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Thursday 28 December 2023

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D Pack Packaging Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 6m 15.5s

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Great Island¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 101

5/1

Winner in hurdle at Gowran in September. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Fairyhouse (23.2f, heavy) 12 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: B-51337

Storm Mahler¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 100

13/2

Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in August. 11/1, creditable seventh of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, heavy) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 13-1067

Tilloughna^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: D Budds| OR: 100

18/1

12/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.6f, soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 789-240

Nazine⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 98

10/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. 14/1, sixth of 12 in handicap chase at Thurles (20.5f, soft) 70 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 30-0096

Lets Do This¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: K M Donoghue| T: C Collins| OR: 97

18/1

Respectable tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Navan (20f, heavy) 11 days ago.

Form: 4-80260

Kuriosa²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 95

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 24 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should progress.

Form: 0080

Native Gold^p¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: K E Buckley⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 95| C

9/2

Course winner. Fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 25/1) 11 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 1/U70P-4

Arthor¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: M P O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 93

14/1

18/1, sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) 18 days ago.

Form: 557-006

Beeverstown Place^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 93

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy, 80/1) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: F4P-003

Cosmo Renfro^p³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: S Fitzgerald| T: S Nolan| OR: 93| C

11/2

11/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at this course (24.4f, heavy) 37 days ago, well on top finish. Merits consideration.

Form: 004-051

Light Parade⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D King⁽³⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 93

9/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 12/1, creditable fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.8f, soft) 42 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 034454

Grace Faraday^h²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 92

18/1

Bit below form seventh of 15 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Thurles (16.5f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task.

Form: 4445-87

Captain Jimmy^b³⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: P K Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: P G Kelly| OR: 90

16/1

12/1, creditable 19 lengths fifth of 13 to Cosmo Renfro in handicap hurdle at this course (24.4f, heavy) 37 days ago. Blinkers back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1995-85

Larkfield Lusive⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Rath| OR: 90| BF

9/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.8f, heavy, 7/2) 51 days ago, weakening quickly. Not taken lightly.

Form: 55052P

Kilmacurkin¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: M M McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: James Andrew Fahey| OR: 89

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Ian O'Connor when twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Naas (16f, soft) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 760/4P-0

Rusheen³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D E Mullins| T: J Dullea| OR: 88

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, seventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, soft) 30 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: PP-9087

Clyde The Glide³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: P G Kelly| OR: 87

100/1

66/1, eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (19f, heavy) 37 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000568

Fireworks¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: S D Torrens| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 87

40/1

Visored for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good, 22/1) 120 days ago. Back up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 0-9P800

Non-Runners

Moonlight Getaway²⁵⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: D Hassett J: P T Enright

Imbolc¹⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: E Sheehy J: Reserve 2

I'm For Home¹⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: R K Watson J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Native Gold (9/2), Great Island (5/1), Cosmo Renfro (11/2), Storm Mahler (13/2), Larkfield Lusive (9/1), Light Parade (9/1), Nazine (10/1), Arthor (14/1), Captain Jimmy (16/1), Grace Faraday (18/1), Lets Do This (18/1), Tilloughna (18/1), Moonlight Getaway (20/1), I'm For Home (25/1), Imbolc (25/1), Rusheen (28/1), Fireworks (40/1), Beeverstown Place (40/1), Kilmacurkin (40/1), Kuriosa (50/1), Clyde The Glide (100/1)

Having found 23.2f too much of a test at Fairyhouse, GREAT ISLAND is appealing back over what appears to be his optimum trip and reunited with apprentice Ethan O'Sullivan. Native Gold was a close fourth on his seasonal reappearance at Navan and he is next on the list ahead of Light Parade and Cosmo Renfro, who was successful here last month.