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Thursday 10 August 2017

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Bourbon Bar Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 6m 13.6s

Empresario^t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 106

20/1

Seven time winner including over fences at Navan (yielding-to-soft) in a 2m4f contest last September. Disappointing since including over hurdles at Galway (yielding) last week.

Form: 61PP-50

Icantsay⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 106| D

11/4

Fair effort when fifth behind an impressive winner at Galway (soft) over 3m last week. Races off the same mark as when runner-up at Listowel (yielding) in June.

Form: 125075

Wolfslair^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 106

8/1

Down Royal (good) winner over 2m6f in November but well held since including when 16L eighth of 18 over 2m4f at Tipperary (good-to-yielding) last month.

Form: 61080-8

Mr Mulliner^b,t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: S P Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 105| C

12/1

Winner of his first three starts for this yard in summer 2015 but well beaten in seven starts since winning at Downpatrick the following June. Others make more appeal here.

Form: 5385-P6

The Rite Article^p,t1¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 105| D

5/1

Running well recently winning over 3m at Bellewstown (good) and finishing runner-up in first time cheekpieces (retained) at Limerick (good) last month. Unproven on soft ground and wears a tongue tie for the first time here.

Form: 00-7512

Market's Field¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D J McInerney⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 96

7/2

Off the mark at the first attempt over fences in a beginners contest at Wexford (yielding) over 2m4f last month. Beaten 21L into sixth off a 1lb higher mark on his most recent hurdles outing but remains open to improvement.

Form: 7606-61

Caerleon Kate²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Paul Townend| T: C A McBratney| OR: 95

12/1

Finished runner-up in maiden hurdles at Downpatrick the last twice. Beaten a nose on her penultimate outing and 2L last time out. Most recent effort came on good ground over 2m6f and she steps up in trip today.

Form: 47-B022

Fleetwood Jack¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: A E Lynch| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 94

20/1

Best effort over hurdles came when fourth of 17 in a maiden hurdle over 2m at Cork (good) on his penultimate outing. Wore cheekpieces on that occasion and blinkers worn when falling on handicap debut last time out are left off here.

Form: 074F

Let's Twist Again^b,t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: J S McGarvey| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 91

6/1

Ran well when finishing third of 14 over 3m at Wexford (yielding) last time out. Has been raised 1lb for that effort and an interesting runner here as he seeks a first victory at the 12th time of asking.

Form: 0PF-003

Non-Runners

King Blue³⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 11

T: R O'Sullivan J: Ms K Walsh

Patricks Boy¹⁶

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: J G Carr J: A Ring

Forecasts

Icantsay (11/4), Market's Field (7/2), The Rite Article (5/1), Let's Twist Again (6/1), Wolfslair (8/1), King Blue (8/1), Caerleon Kate (12/1), Mr Mulliner (12/1), Empresario (20/1), Fleetwood Jack (20/1), Patricks Boy (50/1)

MARKET'S FIELD a winner over fences last time can record his first hurdles success by taking this competitive handicap hurdle. The selection was well held on his latest hurdles start but was hampered on that occasion and can get the better of The Rite Article who has been in fine form on better ground in recent outings. Let's Twist Again put in a sound effort last time and is taken to claim third ahead of the mare Caerleon Kate.

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