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Thursday 10 April 2025

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Racing Again April 25th Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 4m 53.9s

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Selected odds by:

One And Only^p,t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 99

7/1

Winner in hurdle at Cork in December. 66/1, still in touch when fell last in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Back up in trip. Has good chance on form.

Form: 4F122F

Flemens Intrest⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: David Barry| OR: 98| CD

10/3

Promising type. 14/1, career best when winning 17-runner handicap hurdle at this course (19f, good) 9 days ago. Scored comfortably so big shout despite a 10 lb hike.

Form: 1/0600-1

Stellium²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: C P McNamara| T: M K Flannery| OR: 97

80/1

First run since leaving M. C. Grassick when pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (22.7f, good to soft, 50/1) 28 days ago, pulled up before 2 out.

Form: 9200/7-P

Ixigreczed^p1¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: D E Mullins| T: E Seymour| OR: 95| D

7/1

50/1, sixth of 14 in novice chase at Clonmel (16.4f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 190P06

Royal Time^t³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: S Crawley| OR: 95| BF

7/1

Winner in hurdle at Naas in December. 9/2, below form eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0-80128

The Mass Path¹¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 93

10/1

28/1, below form ninth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft) 118 days ago.

Form: 336909

Hard Target²³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 91| D

18/1

One win from 27 NH runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21f, good to soft). Off 7 months.

Form: 3-76FP0

Great Bird²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R Deegan| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 88

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft, 125/1) 24 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 708

Beeverstown Place^p,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: L Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 87| BF

17/2

7/2, good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.7f, good to soft) 14 days ago, going in snatches. Enters calculations.

Form: 2-80402

Give Him A Chance³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 87

5/1

Promising type. Fourth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16.1f, heavy, 33/1) 33 days ago. Open to improvement. Considered.

Form: P-30004

He Might Be Lucky⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: L Young| OR: 87

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.4f, soft, 33/1) 75 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: PPU-140

Fassbender^t¹⁸¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: M M McNiff| OR: 86

50/1

Two wins from 41 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Downpatrick (21.8f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-85038

Dolly Watkins^p1,t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: S D Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 83

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable ninth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, good) 24 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Possibilities.

Form: 590-89

Dunany Point⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Kieren Buckley| T: Conor Maxwell| OR: 81

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.6f, heavy) 99 days ago.

Form: PF-300P

Ellies Rock^h¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: Olivia Hegarty| OR: 76

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.7f, good to soft, 50/1) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should progress.

Form: 00078

Read To Return^t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: A J Martin| OR: 98

15/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 6/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft) 11 days ago, inadequate test. Not taken lightly. RESERVE.

Form: 453584

Tastyee^p,t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D Budds| OR: 87

20/1

Below form 23¾ lengths seventh of 17 to Flemens Intrest in handicap hurdle (20/1) at this course (19f, good) 9 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code. RESERVE.

Form: U75P-07

Non-Runners

Backonthegoagain⁷³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: C Bowe J: A P Kelly

Heidi's Frontiere¹⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: M Kennedy J: Non Runner

Connemara Shore¹⁴

Weight: 10-8| Age: 5

T: R Tyner J: R P Treacy

Real Empire⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Flemens Intrest (10/3), Give Him A Chance (5/1), Heidi's Frontiere (11/2), One And Only (7/1), Ixigreczed (7/1), Royal Time (7/1), Read To Return (15/2), Beeverstown Place (17/2), The Mass Path (10/1), Connemara Shore (16/1), Hard Target (18/1), Ellies Rock (20/1), Tastyee (20/1), Real Empire (20/1), Dolly Watkins (25/1), Backonthegoagain (25/1), He Might Be Lucky (40/1), Great Bird (50/1), Dunany Point (50/1), Fassbender (50/1), Stellium (80/1)

Not as competitive as the numbers suggest and FLEMENS INTREST is taken to make light of a 10 lb hike for last week's impressive course success and go in again. Heidi's Frontiere and One And Only are both weighted to have a say and can chase home the selection in that order. Give Him A Chance completes the shortlist.