Grant Thornton Ladies Handicap Hurdle Racecard

Channel: RTV
Distance: 2m 4f
Going: Yielding To Soft

Runners: 12
Type: Hurdle
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy

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Sarah Beara

J: Miss T Quail ⁴

T: S Curling

Two good runs before struggling in a valuable handicap at Navan; this is easier

35-270

Age: 6

Weight: 12-0

OR: 115

Days: 20

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
7 Dec 24	Nav Navan	25f Sft	HcHL	10-1	15/20	Flicker Of Hope (52L)	16/1	116	71
17 Nov 24	Nav Navan	22.5f Y	HcH	11-0	7/23	Sequoiaspirit (7½L)	22/1	116	117
30 Sep 24	Ros Roscommon	24f Sft	HcH	12-0	2/12	Its Not Over Yet (5L)	14/1	114	115
11 Apr 24	Lim Limerick	21f Hy	HcH	11-6	5/9	Aodhan May (17L)	6/1	115	102
10 Mar 24	Lim Limerick	22.5f Hy	NvHG3M	10-9	3/8	Bioluminescence (3¾L)	28/1	114	115
15 Feb 24	Clo Clonmel	24f Hy	NvHG3	10-7	3/3	Search For Glory (15½L)	12/1	114	113

Sundial ^tp

J: Miss A B O'Connor

T: Padraig Roche

Below-par last time but fourth in a Cheltenham handicap when last in cheekpieces

107-20

Age: 5

Weight: 12-0

OR: 115

Days: 40

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
17 Nov 24	Nav Navan	22.5f Y	HcH	11-0 t	10/23	Sequoiaspirit (16L)	8/1	116	109
15 Oct 24	Pun Punchestown	23f Gd	HcH	11-7 t	2/16	Slieve Carran (7½L)	18/1	114	114
2 Dec 23	Fai Fairyhouse	20f Sft	NvH	11-2 t	7/11	Waterford Whispers (39L)	20/1	118	87
24 Sep 23	Cur Curragh	17f Sft	Hc	9-7 t	5/11	Lord Erskine (23L)	11/2	87	65
4 Aug 23	Gal Galway	16f Gd	HcH	10-5 t	15/20	Ifiwerearichman (17L)	9/2F	118	110
21 Jul 23	Klb Kilbeggan	18f Y/Sft	4yMdH	11-7 t	1/12	Mr Dibbs (5L)	10/11F	118	123

Billy Lee Swagger ^p

J: Miss P Elvin ⁴

T: P J Rothwell

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 27 in the last 14 days (4%)

Capable handicapper and returns to probably his best trip after running over 3m1f

224-29

Age: 5

Weight: 11-6

OR: 107

Days: 12

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
15 Dec 24	Nav Navan	25f Y/Sft	HcH	10-12 p¹	9/18	Blaze The Way (13½L)	11/4	107	98
23 Nov 24	Pun Punchestown	19.5f Sft	HcH	10-10	2/19	Binge Worthy (2¾L)	9/2F	104	104
30 Apr 24	Pun Punchestown	19.5f Y	HcH	10-2	4/24	Tune In A Box (11½L)	10/1	104	104
17 Mar 24	Dro Down Royal	20f Sft	NvHcH	10-4	2/14	Mousey Brown (¾L)	11/1	101	104
25 Jan 24	Gow Gowran Park	16f Hy	HcH	10-4	2/7	Champagne Platinum (hd)	2/1F	97	102
31 Dec 23	Pun Punchestown	16.5f Hy	HcH	11-6	1/22	Verbal Sparring (½L)	15/2	89	97

Storm Mahler

J: Miss Georgie Benson ⁴

T: E McNamara

Course Winner - Won before at this course

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Won at the Christmas meeting here 12 months ago but has been out of form ever since

0P-PP0

Age: 6

Weight: 11-4

OR: 105

Days: 19

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
8 Dec 24	Cor Cork	20f Sft	HcH	11-3	16/18	One Big Boum (42L)	33/1	105	69
13 Sep 24	Bal Ballinrobe	22f Gd	HcH	10-10	PU/16	Hypersonic Missile ()	40/1	105	-
21 Aug 24	Sli Sligo	20.5f Sft	HcH	10-13	PU/8	Morricone ()	18/1	107	-
11 Apr 24	Lim Limerick	21f Hy	HcH	10-13	PU/9	Aodhan May ()	15/2	108	-
7 Feb 24	Fai Fairyhouse	20f Hy	HcH	12-0	13/16	Mighty Jeremy (31L)	15/2	109	90
28 Dec 23	Lim Limerick	21f Hy	HcH	11-12	1/18	Rusheen (nse)	13/2	100	103

