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Saturday 1 January 2022

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Tote+ Pays You More At Tote.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 6m 47.3s

Ballycastle Girl⁵⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: S Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: Jennifer Monaghan| OR: 108| D

33/1

Creditable eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, good to soft, 66/1) 55 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 4-85470

Askann^p²⁸⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: Jennifer Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: M Torrens| OR: 107| D

14/1

16/1, creditable third of 15 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (28.6f, good to soft), sticking to task. Off 9 months. Switches to hurdles and not taken lightly.

Form: 323373-

Key Commander^p1⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 107| D

22/1

28/1, thirteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.4f, good) 44 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time with work to do.

Form: 285-P90

Daphne Moon^p1²⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 106| C

11/2

Course winner but last of 14 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good to soft). Off 8 months and needs to get back on track.

Form: 2/00210-

So Near So Farhh²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 103

22/1

Latest win in hurdle at Downpatrick in September. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft, 40/1) 27 days ago. Back up in trip with more required.

Form: 5140P0

Nicole's Milan^b,t²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: I J Power| T: S Aherne| OR: 102| CD

9/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle (11/1) at this course (23.5f, soft) 21 days ago, responding well. Not taken lightly despite 7 lb rise.

Form: 146-301

Final Orders²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: C J Orr| T: G Donnelly| OR: 96| BF

10/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (23.5f, soft, 7/2) 21 days ago, so others are preferred.

Form: 57552P

Nathaniel's Dream^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: B J Cooper| T: A J Martin| OR: 95

5/1

Good sixth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft, 25/1) 14 days ago. Up in trip and has to be taken seriously off the same mark.

Form: 04/0-U86

Greige^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Ewing⁽³⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 90

33/1

Below form twelfth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft, 33/1) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 90-3330

Where's Frankie⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 89

17/2

50/1, fifteenth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.2f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 008-700

Bright Sunbird^b⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 88

18/1

Sixteenth of 21 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Punchestown (24.2f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Enters calculations if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: P-20F40

Bodeenbelle^t⁶⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: P J Carberry| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 86

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.7f, heavy, 40/1) 65 days ago. Up in trip with plenty on her plate.

Form: F/0-750

Emancipator^b⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: J J Slevin| T: D Hassett| OR: 86

15/2

9/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24.2f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 840844

Mystery Mac^p,t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 85

50/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, refused to race in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Tramore (21f, heavy) 23 days ago. Cheekpieces reached for now.

Form: 00F7PR

Ocean Legacy⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 83

80/1

Seventh of 10 in novice chase at this course (24f, good to soft, 150/1) on debut over fences 60 days ago. Switches to hurdles with more to find.

Form: 000-007

Moyode Lady⁶⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J Nash| OR: 82| D

17/2

Twenty runs since last win in 2019,but she posted very good third of 16 in handicap chase at this course (24f, good to soft) 60 days ago. Not ruled out back in this sphere.

Form: 897463

Vodka Society³⁵

Age: 14| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Moore| T: D P Dunne| OR: 80| C

25/1

18/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap chase at this course (21f, good) 35 days ago, but veteran has just one win from 21 NH runs.

Form: P-0P246

Wee Small Hours^t³⁹

Age: 13| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M Rice| OR: 80

16/1

Arrives on a long losing run, but veteran posted good third of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft, 28/1) 39 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 845-503

Ximyerg²⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: N J Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, very good tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, heavy). Off 9 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 00080-

Non-Runners

Native Gold³²⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: E Cawley J: C D Timmons

Forecasts

Nathaniel's Dream (5/1), Daphne Moon (11/2), Emancipator (15/2), Where's Frankie (17/2), Moyode Lady (17/2), Nicole's Milan (9/1), Final Orders (10/1), Askann (14/1), Wee Small Hours (16/1), Bright Sunbird (18/1), Key Commander (22/1), So Near So Farhh (22/1), Vodka Society (25/1), Native Gold (25/1), Greige (33/1), Ballycastle Girl (33/1), Ximyerg (50/1), Mystery Mac (50/1), Bodeenbelle (66/1), Ocean Legacy (80/1)

A very open handicap in which NATHANIEL'S DREAM is fancied to gain his breakthrough succes given he arrives on the back of a good Navan sixth and looks set to be suited by this step up in trip too. Moyode Lady is on a long losing run but is weighted to have a say back in this sphere, while veteran Wee Small Hours is another who merits respect despite being winless since 2018.

NATHANIEL'S DREAM
MOYODE LADY (IRE)
WEE SMALL HOURS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Ballyshannon Rose

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 8

J: P D Kennedy | T: P G Fahey

13/2

Prize Money

1st: €7,500.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €625.005th: €375.006th: €250.00