Pat & Eddie Smith Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Insouciant Dallier (G) T Winner of 2½ maiden hurdle at Sligo in October. Good sixth of 14 in handicap chase at Clonmel (3m, heavy, 18/1) 23 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.	816286	Miss H Heffernan J Fahey	8	78kg	15 14/1
10th	2	—	Can Happen (G) P Fair form when third 2 maiden hurdles but pulled up in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23f, heavy, 11/2) 44 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time.	73P0-19	Mr D Doyle M Fahey	6	77.1kg	6 5/1
12th	3	—	Money Heist (G) FAV T 20/1 and tongue strap on first time, good fourth of 15 in Ulster National at Downpatrick (3½m, soft) 20 days ago. Lower mark back hurdling. Not discounted.	52-7064	Mr D McGill Gary McGill	9	77.1kg	4.50 7/2
4th	4	—	Clonbury Bridge (G) BT Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in October. Also good second in 2½m handicap hurdle Navan in November. Pulled up at Leopardstown over Christmas. Freshened up since.	162P4-P	Mr F Maguire J P Dempsey	10	76.2kg	19 18/1
9th	5	—	Priory Park (G) Latest win at Ballinrobe in September. Fair fourth over fences at Thurles in December but pulled up back hurdling there last month.	1504P9-	Mr L P Barnett Edward F Power	10	75.7kg	9 8/1
—	6	—	Dinoland (G) Pulled Up Fair 3m winner over hurdles for John McConnell but pulled up over fences on recent first outing for new yard after 10 months off.	12PPP/1	Mr R Guiney W R Crawford	8	74.8kg	26 25/1
6th	7	—	Glenmalure Lady (M) T Fair maiden. Good seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (3m, good to soft) 13 days ago. Remains relatively unexposed.	8263P7	Mr D O'Sullivan C O'Connell	7	74.8kg	11 10/1
—	8	—	Seeitoldya (G) Struggled on chase debut last time but had been competitive on his completed start in handicap hurdles prior to that.	545U0-6	Mr C J Shine J J Hanlon	5	74.8kg	26 25/1
7th	9	—	The Shanty Field (G) T Modest form. 25/1, seventh of 8 in maiden hurdle at Navan (2½m, soft) 28 days ago. Pulled up on handicap debut prior to that. Back up in trip. Tongue strap on first time.	005P7	Mr B T Stone D Queally	6	74.4kg	19 18/1
—	10	—	Gallant George (G) Pulled Up P Lightly-raced maiden who wasn't disgraced when fifth of 8 in maiden hurdle at Navan (2½m, soft) 28 days ago. Up in trip for handicap debut with cheekpieces also added.	28885	Mr J Dunne Ian Donoghue	6	73.9kg	8.50 15/2
5th	11	—	Its Not Over Yet (M) T Fair hurdle winner. Remote fourth on chase debut latest but starting to look well treated on peak hurdle efforts.	4045-38	Mr L P Shanahan O McKiernan	7	73.9kg	15 14/1
1st	12	—	Midleton Rare (G) PT Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in January. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Downpatrick (2¾m, soft) 20 days ago, needing stiffer test. Gets that now and respected.	041P-90	Alan O'Sullivan Ian Donoghue	8	72.1kg	7 6/1
14th	13	—	Large Steps (G) PT Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in maiden at Wexford (2m, heavy, 50/1) 32 days ago. Steps up significantly in trip for handicap debut. Also fitted with a first-time tongue strap and cheekpieces comb…	500	Mr H C Swan C Collins	5	71.2kg	19 18/1
11th	14	—	Gangster Granny (M) P Showed improved form when third of 10 in handicap at Downpatrick (2¾m, soft) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and she enters calculations with a repeat.	30-1521	Mr N McParlan C A McBratney	5	70.8kg	26 25/1
2nd	15	—	Schiehallion (G) P 50/1, pulled up in handicap at Fairyhouse (2½m) on New Year's Day. Given a break since. Needs to recapture the form he showed when second over 3m at Down Royal in November.	0FP2-P5	Mr O McGill D A McLoughlin	9	70.8kg	15 14/1
3rd	16	—	Hey Babbs (M) T Wexford winner last summer but hard to fancy on recent efforts.	PP5P03-	Miss C O O'Brien D A McLoughlin	6	70.3kg	8.50 15/2
8th	17	—	Lucy Jordan (M) P Hasn't achieved much when fourth in maiden hurdles on last 2 starts but rates a potential improver in first-time cheekpieces if getting a run. RESERVE.	2P-3744	Mr J M Halford C Collins	7	68.9kg	23 22/1
—	18	—	Mistyburn (G) PT 14/1, third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Cork (3m, good to soft) 30 days ago, possibly helped by way race developed. RESERVE.	731-663	Reserve 2 P J Rothwell	6	68kg	7.50 13/2
—	19	—	Whatafoolbelieves (G) T No show in 4 maiden hurdles at up to 2½m. Significantly up in trip for handicap debut. RESERVE.	0090-U8	Reserve 3 J C McConnell	6	68kg	51 50/1

Betting forecast: Money Heist (7/2), Can Happen (5/1), Midleton Rare (6/1), Mistyburn (13/2), Hey Babbs (15/2), Gallant George (15/2), Priory Park (8/1), Glenmalure Lady (10/1), Schiehallion (14/1), Its Not Over Yet (14/1), Insouciant Dallier (14/1), Clonbury Bridge (18/1), The Shanty Field (18/1), Large Steps (18/1), Lucy Jordan (22/1), Gangster Granny (25/1), Seeitoldya (25/1), Dinoland (25/1), Whatafoolbelieves (50/1)