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Saturday 26 February 2022

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Easter Festival 16th - 18th April Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:43 | Winning time: 6m 16.9s

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Selected odds by:

Ah Littleluck^t³²

Age: 12| Weight: 12-0| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 109| C

33/1

Course winner. Pulled up in handicap chase (25/1) at Down Royal (24f, good to soft) 32 days ago, behind when pulled up after sixth. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 7-18FPP

Cru Bourgeois⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 108

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 20/1, fourth of 11 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (24.2f, heavy) 40 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 934

Sweet Sting^p1⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 107

25/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 50/1, eighth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, heavy) 7 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Now below last winning mark.

Form: P50098

Getaway Katie³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: S Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: S K Ryder| OR: 106

50/1

50/1, fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.7f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Booking of Fitzgerald a plus.

Form: 0-90555

Askann^p³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Jennifer Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: M Torrens| OR: 105| D

22/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Bit below form eleventh of 26 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft, 33/1) 35 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip.

Form: 3373-30

Key Commander^b1³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: A P Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 105

25/1

16/1, eighth of 11 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: P90848

Deux Par Deux^t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: K M Donoghue| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 103

50/1

Twelfth of 26 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Navan (20f, soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 78/8-P00

Memory Of Youth^b¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: S W Flanagan| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 103| C

10/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at this course (19.8f, soft, 10/1) 17 days ago, staying on well. Return to this trip will suit and she has to be of interest.

Form: 605121

Kilbree Warrior^p1,t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 102

50/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap chase (11/1) at Clonmel (20f, heavy) 9 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 55-9700

Excelcior^b1⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: J C Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 98

17/2

22/1 and visored for 1st time, below form eighth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.2f, heavy) 40 days ago. Blinkers the headgear of choice.

Form: 76-P348

Where's Frankie²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: D Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 98| C

4/5

6/4, career best when winning 16-runner handicap chase at this course (25.5f, good to soft) 28 days ago, readily. Switches from chase to hurdles and one to keep on the right side of.

Form: 8-70011

Boss Girl¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: W J Austin| OR: 92

9/1

Very good second of 21 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Punchestown (23.5f, heavy) 13 days ago. Remains of interest.

Form: 600-062

Diamond Grove⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: P T Enright| T: E Cawley| OR: 91

33/1

22/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 60 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 063/8F-P

Missiee²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 91

22/1

Winner in hurdle at Tramore in January. 12/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft) 25 days ago, saddle slipped.

Form: 00-871P

Carbon King¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: C A Landers| T: M J Tynan| OR: 89

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 25 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Naas (15.6f, soft) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 099

Royal Rhythm^p²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: S D Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 84

16/1

8/1, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 4-40P40

Agirlcalledchloe²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: J M Moore| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 82

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, soft, 150/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 00000

Grey Habit^b²⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Ewing| T: R Donohoe| OR: 80| C

22/1

Course winner. Blinkered for first time, thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft, 25/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 1/P3F-80

Non-Runners

Prince Zaltar¹⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

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

Forecasts

Where's Frankie (4/5), Excelcior (17/2), Boss Girl (9/1), Memory Of Youth (10/1), Cru Bourgeois (10/1), Royal Rhythm (16/1), Carbon King (20/1), Grey Habit (22/1), Missiee (22/1), Askann (22/1), Sweet Sting (25/1), Key Commander (25/1), Prince Zaltar (25/1), Ah Littleluck (33/1), Diamond Grove (33/1), Getaway Katie (50/1), Kilbree Warrior (50/1), Deux Par Deux (50/1), Agirlcalledchloe (125/1)

WHERE'S FRANKIE has returned from a 2-month break an improved model, readily landing a brace of big-field handicaps over both sets of obstacles and the hat-trick may well be forthcoming. Memory of Youth and Boss Girl look to be the chief threats.