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Mr Binman Christmas Racing Festival 26th - 29th December Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 6m 14.7s

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Happy Dreams²⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Ryan Treacy| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 97| C

28/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 9 in handicap chase (11/2) at this course (19.6f, soft). Off 8 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 0F8873-

Cosmo Renfro^p¹⁷⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 95| C

3/1

Course winner. 28/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (20f, good to soft) 170 days ago, pulled up before sixth. First run for yard after leaving Shane Nolan. Cheekpieces back on and significant if the market spoke in his favour.

Form: 5P50-PP

Mr Eastwood^b1⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Liam Quinlan| T: R Hackett| OR: 92

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, tenth of 11 in novice chase at Sligo (21.1f, good to soft) 48 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time for handicap hurdles debut but would need to see confidence behind him in the betting to be of interest.

Form: 7P-7380

Love Like This¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 91

28/1

Remains a maiden after 29 NH runs. Off 5 months prior to finishing a below form eleventh of 19 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (19.8f, heavy, 50/1) 10 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Needs to step up plenty on that.

Form: 7-852F0

Gaelic Des Chastys³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 90| BF

7/2

Latest win in chase at Listowel in September. 11/4, good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (soft) 31 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0-52312

Maciver²³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: John Aherne⁽⁷⁾| T: A O'Grady| OR: 89| CD

12/1

Resurgent with blinkers refitted during first half of this year, completing a chase/hurdles 4 timer in March (2 of those victories coming here, including over C&D). Not disgraced when fifth over fences at Clonmel on final start and lower mark to work from

Form: 011115-

Johnny Cakes^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 86

3/1

Winner in hurdle at Punchestown (20.1f) in February and ran right up to his best following 6 months off when fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Expected to be bang there reverting back to this shorter trip.

Form: 40613-5

Siul Molly Siul^p²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: Jayne Hearne| OR: 84

14/1

25/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20f, soft) 23 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and she's not out of things.

Form: 026F-07

Fortunate Outcome²⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: James Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: B McMahon| OR: 82

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 250/1, ninth of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy). Off 8 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0909-

Crossgaleschicflic²⁸⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Charlie O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 81

33/1

Much improved when opening his account at the sixth attempt at Fairyhouse back in December 2022 but well-beaten on the back of over 2 years off when tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle back at that venue in February. Absent again since.

Form: 07F91/0-

Hakensack²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: James Hannon| OR: 78

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Galway (24f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 5008-00

Younowhatimean^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Gary Noonan⁽³⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 74

9/1

Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. 18/1, shaped better than distance beaten suggests when eleventh of 20 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24.3f, good to soft) 18 days ago, looking stretched by the longer trip. This rates a more suitable test.

Form: P05060

Perfectway^b⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 72

10/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (20.2f, good to soft, 14/1) 47 days ago. Each-way claims with a repeat but consistency not her strong suit.

Form: 768404

Another Ocana¹⁹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Eoin Walsh| T: L J Archdeacon| OR: 90| C

20/1

Course winner. 50/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Killarney (20.4f, good to soft), pulled up before last. Off 6 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Reserve 1.

Form: 9P040-P

Non-Runners

At The Wings⁵⁰

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: N Lee J: Michael Kenneally

Real Empire¹³⁷

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 2

Mullanour⁴⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: W J Martin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Cosmo Renfro (3/1), Johnny Cakes (3/1), Gaelic Des Chastys (7/2), Younowhatimean (9/1), Perfectway (10/1), Maciver (12/1), Siul Molly Siul (14/1), Real Empire (16/1), Hakensack (18/1), Another Ocana (20/1), Fortunate Outcome (25/1), At The Wings (25/1), Happy Dreams (28/1), Love Like This (28/1), Crossgaleschicflic (33/1), Mullanour (33/1), Mr Eastwood (50/1)

Eric McNamara bagged this prize 12 months ago and looks to hold prime claims again with GAELIC DES CHASTYS. Successful over fences on his penultimate run, he again ran well when runner-up from his lower hurdles mark over C&D 31 days ago and another bold bid looks on the cards. Johnny Cakes, Maciver and Younowhatimean are a trio of others fancied to be thereabouts.

Previous Winners

2024

Hees Dynamite

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: Calum Hogan | T: E McNamara

15/8

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00

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