King Ferdinand ^t

J: Miss M O'Sullivan

T: Eugene M O'Sullivan

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Was found wanting back over hurdles at Cork earlier this month; others appeal more

9U65U6

Age: 8

Weight: 11-3

OR: 104

Days: 19

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
8 Dec 24	Cor Cork	20f Sft	HcH	11-2 t	6/18	One Big Boum (11½L)	25/1	104	98
29 Nov 24	Thu Thurles	18.5f Gd	HcCh	11-7 t	UR/13	Prince Of Air ()	25/1	115	-
3 Nov 24	Cor Cork	28f Gd	HcChL	10-4 t	5/10	Sphagnum (8L)	14/1	116	107
13 Oct 24	Cor Cork	24f Gd	HcCh	11-9 t	6/12	Hand Over Fist (31L)	22/1	118	92
28 Sep 24	Lis Listowel	22f Sft/Hy	HcCh	10-4 t	UR/12	Donacheady Gale ()	20/1	118	-
9 Sep 24	Gal Galway	22.5f Gd/Y	HcCh	11-2 t	9/10	Neveradullmoment (80L)	12/1	118	49

My Friend The Wind ^p

J: Ms H Phillips ⁷

T: E McNamara

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

0-10 over fences but two hurdles and went close on final run in this discipline

242254

Age: 9

Weight: 11-3

OR: 104

Days: 82

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
6 Oct 24	Kln Killarney	23.5f Y	HcCh	11-5 p	4/11	Inchidaly Copper (17½L)	3/1F	91	81
13 Sep 24	Bal Ballinrobe	23.5f Gd/Y	HcCh	11-4 p	5/15	Likable Chancer (10½L)	7/2	91	89
12 Aug 24	Bal Ballinrobe	23f Y/Sft	HcH	11-7 p	2/10	Coastal World (nk)	4/1J	102	105
23 Jul 24	Bal Ballinrobe	22f Gd/Y	HcH	11-12	2/15	Tilloughna (3¼L)	4/1F	100	100
30 May 24	Lim Limerick	22f Gd/Y	HcH	11-13	4/10	Grace Faraday (10½L)	11/2	101	98
15 May 24	Tip Tipperary	24f Gd/Y	HcH	11-11	2/16	Solly Attwell (2¼L)	14/1	99	105

Optional Mix ^t

J: Miss E Cody ⁴

T: Eoin Doyle

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

5 x Distance Winner - Won 5 times before at this distance

2022 winner off this mark and returned to some form when fourth at Thurles

186894

Age: 8

Weight: 11-3

OR: 104

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
29 Nov 24	Thu Thurles	20f Gd	HcHM	11-2 t	4/7	Ad Caelum (9L)	5/1	105	103
28 Oct 24	Wex Wexford	16.5f Sft	HcH	11-12	9/11	Inchiquin Star (16L)	14/1	108	94
16 Oct 24	Pun Punchestown	16.5f Gd/Y	HcHM	11-3	8/9	Hasten Slowly (22L)	22/1	110	93
11 Aug 24	Dpt Downpatrick	22f Gd	HcHM	11-9 t	6/8	Hidden Land (42L)	12/1	111	74
18 Jul 24	Kln Killarney	20.5f Gd	HcH	11-7 t	8/15	Kells Priory (24L)	7/1	111	95
17 Jun 24	Klb Kilbeggan	20f Gd/Y	HcCh	9-9 t	1/9	The Dasher Conway (2¾L)	11/2	121	126

Strutter ^h

J: Miss J Townend

T: W P Mullins

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 12 wins from 41 in the last 14 days (29%)

Won his final race for Nicky Henderson; has to be of interest on debut for Wille Mullins

4207-1

Age: 5

Weight: 11-3

OR: 104

Days: 223

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
18 May 24	Utt Uttoxeter	16f GS	5NvHcH	11-12 h	1/11	Orchestra (nse)	9/2	103	104
24 Mar 24	Asc Ascot	19.5f Gd	3MdH	11-7 h	7/13	Geezer Rockstar (32L)	25/1	-	91
25 Jan 24	Hun Huntingdon	16f GS	4MdH	11-8 h	13/14	Moon Chime (41L)	100/30	-	75
20 Dec 23	Nby Newbury	16.5f Sft	3MdH	11-4 h	2/18	Fortunate Man (9½L)	5/2F	-	98
9 Nov 23	Nby Newbury	16.5f GS	4NHF	11-2 h¹	4/13	Navajo Indy (3L)	11/1	-	99
27 Apr 23	War Warwick	16f Gd	5NHF	10-9	8/17	Check The Score (15½L)	11/4F	-	82

