18:35 Kilbeggan
Friday 21 April 2017
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Mullingar Handicap Hurdle (80-102)
- 4YO plus  |  3m 140y  |  Good  |  16 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 18:36Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 6m 5.1s
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Has some decent form in the book from eight hurdle starts, including a win over 2m3f two years ago. Training issues since but signs she is on the way back at Tramore earlier this month. Does stay this 3m trip, respected.
Plenty of ability but was becoming a bit frustrating until first-time blinkers worked the oracle at Thurles (2m7f, soft) last month when he finally obliged at the 15th attempt. No easy task to double up after a 7lb rise.
Easily best effort to win in good style here over 2m3f (good) last summer and is actually rated 7lb lower now owing to disappointing subsequent form. Still has a lingering stamina query over this trip.
Bumper and maiden hurdle promise but yet to translate that into success thus far, beaten 22L behind Mon Lino over 2m6f (heavy) at Limerick last month. Mark is dropping though and better ground may help.
Wexford bumper winner before switching to current yard, for whom she has yet to win in six attempts. Form this season has tailed off since her first run but blinkers introduced for her handicap bow. Of interest.
Only hurdles win came at Downpatrick (2m7f, good) 10 months ago off a 9lb lower mark but he went close afterwards too before struggling over fences. Fit from a recent blow-out on the Flat and could easily get competitive.
Not beaten far in big-field handicap hurdle at Down Royal last May, but lesser efforts subsequently until this headgear combination and a change of yard helped him win as he liked at Tramore (2m5f, good) last time. Raised 16lb but must be shortlisted.
Won a maiden hurdle at Rosscommon (2m4f, good) last summer but not too much else to recommend him in eight starts, including when well beaten on debut for this yard at Navan in December. Unraced since.
No great promise shown in five starts to date and was well behind when falling at Downpatrick last month prior to a laboured effort at Tramore. Looks high for his handicap bow on what he's actually achieved.
Ten runs on the Flat without any joy and, though he did win a point-to-point a year ago, it's now eight hurdle starts without a success following a modest effort at Down Royal last month. Longer trip may help though.
Only win came at Roscommon last July, and hasn't really gone on from that. Disappointed when backed into favouritism at Downpatrick (2m3f, good) last time and has questions to answer over this much longer trip.
Three-time winner over fences in his time but yet to win in nine attempts over hurdles and he's hard to get over-excited about as he returns to the smaller obstacles on the back of two poor recent chase runs.
Point-to-point winner who has shown a bit more over hurdles since going handicapping, finishing a 16L fourth behind Prince Garyantle at Tramore (2m5f, good) latest. Longer trip and huge weights turnaround should enable her to finish closer to that rival here.
Improved effort over 3m at Fairyhouse on handicap bow in January but has failed to build on that dropped in trip since. Return to 3m likely to suit but only raced on testing conditions so far and latest run was particularly poor.
Toiled in two outings at Cork and Navan in November over timber and it's been a similar story in two more recent outings on soft ground at Limerick. Steps up in trip as he goes handicapping needing huge improvement.
Totally unfancied and soundly beaten in all five starts under rules so far, the two most recent being over fences. May do better now sent handicapping over a longer trip.
Non-Runners
17
Rock On Barney19
Weight: 10-12|Â Â Age: 6
T: G T Lynch  J: Reserve 1
NR
18
Twotensandalift27
Weight: 10-10|Â Â Age: 5
T: J M Burke  J: Reserve 2
NR
19
Charlestown Boy11
Weight: 10-9|Â Â Age: 7
T: P Martin  J: Reserve 3
NR
Forecasts
Kilcrea Bridge (11/4), Prince Garyantle (4/1), Supreme Steel (6/1), Kilcaragh Boy (10/1), Goodthynemilan (10/1), Aunt Alice (12/1), Scenic Star (12/1), Theatre Wine (12/1), Monastic (14/1), Rock On Barney (14/1), Coolnagorna Giggs (20/1), Fu's Island (20/1), Golden Silence (20/1), Scripturient (25/1), Herbiegoesbananas (28/1), Artic Milan (33/1), Scantyanduncertain (33/1), Twotensandalift (33/1), Charlestown Boy (33/1)
PRINCE GARYANTLE proved a total revelation in a new headgear combination for a new yard when sluicing home as he pleased at Tramore earlier this month and, even though raised a mammoth 16lb, he looks one to follow in the short-term. Headgear also sparked Supreme Steel into life at Thurles recently and another bold bid is on the cards from a revised mark, whilst Goodthynemilan, Aunty Alice and Scenic Star should also be competitive.
- Prince Garyantle
- Aunt Alice
- Supreme Steel
Prize Money
1st: €6,775.002nd: €2,101.003rd: €1,002.004th: €450.005th: €176.00
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