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20 1st (20) (12/1 +57%) Prince Zaltar |
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12 12/1(+57%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (20) Prince Zaltar 12/1, Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, good to soft, 11/1) 24 days ago. Shortlisted. |
| 2 |
10 2nd (10) (4/1 +11%) Music Of Tara |
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4 4/1(+11%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (10) Music Of Tara 4/1, Promising individual. Good third of 19 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft, 17/2) 66 days ago, finishing well. Player with more to offer. |
| 3 |
6 3rd (6) (8/1 -129%) Unanswered |
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8 8/1(-129%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (6) Unanswered 8/1, 2 wins from 3 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Cheltenham in November. 11/4, fourteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft) 66 days ago. Has good chance on form and worth another chance here. |
| 4 |
13 4th (13) (33/1 -106%) Junior Rattler |
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33 33/1(-106%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (13) Junior Rattler 33/1, 5/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap chase at Thurles (16.4f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time now. |
| 5th |
14 5th (14) (9/1 +36%) Ahead Of The Posse |
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9 9/1(+36%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (14) Ahead Of The Posse 9/1, Winner in hurdle at Tramore in January. 9/2, last of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, heavy) 47 days ago. Yard in good form so could bounce back. |
| 6th |
8 6th (8) (16/1 +20%) Meetingofthewaters |
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16 16/1(+20%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (8) Meetingofthewaters 16/1, Latest win in hurdle at Cork in December. Seventh of 9 in novice hurdle (11/1) at Punchestown (20.3f, heavy) 33 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter. |
| 7th |
1 7th (1) (9/1 +70%) Cotteemcavennigoal |
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9 9/1(+70%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1) Cotteemcavennigoal 9/1, Course winner. 16/1, below form tenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.6f, heavy) 63 days ago. Needs to bounce back. |
| 8th |
23 8th (23) (33/1 +50%) Dragon's Pass |
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33 33/1(+50%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (23) Dragon's Pass 33/1, C&D winner. 1 win from 2 runs this season. 14/1, twenty first of 25 in handicap hurdle at this course (22.4f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Others more persuasive. |
| 9th |
11 9th (11) (25/1 -39%) New Ross |
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25 25/1(-39%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (11) New Ross 25/1, 1 win from 2 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Thurles in December. 9/4, creditable fourth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.5f, soft) 41 days ago. Up in trip. Can make presence felt. |
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19 |F| (19) (50/1 +24%) Simply Shabra |
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50 50/1(+24%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (19) Simply Shabra 50/1, 25/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. |
| 10th |
5 10th (5) (6/1 +45%) Coolmeen Park |
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6 6/1(+45%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (5) Coolmeen Park 6/1, Twice-raced winner over hurdles. 50/1, won 15-runner novice hurdle at Thurles (15.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should progress. Considered. |
| 11th |
9 11th (9) (16/1 +36%) Mister Beeton |
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16 16/1(+36%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (9) Mister Beeton 16/1, 33/1, creditable seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.7f, soft) 34 days ago. Back up in trip and no forlorn hope. |
| 12th |
17 12th (17) (18/1 +18%) Mylestown Upper |
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18 18/1(+18%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (17) Mylestown Upper 18/1, Promising type. 5/6, won 14-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good) on hurdles bow, just holding on. Off 22 months but still needs considering on handicap hurdle debut. |
| 13th |
26 13th (26) (40/1 +39%) Captain Cal |
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40 40/1(+39%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (26) Captain Cal 40/1, 40/1, creditable fifth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.9f, soft) 74 days ago. Up in trip. Plenty to find on form here though. |
| 14th |
2 14th (2) (14/1 +50%) Legacy Thor |
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14 14/1(+50%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2) Legacy Thor 14/1, Unreliable sort. Below form eleventh of 19 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Gowran (20.1f, heavy) 14 days ago. Stable in good form. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort. |
| 15th |
18 15th (18) (50/1 -614%) Aurora Princess |
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50 50/1(-614%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (18) Aurora Princess 50/1, Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 10f on flat. Fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 33/1) 24 days ago. Much respected now going into handicaps. |
| 16th |
25 16th (25) (50/1 +50%) Brock Beauty |
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50 50/1(+50%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (25) Brock Beauty 50/1, Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.8f, heavy, 40/1) 62 days ago. |
| 17th |
15 17th (15) (40/1 -21%) Jake Peter |
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40 40/1(-21%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (15) Jake Peter 40/1, 12/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 17 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Tongue strap on for 1st time and not discounted. |
| 18th |
3 18th (3) (33/1 -32%) Wild Hunt |
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33 33/1(-32%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (3) Wild Hunt 33/1, Behind when unseated rider last in novice chase (11/1) at Punchestown (15.8f, good to soft) on debut over fences 13 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and not ruled out back up in trip. |
| 19th |
7 19th (7) (20/1 -25%) Justicialism |
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20 20/1(-25%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (7) Justicialism 20/1, Good fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.4f, heavy, 25/1) 37 days ago. Merits consideration. |
| 20th |
21 20th (21) (80/1 +20%) Ben Thomson |
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80 80/1(+20%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (21) Ben Thomson 80/1, 100/1, first run since leaving Noel Meade when fifteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.7f, soft) 34 days ago. Up in trip with work to do. |
| 21st |
4 21st (4) (66/1 -65%) Bigz Belief |
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66 66/1(-65%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (4) Bigz Belief 66/1, Course winner. 28/1, refused in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.5f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Back up in trip. Now below last winning mark but others are preferred. |
| 22nd |
16 22nd (16) (11/1 -38%) Neigh Botha |
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11 11/1(-38%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (16) Neigh Botha 11/1, Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Below form sixth of 23 in novice hurdle (17/2) at Naas (19f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Trainer going well so not dismissedon his handicap hurdle debut. |
| 23rd |
12 23rd (12) (80/1 +20%) Billable Grant |
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80 80/1(+20%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (12) Billable Grant 80/1, Pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, soft, 80/1) 111 days ago, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out. Back up in trip. Tough to assess at present. |
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24 |PU| (24) (18/1 +18%) Ashton Court |
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18 18/1(+18%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (24) Ashton Court 18/1, Below form sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Hereford (16.2f, good to soft) 116 days ago. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Simon Earle and not dismissed with new stable having good spell. |
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22 |PU| (22) (100/1 -25%) Callthebarman |
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100 100/1(-25%)  |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (22) Callthebarman 100/1, First run since leaving Matthew J. Smith when thirteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.3f, good to soft, 66/1) 9 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers back on. Easy to look elsewhere. |