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Book Your Festival Hospitality Now Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 5m 49.6s

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Gold Haven^p,t⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 94| BF

4/1

4/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 5 days ago, folding after 3 out. Booking of Gilligan a plus. Tongue strap and cheekpieces back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 25-623P

Balum⁴⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J P Sutton⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 92

33/1

Fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good, 50/1), finishing with running left. Off 15 months ahead of this handicap debut.

Form: 445995-

Knockbrack Rambler³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 92

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 33 days ago. Up in trip and likely to do better at some point.

Form: 0998

Quornofamonday¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 92| BF

7/2

11/4, good second of 21 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) 17 days ago, clear of rest. Back up in trip and looks competitive on form.

Form: 00-0322

Verbal Sparring²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 92

14/1

Good second of 22 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at this course (16.7f, heavy) 29 days ago, sticking to task. Not taken lightly.

Form: 836502

Portnacoo^p1²⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: Jamie Sloan| OR: 91

25/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Limerick (22f, good to soft), reminders circuit out. Off 8 months. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 9556-0P

Brownstone^h,t⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 87| BF

11/2

Hurdles winner at Fairyhouse in October. 5/1, creditable fourth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 71 days ago. Back up in trip and hood back on. Each-way chance.

Form: 531454

Little Token^t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: M P O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Keeffe| OR: 87

22/1

One win from 30 NH runs. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (20f, heavy, 17/2) 18 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 03U9-24

Moonlight Getaway¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: D Hassett| OR: 87

10/3

18/1, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (20f, heavy) 18 days ago, not knocked about. Best days are presumably ahead of her but others make more appeal.

Form: 00000-6

Glenabo Bridge^p,t¹⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 11-5| J: J I Duggan⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 85| C| D

14/1

Course winner. 16/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (22.9f, soft) 14 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 0P9314

Joe's Turn²⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: R P Rath| OR: 85

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, last of 13 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good). Off 8 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 1/3PP0-0

Johnny Cakes¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 85

66/1

33/1, seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy) 18 days ago. Back up in trip and looks set for another struggle.

Form: 006007

Silent Flight¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: J S McGarvey| T: P Byrne| OR: 85

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form ninth of 21 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Naas (16f, soft) 17 days ago. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8/004-9

Clyde The Glide¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: P G Kelly| OR: 83

125/1

50/1, last of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (22.9f, soft) 14 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 056800

Non-Runners

Jacenry³⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: D Harvey J: B W Harvey

Oneforgonzo²⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: S Aherne J: Sean O'Keeffe

Mythical Times⁵¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: P Cluskey J: Thomas Reilly

Forecasts

Moonlight Getaway (10/3), Quornofamonday (7/2), Gold Haven (4/1), Brownstone (11/2), Silent Flight (17/2), Jacenry (12/1), Knockbrack Rambler (14/1), Glenabo Bridge (14/1), Verbal Sparring (14/1), Little Token (22/1), Portnacoo (25/1), Balum (33/1), Joe's Turn (33/1), Mythical Times (33/1), Oneforgonzo (33/1), Johnny Cakes (66/1), Clyde The Glide (125/1)

JACENRY offered little in a trio of maiden hurdles but he left those efforts behind when sixth in a big-field Down Royal handicap last month. He could be about to take another step forward now faced with a stiffer test. Little Token should come on for her recent spin at Clonmel and is next on the list, while Quornofamonday, Verbal Sparring and Brownstone also merit respect.

Previous Winners

2023

American Money

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 6

J: Kieren Buckley | T: E & P Harty

12/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €499.005th: €299.006th: €200.00

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