BAR 1 Betting Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	Happy Dreams (G) 28/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 19 days ago, driven out. Hit with 11 lb rise for that easy win but he can be a factor again.	3/12166	Sean O'Keeffe M J McDonagh	8	75.3kg	13 12/1
6th	2	—	The Night Agent (G) Respectable fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (21.9f, soft, 66/1) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut and scope for better given bumper form.	234-756	Sean Flanagan D E Fitzgerald	7	75.3kg	7.50 13/2
—	3	—	Jonny Carrol (G) Pulled Up Thrice-raced maiden. 10/1, third of 5 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.8f, heavy) 24 days ago. Very likely improver now handicapping given the yard he represents.	3/53P-78	Jack Kennedy G Elliott	4	74.8kg	15 14/1
20th	4	—	Don't Talk (G) P 12/1, unseated rider in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21f, soft). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time.	115U/00	Ben Harvey K Thornton	8	74.4kg	67 66/1
5th	5	—	Oneforgonzo (G) Fell in handicap hurdle at this course (24.2f, soft, 11/1) 14 days ago third when fell 2 out, looking sure to be placed.	254-150	Danny Mullins S Aherne	7	74.4kg	10 9/1
—	6	—	Between Friends (M) Pulled Up Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, below form sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy) 28 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip on handicap debut and has to be of serious interest for feared conn…	0256P/	Mark Walsh E Bolger	5	73.9kg	21 20/1
3rd	7	—	Caesar Rock (G) P Eighth of 11 in handicap chase (28/1) at Wexford (19.6f, soft) 42 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Booking of Kenneally a plus. Cheekpieces back on.	83422-2	Michael Kenneally M F Morris	9	73.9kg	23 22/1
4th	8	—	Jukebox Johnny (G) 80/1, ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (15.9f, soft) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Booking of O'Keeffe a plus. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should progress.	945P7-2	Darragh O'Keeffe H De Bromhead	5	73.9kg	17 16/1
19th	9	—	Luck Between Us (G) Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 8 in novice hurdle (18/1) at Thurles (22.5f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and mark asks for more.	83607-1	John Shinnick D Duggan	5	73.9kg	41 40/1
17th	10	—	Zefiro Dodville (G) Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24f, good to soft, 40/1) 124 days ago.	897005	Conor Lamon A Sexton	7	73.9kg	81 80/1
7th	11	—	Is Charlie Around (G) Unseated rider in novice chase at Gowran (20f, heavy, 28/1) on debut over fences 29 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.	U723F2	Ricky Doyle Eamon Courtney	6	73.5kg	21 20/1
12th	12	—	Rochestown (G) 13/2, career best when winning 6-runner handicap chase at Tramore (21.7f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles and has the same mark to work with,	3191-00	Phillip Enright Brendan Walsh	10	73kg	26 25/1
1st	13	—	Dgalwaygallivantor (G) T Course winner. Latest win in chase at Downpatrick in May 2024. 7/2, creditable third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (18f, soft). Off 14 months so fitness taken on trust	3269/13-	Eoin Staples G P Cromwell	6	72.6kg	13 12/1
9th	14	—	Likealightswitch (M) 12/1, good third of 16 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16.1f, heavy) 29 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.	339221	Shane O'Callaghan A Sexton	4	72.6kg	26 25/1
10th	15	—	River Vale (G) FAV T Winner in chase at Thurles in October. 5/2, good third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24.5f, heavy) 16 days ago.	018DF4	Mr A Burke-Ott M Winters	9	72.6kg	5.50 9/2
—	16	—	Siege Ofjadotville (G) Unseated Rider Creditable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Fairyhouse (20.4f, heavy) 16 days ago.	910/6U8	Ross Berry M Hassett	5	72.1kg	11 10/1
8th	17	—	Happy Me (G) 17/2, respectable fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at this course (20.4f, good to soft) 56 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.	830-6P5	Danny Gilligan W J Burke	5	71.7kg	6.50 11/2
—	18	—	Edge Of Darkness (G) Pulled Up Thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (24.2f, soft, 100/1) 14 days ago.	980006	Daniel King D Howard	5	71.2kg	81 80/1
14th	19	—	Maxicourt (G) Unreliable sort. 66/1, bit below form fifth of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (15.9f, soft) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.	08-9P37	Shane Fitzgerald P J Duffy	4	70.8kg	26 25/1
18th	20	—	Just For One (G) Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 14 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Tramore (16.2f, soft) 12 days ago. Up in trip for handicap debut and that's sure to suit.	602PP1/	Jordan Gainford D G Murphy	4	69.9kg	26 25/1
15th	21	—	Ardera Gun (G) PT 16/1, below form thirteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.	74-0007	Donagh Meyler E Doyle	5	69.4kg	21 20/1
11th	22	—	Carlas Big Jim (G) Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. 9/1, seventh of 9 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (24.2f, heavy) 16 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Has fallen to a workable mark.	5/P609F-	Eoin Walsh L J Archdeacon	7	69.4kg	41 40/1
13th	23	—	Halsafari (G) Won 11-runner handicap hurdle at this course (15.9f, soft, 16/1) 14 days ago, driven clear. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly given he retains handicap scope.	77364-6	Harry Sexton J Barcoe	12	67.1kg	6 5/1
16th	24	—	Shanroe Nelson (G) Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (18.7f, heavy, 66/1) 19 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.	9063P5	Gavin Brouder K Thornton	6	65.8kg	81 80/1
—	25	—	In The Minus (G) 9/2, fifth of 6 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (15.8f, heavy) 24 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Looks competitive on form. RESERVE.	4155-50	Reserve 1 B Cawley	3	69.9kg	21 20/1

Betting forecast: River Vale (9/2), Halsafari (5/1), Happy Me (11/2), The Night Agent (13/2), Oneforgonzo (9/1), Siege Ofjadotville (10/1), Dgalwaygallivantor (12/1), Happy Dreams (12/1), Jonny Carrol (14/1), Jukebox Johnny (16/1), Is Charlie Around (20/1), Ardera Gun (20/1), In The Minus (20/1), Between Friends (20/1), Caesar Rock (22/1), Likealightswitch (25/1), Rochestown (25/1), Maxicourt (25/1), Just For One (25/1), Carlas Big Jim (40/1), Luck Between Us (40/1), Don't Talk (66/1), Shanroe Nelson (80/1), Zefiro Dodville (80/1), Edge Of Darkness (80/1)