19:40 Roscommon

Tuesday 13 June 2017

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Dermot Hughes Car Sales Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:41 | Winning time: 4m 4.20s

Mr Picotee^t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: A E Lynch| T: V Halley| OR: 130| D

8/1

Winner of each of his last two starts including over 2m at Wexford (good) last month. Also a winner at Kilbeggan on yielding ground recently and likely to run well again despite a 7lb rise in the weights.

Form: 6356-11

Hunters Call⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: M A Enright| T: J Neilan| OR: 128| D

11/2

Winner twice so far but most recent success came at Naas (soft) back in November 2015. Ran well enough prior to weakening over 3m at Punchestown (good-to-yielding) last time out to suggest he may fare better dropping in trip here.

Form: 1/54639-

Theophilus^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B R Dalton| T: D McDonogh| OR: 128| D

20/1

Winner twice in 2014 but failed to score since. Well held in four starts over hurdles since joining this yard and others make more appeal today.

Form: 0F/086-5

Lilshane³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: B J Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: T P O'Connor| OR: 125| D

14/1

Narrowly beaten twice over hurdles earlier this year including when a short-head second at Cork (heavy) in March. .Disappointed in three starts on a sounder surface since and soft ground forecast here looks likely to suit better.

Form: 282P0-P

Timiyan^t1²²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 125| D

8/1

Winner of his second start over hurdles at Listowel (heavy) in September last year when with previous trainer. Disappointed twice since then and makes his debut for a new yard following over seven months off with a tongue tie fitted for the first time.

Form: 7/139-

Walkabout^p1²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ruby Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 121| D

20/1

Successful off a 6lb lower mark on good ground at Ballinrobe over an extended 2m1f in August last year. Well held on the Flat this spring and wears cheekpieces on his return to hurdles.

Form: 5/2331P-

Hareth^t1,v¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: D N Russell| T: C Byrnes| OR: 117| BF| D

13/8

Winner of his penultimate start over 2m at Limerick (soft) in a first time visor in April and finished runner-up when wearing cheekpieces for the first time off a 7lb higher mark at Tipperary (good) over 2m4f subsequently. Has to defy a further 2lb raise to take this and the visor returns with a tongue tie here.

Form: 1/3331-2

Customer¹⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: D E Splaine| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 115

33/1

Winner of an extended 2m2f conditions races at Angers (good-to-soft) on his final start in France for previous yard. back in February Also victorious at Pau (heavy) in 2017 and worth a check in the market on Irish debut here.

Form: 8/47151-

Caolaneoin^t²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-10| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Nolan| OR: 110| D

7/1

Successful off a 17lb higher mark in a 2m handicap chase at Punchestown (good) last month. Attempting to take advantage of his much lower hurdles mark on his first outing in this sphere since October 2016.

Form: 74562-1

A Year To Remember^t¹⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 115

25/1

Ran well on hurdles debut on soft ground at Punchestown in a first time tongue tie last December. Well held since and making his handicap debut on his first run since being gelded here.

Form: 3078-

Roachdale House²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Paul Townend| T: P W Flynn| OR: 108

20/1

Three times a winner on the Flat but held in all four starts over hurdles so far. Beaten on the Flat of late and worth a check in the market on his handicap debut.

Form: 6/F57-

Let's Twist Again^t¹⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: N P Madden| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 102

12/1

Failed to complete the last twice but not completely out of it when falling two out over 3m at Fairyhouse (soft) in January. Wore blinkers (absent today) and tongue tie (retained) for the first time on that occasion and drops back markedly in trip today.

Form: 2400PF-

Forecasts

Hareth (13/8), Hunters Call (11/2), Caolaneoin (7/1), Timiyan (8/1), Mr Picotee (8/1), Let's Twist Again (12/1), Lilshane (14/1), Roachdale House (20/1), Walkabout (20/1), Theophilus (20/1), A Year To Remember (25/1), Customer (33/1)

HUNTERS CALL ran well for a long way prior to weakening over 3m at Punchestown in April and he can take this handicap hurdle dropping back in trip here. The selection took a keen hold on that occasion and looks likely to be suited by this drop in trip. Charles Byrnes' Hareth has been running well of late and can claim second with the visor returning for this outing while Timiyan and Walkabout, the two Gordon Elliott runners here are others to note with leading jockeys in the saddle today.