WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle.
Thurles · Saturday, 20 Dec · 17:22
· 2m 26y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:22
Off time
11
Runners
Yielding to Soft
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
FIVER FRIDAY (IRE
🥈 Second
ST FAZ (FR
🥉 Third
HALF A CHANCE (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 12 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.75
11/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
6
5/1
05 · —
10
9/1
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
12
11/1
08 · —
19
18/1
09 · —
26
25/1
10 · —
29
28/1
11 · —
41
40/1
12 · —
51
50/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th | 1 | — |
Visionarian (G)
Pulled up in handicap chase (28/1) at Killarney (20.8f, good to soft) 119 days ago, pulled up before seventh. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell.
|
Danny Mullins | J M Barrett | 10 | 75.3 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 10th | 2 | — |
Railway Hurricane (G)
[PT]
66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.5f, soft) 21 days ago, pulled up last. Down in trip.
|
Keith Donoghue | P W Flynn | 10 | 72.6 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 6th | 3 | — |
Ephesus (G)
[PT]
40/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 24 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and not disgraced back down in trip.
|
Daniel King | D Hogan | 4 | 71.7 kg |
19
18/1
|
| — | 4 | — |
Cafe Con Leche (G)
Latest win in hurdle at Cork in November. 28/1, tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, soft) 28 days ago. Trainer going well. Not easy to catch right.
|
Mr A D Bustin | C Byrnes | 9 | 70.8 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 9th | 5 | — |
Fast Felix (G)
[HT]
Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft, 28/1) 49 days ago, weakening before 3 out. Hood back on but still needs a couple of these to falter.
|
Gary Noonan | E McCarthy | 7 | 69.9 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 4th | 6 | — |
St Faz (G)
[T]
Blundered late on when seventh of 11 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (15.9f, soft, 15/2) 34 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and worth another chance for his current yard.
|
Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 5 | 69.9 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 8th | 7 | — |
My Gaffer (G)
Below-par tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, good to soft) 66 days ago. Back down in trip. Has good chance at these weights if back on his A-game.
|
Michael Kenneally | J P Ryan | 7 | 68.9 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 2nd | 8 | — |
Fiver Friday (M)
Lightly-raced sort who won over hurdles at Naas in April for Paul Traynor. Shaped well for new yard when third in 1m2f Flat handicap at the Curragh in October. A likely player back in this sphere.
|
Eoin Staples | G P Cromwell | 5 | 68 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 3rd | 9 | — |
Half A Chance (G)
[P]
Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 15/2, respectable fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Taunton (19f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Enters calculations.
|
Paddy Hanlon | J J Hanlon | 6 | 67.6 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 5th | 10 | — |
Magic Day (M)
Made mistakes when eighth of 10 in novice chase at Wexford (19.6f, soft) on her debut over fences 55 days ago. Switches to hurdles and one to consider for stable in good form.
|
Darragh O'Keeffe | H De Bromhead | 6 | 67.6 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 1st | 11 | — |
Kotkito Bello (G)
FAV
[P]
7/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.9f, soft) 27 days ago, always holding on. Progressing recently so he's well in the mix again.
|
Tiernan Power Roche | P J Rothwell | 5 | 67.1 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 7th | 12 | — |
Rokathir (G)
Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in February. Eighteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.4f, soft, 10/1). Off 8 months but trainer going well so possibilities.
|
Mike O'Connor | H De Bromhead | 6 | 66.2 kg |
26
25/1
|
Betting forecast: Kotkito Bello (11/4), Fiver Friday (3/1), St Faz (4/1), Half A Chance (5/1), My Gaffer (9/1), Cafe Con Leche (10/1), Magic Day (11/1), Ephesus (18/1), Rokathir (25/1), Fast Felix (28/1), Visionarian (40/1), Railway Hurricane (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 10800.0 EUR |
| P2 | 3600.0 EUR |
| P3 | 1800.0 EUR |
| P4 | 900.0 EUR |
| P5 | 540.0 EUR |
| P6 | 361.0 EUR |