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Redweld Stables Handicap Hurdle (80-130)

Off time: 15:13 | Winning time: 5m 13.9s

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Ballywilliam Boy²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 125

40/1

80/1, seventeenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19.9f, soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 12306/0

Nine Graces^t²⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell| OR: 124

17/2

Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in April. 4/1, respectable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.2f, good to soft). Off 6 months.

Form: 3/6311-5

Baltic Bird^h⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: W Durkan| OR: 123

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Cork in August. Fifth of 6 in minor event hurdle (14/1) at Listowel (20f, soft) 70 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 4-F4125

Banjaxed¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin| T: L Fowler| OR: 120| D

25/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Perth in May. Sixteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Navan (16f, soft) 14 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 525P-10

Champion Green^h²⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 119

33/1

First run since leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien when 25/1, running below form when fell in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.5f, good to soft). Off 9 months. Up in trip.

Form: 42P10/F-

Wajaaha^p¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: D King⁽³⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 118

33/1

Creditable third of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 4/1) 10 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, below form on last hurdle run.

Form: 70-5046

Como Park^b,t²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 116| D

8/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Useful winner at 13f on flat. Career best when winning 17-runner handicap hurdle (5/1) at Cork (20f, soft) 27 days ago, digging deep. Respected despite a 9 lb rise.

Form: 4-4331

Legacy Thor^t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: P J Carberry| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 116| D

33/1

Unreliable individual. Last of 11 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 60020-0

Ossifer Hops^p¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J C Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 116

20/1

Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in May. 25/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Galway (22f, good to soft) 122 days ago, pulled up. Stable in good form.

Form: 82-123P

West Is Awake^h²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 115| C

9/2

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle here in October. 16/1, respectable sixth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19.9f, soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 480-106

Feet Of A Dancer¹²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 113| D

18/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Bit below form tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good to soft, 7/1) 122 days ago.

Form: 041-10

Zanndabad^t¹⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: A P Heskin| T: A J Martin| OR: 113| BF

12/1

Useful Flat winner. Promising individual. Seventh of 14 in handicap (17/2) at York (16.2f, good to firm). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 745-

Starman^h¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 111| D

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in September. Tailed-off last of 6 to Croke Park in Monksfield Novices' Hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 150/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 415226

Mighty Jeremy^h,t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Liam G O'brien| OR: 105| D

20/1

Bit below form tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 16/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 4211-20

Hunting Brook^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 104

4/1

2 wins from 2 runs this season. 7/4, career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.8f, soft) 16 days ago. Yard in good form. Not taken lightly.

Form: 376P-11

Sundrenched^t²⁹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 102| D

100/1

40/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good to soft), pulled up before 2 out. Off 9 months.

Form: 907P1/P-

Pictures Of Home⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 99

33/1

50/1, unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.4f, soft) 6 days ago.

Form: 4214/0-U

Read To Return^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: A J Martin| OR: 98| BF

5/2

16/5, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (25f, soft) 14 days ago, left with too much to do (jockey banned). Switches from chase to hurdles. Back down in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 772-215

The Vegas Raider^t,v¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: K A Heffernan| OR: 95

100/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy, 66/1) 11 days ago, behind when pulled up early in straight. Uphill task.

Form: 0-2076P

Serpolette^t⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 89| D

80/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Good third of 12 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Roscommon (15.9f, soft) 68 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 204473

Non-Runners

Kashi³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: K Thornton J: Donagh Meyler

Forecasts

Read To Return (5/2), Hunting Brook (4/1), West Is Awake (9/2), Como Park (8/1), Nine Graces (17/2), Zanndabad (12/1), Feet Of A Dancer (18/1), Mighty Jeremy (20/1), Ossifer Hops (20/1), Banjaxed (25/1), Pictures Of Home (33/1), Wajaaha (33/1), Legacy Thor (33/1), Champion Green (33/1), Baltic Bird (33/1), Ballywilliam Boy (40/1), Starman (40/1), Kashi (66/1), Serpolette (80/1), The Vegas Raider (100/1), Sundrenched (100/1)

Tony Martin might hold the key to this. ZANNDABAD should have plenty of scope from this opening handicap hurdle mark judged on his Flat ability and gets the nod, with confidence in his chance increased should the betting vibes be strong. Stablemate Read To Return caught the eye of the stewards in an amateur riders' chase at Cheltenham last month and is feared back hurdling under professional handling. Hunting Brook and Como Park, both last-time-out winners for top yards, complete the shortlist.