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Monday 1 April 2024

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Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 4m 9.5s

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Boher Road⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 126| D

16/1

Lightly-raced hurdles winner. Successful at Wexford in September. Tailed-off last of 10 to Ballyburn in Brave Inca Novices' Hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft, 250/1) 57 days ago.

Form: 2U170

Redstone¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 125| BF| CD

5/1

Promising individual. C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Fell in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, soft, 16/5) 15 days ago. Trainer going well. Enters calculations.

Form: F-16F

D Art D Art⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: A P Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 121| BF| D

4/1

Promising sort. Latest win in hurdle at Cork in January. 13/8, creditable fourth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.1f, heavy) 44 days ago. Back down in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 10-7124

Sportinthepark^p1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Meade| OR: 121

22/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. 25/1, very good third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, soft) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 2-51073

Catena Zapata^t⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 119

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 8f on the Flat. Excellent second of 12 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.1f, heavy, 11/2) 63 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 22-62

Implicit^h⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 116

9/2

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 4/1, won 14-runner novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy) 81 days ago, pushed out. Open to improvement now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 3P1

Ring O Roses^h¹¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 114| D

12/1

Hooded for 1st time, respectable 12 lengths sixth of 17 to Petit King in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Punchestown (19.2f, heavy) 111 days ago. Rachael Blackmore prefers Catena Zapata.

Form: 3-21426

Petit King^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E Cawley| OR: 113

16/1

Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in December. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Naas (19f, heavy) 22 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 515354

Kaleosun^p⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 119| D

22/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, well-beaten last of 12 to Kala Conti in Leopardstown Juvenile Hurdle (80/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 97 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 21-4150

Cave Court¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 109| D

16/1

4 wins from 7 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Clonmel in September. Brought down in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, soft, 9/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 11112B

Toll Stone^h1³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| OR: 117| CD

28/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. C&D winner. Bit below form third of 6 in a C&D juvenile hurdle (heavy, 7/2) 37 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 0913

Don't Talk^t⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: B W Harvey| T: K Thornton| OR: 108| CD

28/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle here in January. Fourth of 7 in minor event hurdle (5/1) at this C&D (heavy) 54 days ago.

Form: P81134

San Martino¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 108

50/1

50/1, unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, soft) 15 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 446-57U

Master Otis²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: D E Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 107

6/1

Good second of 15 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft, 10/1) 29 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 500692

Ossie's Lodge^t⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: A J Martin| OR: 106

14/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 12/1) 94 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others have achieved more.

Form: 83-1889

Single Edition^h⁴⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Slevin| OR: 102| D

66/1

Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. 20/1 and hood on for 1st time in this code, tenth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (12f) on flat debut. Off 13 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle run.

Form: 648326-

Glendine Billy⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: J J Slevin| T: A Mullins| OR: 100

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 11/2, seventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.6f, soft) 48 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should have more to offer.

Form: 5-047

Know The Game^t1²⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: Tom Dreaper| OR: 97| D

40/1

9/1, last of 15 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.5f, good to soft). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving J. T. R. Dreaper. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 44F2-40

Non-Runners

Pacini¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Nathan Andrews

Forecasts

D Art D Art (4/1), Implicit (9/2), Redstone (5/1), Master Otis (6/1), Catena Zapata (12/1), Ring O Roses (12/1), Ossie's Lodge (14/1), Petit King (16/1), Cave Court (16/1), Boher Road (16/1), Pacini (16/1), Sportinthepark (22/1), Kaleosun (22/1), Toll Stone (28/1), Don't Talk (28/1), Know The Game (40/1), San Martino (50/1), Glendine Billy (50/1), Single Edition (66/1)

The vote goes to D ART D ART, who landed a big-field Cork maiden in January and acquitted himself well when fourth on his handicap debut upped to 2½m at Gowran last time. But for a last-flight mistake, the 5-y-o may have finished second there and he remains open to improvement back at 2m. Redstone and Implicit are others likely improvers with appealing profiles, while Kaleosun is of interest now handicapping and Catena Zapata is also shortlisted.