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John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 13.9s

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Selected odds by:

Roderick^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr P Lake⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 93

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Sixteenth of 24 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 150/1) 12 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving Philip M. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Market could be informative.

Form: 0600

Backinabit¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-3| J: Mr J P Berry⁽²⁾| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 92

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, sixteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, soft) 19 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Could up his game.

Form: 040

Container Madness³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-3| J: Miss S Doyle⁽²⁾| T: M Brassil| OR: 92

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Cork (16f, soft) 39 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Pedigree points to improvement, so worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 000

Eikonix²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-3| J: Harry Sexton⁽²⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 92

22/1

Unreliable individual. 33/1, refused in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20f, heavy) 27 days ago.

Form: 000-5R

Young Fitzy^t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-3| J: Mr R James| T: N Lee| OR: 92| D

6/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 23 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 64-6603

Thedancingfarrier³²

Age: 11| Weight: 12-2| J: Ms A Power⁽⁴⁾| T: P Kiely| OR: 91

33/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good, 25/1), beaten soon after 3 out. Off 7 months. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 4050-0P

Billy Lee Swagger⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss P Elvin| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 89

17/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 54 days ago. Had shown form in points previously, so may do better now handicapping.

Form: 4F-840

Special Protector⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr D Doyle⁽²⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 88

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Switches from Flat to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Timothy Doyle. 7/10 on last hurdle outing. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0007-

Poppy Rose²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr S Connor| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 87

2/1

Good third of 22 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 25 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: F432U-3

Derby De Thaix⁴⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss H Heffernan⁽⁴⁾| T: James Andrew Fahey| OR: 85| D

18/1

Remains a maiden after 32 NH runs. Thirty five runs since last win in 2017. Excellent third of 13 in novice hurdle at Sligo (20f, soft, 80/1) 48 days ago, very much having run of race. Not certain to back that up.

Form: 878P/6-3

Chosen Shant^t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Ms C Skerry⁽⁴⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 84

50/1

28/1, ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, heavy) 7 days ago. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 2489/P9

Cristiano Marealdo^p³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J Dunne| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 83

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 33 days ago. Makes no appeal.

Form: 0099-P

Tingarran Express⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J W Hannon| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 83

3/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. First run since leaving Philip Fenton when respectable fifth of 20 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Cork (20f, heavy) 4 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 23-6F05

Wee Jerry^p1,t⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr D McGill| T: N McCluskey| OR: 81

14/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. Very good second of 10 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Downpatrick (21.5f, soft) 69 days ago. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0P8052

Max Time¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr J W Hendrick| T: I Madden| OR: 80

16/1

22/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 18 days ago. Vulnerable to better-treated rivals.

Form: 079975

Perfect Arch^p²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Anna McGuinness⁽²⁾| T: S McConville| OR: 80

20/1

First run since leaving J. J. Lambe when bit below form seventh of 22 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 33/1) 25 days ago. Needs to step forward from that.

Form: 2-990P7

Take A Punt¹⁹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr J H Williamson⁽²⁾| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 80

80/1

125/1, sixteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good). Off 6 months.

Form: 80P/0P-0

Forecasts

Poppy Rose (2/1), Tingarran Express (3/1), Young Fitzy (6/1), Special Protector (8/1), Billy Lee Swagger (17/2), Wee Jerry (14/1), Max Time (16/1), Derby De Thaix (18/1), Perfect Arch (20/1), Eikonix (22/1), Backinabit (28/1), Container Madness (33/1), Thedancingfarrier (33/1), Cristiano Marealdo (50/1), Chosen Shant (50/1), Roderick (66/1), Take A Punt (80/1)

YOUNG FITZY is on a career-low mark and turned in his best effort of the season when third at Limerick last time, so he's worth a chance to build on that. The in-form Poppy Rose deserves respect and market support would look significant for handicap debutant Container Madness.