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BoyleSports Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 16:47 | Winning time: 3m 57.6s

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Blue Reed^t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 98| BF

4/1

9/4, good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.1f, heavy) 41 days ago. Big player back down in trip.

Form: 968622

Oakley³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: D E Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 98

5/2

17/2, good third of 17 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 07-5283

Woodford Warrior¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: C D Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P T Foley| OR: 97

18/1

Respectable ninth of 18 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Navan (16f, soft) 15 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve.

Form: 7979

Where's Nanny²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 95| D

22/1

Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. First run since leaving W. P. Mullins, 18/1 and hooded for 1st time, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 1-P8PU

Cleopatra's Needle^h,t¹⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: H Rogers| OR: 94| CD

17/2

C&D winner in October. Below form tenth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft, 14/1) 140 days ago.

Form: 79510

My Policy^p³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P Rooney| OR: 94

16/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft, 25/1) 34 days ago, pulled up early in straight. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 48325P

Malbas¹²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E Buckley| OR: 91

10/1

22/1, below form tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, good) 129 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John McConnell.

Form: 2-63800

Pepperpots⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr B J Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: B J Walsh| OR: 91

25/1

Pulled up in novice chase (250/1) at Thurles (16f, good) on debut over fences 59 days ago. Held in handicap hurdles subsequently.

Form: 55670P

Bhean Saibhre^h,t³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: A A Howard| OR: 98

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, very good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 25/1) 38 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 5892

Mooretown Lad³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 86

40/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. 200/1, fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should progress.

Form: 000

Quinn The Eskimo⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan| OR: 85

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (16.2f, soft) 80 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000

King Of The Bronx²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 92

5/1

9/1, seventh of 19 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) 28 days ago, not knocked about. Should have more to offer.

Form: U0007

Midnight Eugene^b²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 82

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.6f, good) 22 days ago, weakening in fifth when hampered and unseated 2 out. Could do better now handicapping.

Form: P/P-000U

Esticky End¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: D Robinson| T: Tom McGuinness| OR: 81

50/1

Thoroughly unreliable type. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.7f, good to soft, 33/1) 10 days ago, struggling before 3 out.

Form: 8090PP

Forecasts

Oakley (5/2), Blue Reed (4/1), King Of The Bronx (5/1), Bhean Saibhre (8/1), Cleopatra's Needle (17/2), Malbas (10/1), My Policy (16/1), Woodford Warrior (18/1), Where's Nanny (22/1), Pepperpots (25/1), Quinn The Eskimo (28/1), Midnight Eugene (33/1), Mooretown Lad (40/1), Esticky End (50/1)

BLUE REED went close in a similar event at Punchestown 6 weeks ago and gets the vote back down in trip. Oakley, Bhean Saibhre and Midnight Eugene are some of the other likely contenders.