John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Apologise (G) Pulled Up Last of 21 in handicap (25/1) at Navan (14f, good). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. Poor on last hurdle outing. Needs a couple of these to falter.	91/11P0-	Mr D McGill Gary McGill	6	78kg	29 28/1
9th	2	—	Teescomponentsyess (G) PT Latest win in chase at Gowran in February 2024. 9/2, fifth of 6 in handicap chase at Carlisle (20.9f, soft), finding little. Off 20 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.	5/9P873	Ms K M Ryan J J Hanlon	9	78kg	41 40/1
2nd	3	—	Themanintheanorak (G) Bumper winner. 22/1, very good second of 9 in maiden hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, soft) 15 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve.	21066-6	Alan O'Sullivan E M O'Sullivan	5	77.6kg	5.50 9/2
1st	4	—	On Your Way (G) 15/8, career best when winning 6-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) in January. Not seen since but big player if the betting suggests he's ready to roll.	79641-1	Mr A D Bustin C Byrnes	7	76.2kg	15 14/1
—	5	—	Fool Me Once (G) Pulled Up 12/1, shaped better than result when fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19.4f, heavy) 33 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Enters calculations for Gavin Cromwell.	305P0-0	Mr J R Martin G P Cromwell	5	75.3kg	13 12/1
7th	6	—	Matter Of Opinion (G) PT Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy, 16/1) 33 days ago.	6P579-7	Ms L A Byrne William Harvey	5	75.3kg	13 12/1
6th	7	—	Siege Ofjadotville (G) Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Limerick in March. 13/2, thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.2f, good). Off 7 months.	910/6U8	Mr R James M Hassett	5	74.8kg	6.50 11/2
5th	8	—	Rowdy (G) Good fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy, 12/1) 33 days ago.	584527	Mr C J Shine E M O'Sullivan	5	73kg	13 12/1
4th	9	—	Blue Reed (G) T Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. Fourteenth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.8f, heavy, 14/1) 8 days ago. May come on for that first outing in 3 months.	745-127	Kevin Healy C Collins	6	70.3kg	8.50 15/2
10th	10	—	Monty's Way (G) T 33/1 and blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, soft) 48 days ago, pulled up before 3 out.	0/6P0-00	Mr J P Sutton G Stanley	7	69.4kg	51 50/1
3rd	11	—	Teds Corner (G) FAV 7/1, seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16.1f, heavy) 13 days ago. Up in trip.	735422	Mr J Costello A J Martin	5	69.4kg	3.75 11/4
8th	12	—	Robindevidastar (G) P Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in November 2024. 11/1, sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good). Off 6 months. Cheekpieces back on.	68P492	Miss P Elvin P J Rothwell	10	68.5kg	26 25/1
—	13	—	Garde My Fortune (G) Pulled Up Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 11 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Naas (18.9f, heavy) 12 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.	8P0-0	Brian Barry K Thornton	6	68kg	67 66/1
—	14	—	Leis Fein (G) Pulled Up Modest maiden. Good sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, soft, 200/1) 17 days ago. Up in trip on return to handicap company.	9P4P/6P-	Mr D Doyle V T O'Brien	10	67.6kg	19 18/1
11th	15	—	At The Wings (G) H Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Roscommon (15.6f, good to soft) 53 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive.	70000-7	Mr L P Shanahan N Lee	5	67.1kg	9.50 17/2

Betting forecast: Teds Corner (11/4), Themanintheanorak (9/2), Siege Ofjadotville (11/2), Blue Reed (15/2), At The Wings (17/2), Rowdy (12/1), Matter Of Opinion (12/1), Fool Me Once (12/1), On Your Way (14/1), Leis Fein (18/1), Robindevidastar (25/1), Apologise (28/1), Teescomponentsyess (40/1), Monty's Way (50/1), Garde My Fortune (66/1)