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Anna Gannon 90th Birthday Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 5m 18.7s

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Midnight Our Fred¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: D E Mullins| T: J P Flavin| OR: 100

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Thurles (15.6f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 693-00

After The Roar³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: S D Torrens| T: E Mullins| OR: 98

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 12/1) 30 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0500

Jump The Shark¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 98

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.6f, good to soft, 28/1) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Open to improvement.

Form: 8004

Young Fitzy^h⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 98

40/1

Tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 40 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 000080

Chosen Diamond^b1²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: K M Donoghue| T: E Cawley| OR: 95| BF

16/1

Bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at this course (24f, soft) 28 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Blinkers on 1st time. Can make presence felt.

Form: 038-805

Falvio^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 95

15/2

Promising individual. 12/1, good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.6f, good to soft) 14 days ago, left with too much to do. Up in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 00072

Ringsend John²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J S McGarvey| T: T Cooper| OR: 95

50/1

125/1, ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, soft) 27 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 238979

Chainofconsequence¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: G Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 94

28/1

Winner at Limerick in November. 14/1, second of 14 in handicap chase at Thurles (16.4f, good to soft) on debut over fences 16 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip.

Form: 167002

Brucejack¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: P A Fahy| OR: 93

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 40/1, respectable fifteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22.4f, good to soft) 13 days ago.

Form: P77-000

Elsannah³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: B P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Crawley| OR: 92

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at this course (19.5f, heavy) 31 days ago.

Form: 0405

Elusive Rebeldom^h⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: R J Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 91

66/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 11/1) 9 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 957960

Tuckmill²⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: S W Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 91

9/2

11/1, respectable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (16.1f, good). Off 8 months. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving F. Flood. Merits consideration.

Form: 0610-66

Bella Union⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: B Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 90

7/1

Promising type. Eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, heavy, 50/1) 40 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 4-00908

Happy Dreams^h¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 90| D

12/1

Latest win in chase at Naas in November. Creditable third of 25 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Navan (22.4f, good to soft) 13 days ago.

Form: F11493

Morrie In D Quarry²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 90

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, fourth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.1f, heavy) 26 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 00904

Wee Charlie²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 90

16/1

Fifth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.3f, heavy, 8/1) 26 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 9P8-355

Danny The Fence⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: D Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 89

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, last of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft) 88 days ago.

Form: 0000-0

Master Breffni²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R Deegan| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 89

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 250/1, seventh of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 26 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 5F-0007

Mister Rocket Man^h⁷⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: G B Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: Patrick J Hassett| OR: 88

100/1

First run for yard after leaving Noel Glynn and he has a fair bit to prove.

Form: 9790-0P

Early Arrival³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 87

50/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 33/1, first run since leaving Liam Casey when eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.8f, heavy) 39 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 243408

Natural Breeze^p²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 87

40/1

17/2, below form sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 25 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 6/2224-6

Quornofamonday¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: P T Enright| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 87

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Ms Claire O'Connell when fell in handicap hurdle at Navan (22.4f, good to soft, 9/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 7F-20F

Nailed Down¹⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: D P Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: V C Ward| OR: 86

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, brought down in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 180 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 09-9B

Scarbrook^t1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: K C Sexton| T: E Sheehy| OR: 95| BF

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Punchestown (20.3f, heavy) 26 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Worth a second look.

Form: 509P

Kandoit⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: C P McNamara| T: C A McBratney| OR: 86

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Tenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy, 250/1) 41 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 8-86500

Non-Runners

Breezy Bell⁸⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: E Cawley J: P Byrnes

Champagne Rebel²⁸⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: S Aherne J: Reserve 1

Four Horsemen²⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: K Thornton J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Jump The Shark (3/1), Tuckmill (9/2), Bella Union (7/1), Falvio (15/2), Morrie In D Quarry (10/1), Happy Dreams (12/1), Elsannah (14/1), Wee Charlie (16/1), Chosen Diamond (16/1), Quornofamonday (16/1), Scarbrook (16/1), After The Roar (25/1), Four Horsemen (25/1), Breezy Bell (25/1), Chainofconsequence (28/1), Brucejack (33/1), Master Breffni (33/1), Young Fitzy (40/1), Natural Breeze (40/1), Early Arrival (50/1), Ringsend John (50/1), Midnight Our Fred (50/1), Danny The Fence (50/1), Champagne Rebel (50/1), Elusive Rebeldom (66/1), Kandoit (66/1), Nailed Down (100/1), Mister Rocket Man (100/1)

Dual Flat winner FALVIO produced much his best effort since switched to hurdles when runner-up at Naas a fortnight ago and, with further improvement likely now faced with a stiffer test, he looks the way to go. Jump The Shark was a promising fourth in the same race on his handicap debut and is also likely to benefit from this step up in trip. He is feared most ahead of another likely improver in the shape of Morrie In D Quarry.