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www.mchale.net Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:19 | Winning time: 7m 9.1s

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Get Phar²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 90

2/1

Creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.3f, soft, 13/2) 21 days ago. Remains low-mileage and longer trip well worth exploring on the back of his last run.

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Command Chain³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: J C Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 89

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form eighth of 16 in novice hurdle (20/1) at Limerick (19.2f, soft) 36 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

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Sunshine Beach^p1⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: R A Doyle| T: G Scott| OR: 87

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 12/1, ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.5f, soft) 63 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

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Pino Boy^t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs A Mooney| OR: 86

13/2

Belatedly shed maiden tag at Navan in December. Tenth of 14 in novice chase (40/1) at Limerick (22.7f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

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Getaclan^h¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: K J Brouder| T: D McNamara| OR: 84

50/1

150/1, eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.2f, good) 15 days ago, racing off the pace and never dangerous. Entitled to hold more chance now handicapping and the betting should guide.

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Roccocal¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: M P O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: M Keane| OR: 84

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Thirteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.2f, good, 200/1) 15 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

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Ask The Leader³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: D M Christie| OR: 83

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.6f, good) 33 days ago, pulled up before last. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

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You No Me Too Well^h1,t1²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 82

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, pulled up in minor event hurdle at Down Royal (24f, soft) 22 days ago, behind when pulled up before 3 out. Hood/tongue tie needs to have a positive effect now.

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Chelseas Friend¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J J Mangan| OR: 81

9/2

11/4, shaped as if amiss when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 12 days ago, went wrong early in straight. Up in trip. Not ruled out if bouncing back.

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Cornhill Lass²⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 80

8/1

20/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.4f, soft) in September. Returns from a break now and the betting may prove the best guide.

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Scanimax³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: D E Mullins| T: I Madden| OR: 80

40/1

Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.6f, good, 80/1) 32 days ago. More required.

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Tullyhogue Fort¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr P J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill| OR: 84

7/1

25/1, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.2f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Reserve 1.

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Non-Runners

Play The Knave⁵²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: V T O'Brien J: C A Landers

Ballybeatnik¹⁷

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: C F Hart

My Newbrook Rose²¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: A Murray J: J J Slevin

Miss Anfield⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: J P O'Sullivan

Vodka Society³⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 13

T: D P Dunne J: Reserve 2

Swiss Brid²¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: E McCarthy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Get Phar (2/1), Miss Anfield (4/1), Chelseas Friend (9/2), Pino Boy (13/2), Tullyhogue Fort (7/1), Command Chain (7/1), Cornhill Lass (8/1), Ballybeatnik (10/1), You No Me Too Well (12/1), Vodka Society (14/1), My Newbrook Rose (14/1), Swiss Brid (14/1), Play The Knave (20/1), Sunshine Beach (22/1), Scanimax (40/1), Ask The Leader (40/1), Roccocal (50/1), Getaclan (50/1)

GET PHAR is a low-mileage sort who arrives having run well when third over an extended 21f here 3 weeks ago, shaping as if this longer trip is well worth a try, and he gets the nod to come out on top. Miss Anfield rates the chief danger, ahead of Chelseas Friend and Ballybeatnik.