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MJ Finnegan's Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:04 | Winning time: 4m 2.7s

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Bear Claws^t¹⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 102| D

20/1

Landed a Tramore maiden (20f) in AUgust but more miss than hit under both codes since, well held on the Flat at Dundalk (2m) in November. Needs to bounce back.

Form: P9-5070

Morning Skye²⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne| T: P Flood| OR: 102

33/1

Offered little all 5 starts over hurdles/on Flat for Ciaran Murphy and best watched starting out for new yard here.

Form: 34/F60-0

Tipping Away²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 102| D

25/1

100/1, last of 7 in novice chase at this course (17.7f, heavy) 25 days ago.Had offered little over hurdles at Navan previously and another likely best watched here.

Form: 709007

Henry Star⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 100

9/1

Returned to form when fourth in 14-runner Kilbeggan maiden (19.7f) in July. Disappointed the following month but in process of running creditably when falling last on return at Thurles (2m) in February. Not sure to be in same form here.

Form: 7B546F

Masterstonemason^p¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: F Costello| OR: 98| CD

5/1

25/1, won 11-runner handicap hurdle at this C&D (good to soft) 11 days ago, still plenty to do jumping last but staying on to lead near the finish having raced in snatches. Needs to back that up now.

Form: 8454P1

Little Token^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: M P O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Keeffe| OR: 97| D

11/2

Fair hurdler who gained long overdue first victory under Rules at Clonmel (2m) early last month. Never figured in face of stiff task in C&D mares hurdle 11 days ago but this rates more suitable.

Form: 759215

Saga Aravis^b,t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 97| BF| D

11/2

Winner in hurdle at Naas (15.8f) in December and remained in form since, second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, heavy) 32 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 32P132

Corbin¹⁰²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: A P Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 95

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, thirteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 102 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 57-500

Karla Martina^h³⁰⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: N Lee| OR: 95

16/1

Below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, good) when last seen in June. Market should prove a useful guide on return to action now.

Form: 932-338

Hard Rain¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: P T Enright| T: J Dullea| OR: 93

20/1

Thirteenth of 14 in novice chase at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) 16 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap debut now but hard to fancy on what he has showed over hurdles/fences to date.

Form: 078800

Sequoiaspirit⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 93| C

11/2

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 28/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 55 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Check betting.

Form: 00-6

Three By Two^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: Alan McIntyre| OR: 93

28/1

28/1, first run since leaving Peter McCreery when 21 lengths eighth of 16 to Little Token in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 35 days ago. May strip fitter for that run but profile over timber is hardly a convincing one.

Form: 39-9088

Don't Talk³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 92

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Does at least now get a crack at handicaps but yard hold stronger claims with Kashi.

Form: 008

Dylan Lombardy^p⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: G B Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 92

7/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable seventh of 23 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.6f, soft, 22/1) 54 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7-86U57

Autumn Crusade^t,v1²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 91

16/1

Eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Down Royal (20f, heavy) 21 days ago. Visor needs to have a positive effect now.

Form: 7-F8308

Name Me Famous^p1,t1³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 91

22/1

28/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Clonmel (23f, heavy) on debut over fences 35 days ago, behind when pulled up 2 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 9-0989P

Our Bobby⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 88

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable seventh of 17 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 200/1) 68 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Reserve 1.

Form: F007

Non-Runners

Kashi²⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: K Thornton J: D Meyler

Lakomet Of Saints³³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: J P Flavin J: D E Mullins

Corkbeg²⁷⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D H Kelly J: Reserve 2

Boston Brahmin²²⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: N Lee J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Kashi (7/2), Masterstonemason (5/1), Sequoiaspirit (11/2), Saga Aravis (11/2), Little Token (11/2), Dylan Lombardy (7/1), Henry Star (9/1), Boston Brahmin (14/1), Karla Martina (16/1), Autumn Crusade (16/1), Lakomet Of Saints (16/1), Hard Rain (20/1), Bear Claws (20/1), Name Me Famous (22/1), Tipping Away (25/1), Our Bobby (25/1), Corbin (25/1), Corkbeg (25/1), Three By Two (28/1), Morning Skye (33/1), Don't Talk (66/1)

KASHI's mark is creeping up all the time but his consistency is hard to knock, again finding only one too good in a big-field Naas handicap 25 days ago, and he gets the nod to belatedly shed the maiden tag. Little Token, returned to calmer waters, and Saga Aravis are others fancied to be in the shake-up.