16:50 Thurles

Saturday 15 March 2025

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Leugh Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 5m 43.6s

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Level Neverending⁶³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 112| BF

28/1

5/4, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good), pulled up before last. Off 21 months. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott.

Form: 2306/3P-

Therellbguddaysyet²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M J O'Connor| OR: 109| C

9/1

Course winner. Winner in hurdle here in November. 17/2, seventeenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (19.8f, heavy) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 148430

Duke Silver⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 106

7/2

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in October. 11/2, good third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, soft) 40 days ago. Enters calculations, albeit there is a question mark surround himn stamina-wise.

Form: 021853

Syracus Du Houx^p,t⁷⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 106

10/1

Tenth of 15 in novice hurdle (7/1) at Down Royal (20.1f, good to soft) 79 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Has work to do.

Form: 7-245U0

Born Bright⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Connell| OR: 105

10/1

Winner in hurdle at Fairyhouse in October. 16/1, sixteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 73 days ago.

Form: 814350

Work Place²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: L Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 102

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Seventeenth of 20 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Naas (15.5f, heavy) 20 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 7-03040

Jack Du Large^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J C Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 100

12/1

9/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 10 in claiming hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 16 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0020-P3

Milanaway^p1,t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: D King| T: D Hogan| OR: 97

11/1

11/2, respectable third of 9 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (22.8f, heavy) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and she's a must for the shortlist.

Form: 232093

No Fussing⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 97| C

11/1

Course winner. One win from 22 NH runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.3f, soft, 9/2) 40 days ago.

Form: P7-5U50

Stellar Symphony^t⁴⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 95

14/1

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in October. 9/1, sixteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23f, heavy) 47 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 189540

Pebble Bleu^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: C Motherway| OR: 93| D

7/1

Respectable third of 7 in handicap chase at Navan (20.4f, heavy, 10/1) 14 days ago, doing too much too soon. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 155P63

Love Like This⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan| OR: 90

10/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. Creditable third of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16.1f, heavy, 8/1) 7 days ago. Boasts solid form claims but she's 0-19 overall and has looked a non-stayer when tried over similar trips in the past.

Form: 000343

Mighty Soldier^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: K C Sexton| T: James Andrew Fahey| OR: 89| BF

10/1

Below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle (2/1) at Punchestown (20.1f, heavy) 19 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 079738

Cafe Del Mar¹⁰⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: David J Phelan| OR: 87| CD

20/1

Course winner. One win from 24 NH runs. Fifth of 7 in novice chase at this course (25.1f, good to soft, 9/1) 106 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 283845

Gustavo Goodway^b¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: S D Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 86

20/1

Blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 203890

Non-Runners

Slim Marvel¹²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: A Slattery J: Philip Donovan

Hitthehayson⁴⁷

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Fortuna Lora²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 2

Avandra⁶¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Duke Silver (7/2), Pebble Bleu (7/1), Slim Marvel (7/1), Therellbguddaysyet (9/1), Born Bright (10/1), Love Like This (10/1), Mighty Soldier (10/1), Syracus Du Houx (10/1), No Fussing (11/1), Milanaway (11/1), Jack Du Large (12/1), Avandra (12/1), Stellar Symphony (14/1), Cafe Del Mar (20/1), Gustavo Goodway (20/1), Fortuna Lora (20/1), Level Neverending (28/1), Hitthehayson (50/1), Work Place (80/1)

The testing conditions may not have been ideal for MILANAWAY at Punchestown recently and, back on better ground and in the hope that the addition of cheekpieces help eke out a little more, this could be the day when she finally gets her head in front. There are no concerns surrounding this 7-y-o with regard to stamina and the same is true of Slim Marvel, who is second choice. Conversely, this trip is a worry where both Duke Silver and Love Like This are concerned.