: 3-070

Definiteadare¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: B J Cooper| T: T Cooper| OR: 90

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, very good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.3f, good to soft) 14 days ago, clear of rest. Enters calculations.

Form: 4U0002

Get Home¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Olivia Hegarty| OR: 88

4/1

Creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Clonmel (18.3f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 82P293

Trying My Best⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 86

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 41 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Hard to fancy.

Form: 08700

Four Horsemen⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: T J Nagle-Jr| OR: 85

8/1

15/2, eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 45 days ago. Penultimate run was encouraging, so can't be written off yet.

Form: 09-0830

Influential Lady^t1¹³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 82

40/1

20/1, unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) 130 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Not disgraced on penultimate outing, but others are more persuasive.

Form: 8F386U

Howsitgoinglohan^p1¹⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 81

40/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, good, 33/1). Off 6 months. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Set for another struggle.

Form: 0/000-09

Loyal Lioness^p,t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr P C Bannon⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs G Callaghan| OR: 80

125/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 41 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 0P8000

Sea Scorpion¹²³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: A W Short| T: P Croke| OR: 80| D

100/1

14/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Thurles (16.2f, good to soft). Ran twice in points since, pulled up on latest (Dec 13). Up against it on Rules return.

Form: 760P-5P

Sky Tenor^t⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: S W Flanagan| T: A Donoghue| OR: 80

12/1

20/1, seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 87 days ago. Looks limited.

Form: 00-0067

Non-Runners

Glorious Singer³⁷

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: Ms Alice Curran J: Reserve 1

Demophon³⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: P Nolan J: Reserve 2

Rocco Storm³²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Colm Murphy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Clonbury Bridge (5/2), Get Home (4/1), Carmels Gift (5/1), Definiteadare (6/1), Rocco Storm (7/1), Four Horsemen (8/1), Sky Tenor (12/1), Likable Chancer (14/1), Emir De Rots (14/1), We've That Option (25/1), Demophon (25/1), Glorious Singer (25/1), Influential Lady (40/1), Howsitgoinglohan (40/1), Trying My Best (50/1), Sea Scorpion (100/1), Loyal Lioness (125/1)

DEFINITEADARE might well have made a winning handicap debut at Clonmel had he not pecked on landing 2 out and, having pulled clear with the winner, he's fancied to go one better now. The in-form Get Home is likely to give another good account with Rachael Blackmore taking over, while Carmels Gift's opening mark looks appealing given he has the potential for better still.