16:15 Thurles

Monday 13 March 2023

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Thurles Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 6m 50.6s

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Whatsavailable^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris| OR: 125

4/1

Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in December. 22/1, eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: FU4910

Champella⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 121

9/2

10/1, creditable fifth of 9 in minor event hurdle at Down Royal (17.2f, soft) 48 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve.

Form: 131315

Riggs²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 121

5/1

One win from 22 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable third of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.5f, good to soft, 28/1) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 653463

Coventry^b²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 120

9/2

7/1, respectable eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.5f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 0-23888

Pakens Rock²³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: B T Murphy| OR: 118| C

22/1

Course winner. 66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.1f, heavy) 23 days ago, pulled up before next.

Form: 566/6FP

Ballyadam Destiny^p,t²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 114| CD

17/2

Creditable tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Punchestown (23.5f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 163250

Papal Lodge²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 114

10/1

40/1, good sixth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.1f, heavy) 23 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: P/587-56

Robyndeglory^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: K C Sexton| T: D Queally| OR: 114| D

17/2

150/1, 15½ lengths fifth of 7 to Queens Brook in Quevega Mares Hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Stable in good form. Should go well again.

Form: 003915

Jukebox Jive⁴⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: S Nolan| OR: 112

22/1

66/1 and eyeshields on for 1st time, eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.4f, heavy) 46 days ago.

Form: 0PP/008

Alpesh Amin⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 111

10/1

Promising sort. 11/4, career best when winning 9-runner novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 74 days ago, responding well. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May well do better.

Form: P643U1

Force Of Forces^v¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 80

80/1

One win from 26 NH runs. Twenty-two runs since last win in 2018. Tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 39P0F0

Forecasts

Whatsavailable (4/1), Champella (9/2), Coventry (9/2), Riggs (5/1), Ballyadam Destiny (17/2), Robyndeglory (17/2), Papal Lodge (10/1), Alpesh Amin (10/1), Pakens Rock (22/1), Jukebox Jive (22/1), Force Of Forces (80/1)

The steadily progressive ALPESH AMIN opened his account at Limerick at the end of December and, with the promise of better to come now upped in trip for this handicap debut, he gets the nod. Champella remains open to improvement and she is next on the list, while Robyndeglory also has claims back down in class having contested a Grade 3 event recently. Coventry would be a danger to all off this reduced mark if he were to put his best foot forward.