Cooltubrid Eva

J: Sarah Kavanagh ⁴

T: Diarmuid P Ryan

Runner-up in a bumper here; minor hurdle form but now makes her handicap debut

260-6

Age: 5

Weight: 11-1

OR: 102

Days: 31

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
26 Nov 24	Trm Tramore	21f Sft/Hy	MdHM	10-13	6/13	The Great Nudie (35L)	40/1	104	80
14 Apr 24	Dro Down Royal	20f Y	MdHM	10-13	10/15	Lady Bluebird (38L)	5/1	-	69
29 Jan 24	Pun Punchestown	20f Hy	MdHM	11-2	6/11	Bioluminescence (46L)	18/1	-	77
27 Dec 23	Lim Limerick	20f Hy	MdHM	10-8	2/16	Judicieuse Allen (¾L)	150/1	-	107

Doyen For A Drink

J: Caragh Monaghan ⁷

T: Gerard O'Leary

May prefer further and deeper ground, but not dismissed in current form

28-415

Age: 7

Weight: 10-8

OR: 95

Days: 78

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
10 Oct 24	Trm Tramore	20.5f Y	Ch	11-5	5/10	Ballybrack Wood (8¾L)	5/1	-	89
26 Aug 24	Crt Cartmel	25.5f Hy	5HcH	11-13	1/7	Secret Secret (3¼L)	6/1	96	100
25 Jul 24	Wex Wexford	24f Gd/Y	HcH	10-7	4/13	Bigira (5½L)	11/2	86	90
2 Oct 23	Fai Fairyhouse	24f Sft	HcH	11-0	8/11	Mick Charlie (55L)	5/1	88	39
8 Sep 23	Klb Kilbeggan	24.5f Gd/Y	HcH	11-2	2/15	Stellar Symphony (3½L)	13/2	86	92
11 Jun 23	Pun Punchestown	19.5f Gd/Y	HcH	11-0	22/25	Londonofficecallin (161L)	11/1	86	-

Not So Simple

J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon ⁷

T: Norman Lee

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Three-time winner but off since September 2022 and turns 11 next week

5192P/

Age: 10

Weight: 10-8

OR: 95

Days: 835

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
14 Sep 22	Sli Sligo	25.5f Gd/Y	HcCh	11-7 b	PU/11	Dangan Des Champs ()	3/1F	95	-
8 Aug 22	Bal Ballinrobe	25.5f Gd	HcH	10-2 b	2/9	Noble Birth (1¼L)	15/2	104	108
31 Jul 22	Gal Galway	24.5f Sft	HcH	10-7 b	9/16	Nathaniel's Dream (37L)	14/1	104	76
10 Jul 22	Sli Sligo	26f Gd/Y	HcH	10-7 b	1/11	Arthur's Baby (2¾L)	15/2	98	112
10 Jun 22	Clo Clonmel	24f Y	HcH	11-1 b	5/16	Gotthenod (14½L)	9/2	99	92
31 May 22	Bal Ballinrobe	25f Gd/Y	HcH	11-10 b	3/11	Birdie Blitz (5¼L)	6/1	99	106

Rose Boum ^t ¹

J: Miss S A Carter ⁷

T: Paul Nolan

Bumper/maiden form not devoid of promise and a tongue-tie is added for handicap debut

3-4647

Age: 4

Weight: 10-2

OR: 89

Days: 119

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
30 Aug 24	Wex Wexford	24f Gd/Y	MdHM	10-7	7/14	World Of Fortunes (31L)	12/1	-	69
26 Jul 24	Klb Kilbeggan	19f Gd/Y	4yMdH	10-6	4/15	Grann's Boy (18½L)	14/1	-	75
5 Jul 24	Cor Cork	17f Gd	4yMdH	11-0	6/16	If Any Man Can (21L)	22/1	-	82
1 Jun 24	Lis Listowel	16.5f Gd	4yNHFM	10-12	4/12	La Note Verte (12L)	10/1	-	91
10 Feb 24	Naa Naas	16f Hy	4yNHF	10-10	3/5	Kap De Triomphe (7L)	11/1	-	91
12 Jan 24	Naa Naas	16f Sft	4yNHF	10-10	6/14	Shuttle Diplomacy (22L)	25/1	-	85