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Thursday 24 March 2022

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Fermoy Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 5m 2.7s

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Vermilion Cliffs^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 95

14/1

Fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, heavy, 25/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 060F04

Mcquinn^t¹⁴⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Miss S Barkley| OR: 89

50/1

80/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24.1f, soft) 146 days ago, pulled up before 2 out.

Form: 97-P38P

Appian Way¹⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Cooper| T: C O'Brien| OR: 88

20/1

Below form tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at this course (19f, good to soft, 11/2) 158 days ago but had been runner-up at Gowran prior to that.

Form: 46-P920

Strong Roots¹²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Fahey| OR: 88| BF

17/2

85/40, left with too much to do when ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 128 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip on return from break. Capable from this mark.

Form: 6F-2079

Inagh's Gift¹¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: C D Maxwell| T: S P Hennessy| OR: 87

33/1

Respectable sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft) 119 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 7336P-6

Likable Chancer^p⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: D Howard| OR: 87

40/1

Remains a maiden after 24 NH runs. Eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft, 33/1) 51 days ago.

Form: UP1500

Sweet Will²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: C P McNamara| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 87

13/2

Respectable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) 29 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 809-034

Hockworthy Flyer²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Carberry| T: A McNamara| OR: 86

10/1

40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) 29 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: U5-7387

Hollywood West¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham| OR: 86

22/1

Below form tenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (19.8f, heavy, 10/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 98U0P0

Island Glory^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Niall O'flynn| OR: 86

50/1

Thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 21 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 890970

Four Horsemen^p1⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: D E Mullins| T: T J Nagle-Jr| OR: 85

8/1

Knocked on the door over hurdles last spring. Fit from a point win at the weekend. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs considering.

Form: 24-38P1

Junior Bee^h1¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: M A Molloy| OR: 85

4/1

8/1, respectable sixth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (19.8f, heavy) 12 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 7-845U6

Shean Glory^h²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M P O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 85

6/1

Respectable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 362936

Time To Bite^b1²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: L J Archdeacon| OR: 85

33/1

40/1, bit below form fourth of 9 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 3524P4

Confusionanddelay^t1³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D H Kelly| OR: 84

6/1

Third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 20/1) 35 days ago. Back up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 0-86003

Meehall¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 83

25/1

40/1, unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, heavy) 11 days ago.

Form: 0-600PU

Early Derby¹⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: C J Orr| T: E McNamara| OR: 82

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, heavy, 66/1) 152 days ago. Others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 09770P

Dicey^t²²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Brian Hayes| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 80

80/1

Seventh of 10 in novice chase (66/1) at Tramore (22f, good to soft) on debut over fences. Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0040/87

Fahrenheit De Lecu^h²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J J Mangan| OR: 80

40/1

14/1, tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, soft) 2 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 770000

Mount Callan⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: B McMahon| OR: 80

22/1

66/1, fifteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, soft) 52 days ago.

Form: 006-900

Non-Runners

Fox Le Bel²⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: Miss E Doyle J: Mark Walsh

Alma Mahler⁵¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: David Barry J: A McCurtin

Eltico¹¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: J H Black J: Sean O'Keeffe

Knockraha Katie³⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: N Stokes J: R P Treacy

Forecasts

Junior Bee (4/1), Fox Le Bel (9/2), Shean Glory (6/1), Confusionanddelay (6/1), Sweet Will (13/2), Four Horsemen (8/1), Strong Roots (17/2), Hockworthy Flyer (10/1), Vermilion Cliffs (14/1), Appian Way (20/1), Hollywood West (22/1), Mount Callan (22/1), Meehall (25/1), Knockraha Katie (25/1), Time To Bite (33/1), Inagh's Gift (33/1), Likable Chancer (40/1), Fahrenheit De Lecu (40/1), Early Derby (50/1), Island Glory (50/1), Mcquinn (50/1), Eltico (50/1), Alma Mahler (50/1), Dicey (80/1)

FOUR HORSEMEN looked capable of winning off this sort of mark last spring and is fit from a recent point success so he may the answer to this wide-open handicap. Sweet Will, Fox Le Bel and Strong Roots head the many possible dangers.