14:50 Listowel

Saturday 16 September 2017

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Tote Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 27.50s

White Lilac⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 102

16/1

Not a lot to shout about in two seasonal starts so far but has gone well on heavy ground when second of 18 in a Clonmel maiden over 2m½f in February.

Form: 1246-96

Conna Cross^h1¹⁰³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: P F Mangan| T: J J Mangan| OR: 100

14/1

Running well towards the end of last season but has produced two below-par efforts in the spring at Clonmel and here over 2m. Connections will be hoping for an improvement in first-time hood.

Form: 6232-36

Granny Biddy^h³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: D J McInerney⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 93

10/1

Could be the yielding ground was the key for the mare putting a couple of second-rate performances behind her when winning a Tramore handicap hurdle over 2m5f last month. Raised 6lb for the win.

Form: 307451

Whoyakodding^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Jodie Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: G Ahern| OR: 93

16/1

Runs the odd inadequate race but has been largely consistent throughout the summer including a second at Listowel on his penultimate start and third of 13 last time out at Kilbeggan. Ground concerns a worry.

Form: 933923

Cottonvale²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: B T O'Connell| T: E Doyle| OR: 92

25/1

Well beaten a total of 181L on last four starts and impossible to offer any encouragement for the six-race maiden.

Form: 820005

Brave Deed¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: S P Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 91

11/1

Ran his best race for new yard since a move from the Jeremy Scott stable when second of 12 beaten 8L in a Roscommon handicap hurdle. In the veteran stages of his career and has crept below his last winning mark.

Form: 491-072

Calipso Collonges⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: B J Cooper| T: T Cooper| OR: 91

20/1

Beaten a total of 55L in his two starts this season. Looks a tall order on form shown for the eight-race maiden and other make more appeal.

Form: 4P6/7-70

The Ballyboys²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 89

10/1

Handicap winner in December at Limerick but has been unable to run to that level since. Has gone well over the distance but usually struggles in fields of this size.

Form: 00-8004

Artic Pearl^t¹⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: R Loughran| T: M Brassil| OR: 88| BF

6/1

Was coming back from an absence of 420 days when sixth of 18 beaten 22L in a Fairyhouse handicap hurdle over 2m4f in April. The five-race maiden now returns from a break of 167 days and difficult to see a turnaround of fortunes.

Form: 0066/6-

Tough But Honest²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Ruby Walsh| T: E McNamara| OR: 87| BF

7/2

Beaten favourite and looked to be travelling well when unseating in a Killarney handicap hurdle over 2m4f on good ground last month. Can go well under top jockey but ground concerns a worry.

Form: 90-727F

Swift³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: M A Enright| T: J W Nicholson| OR: 86| CD

7/1

Second of 15 last time out at Tramore last month. C&D winner in April and only 2lbs higher than that success. Course form gives him a big positive here.

Form: P-15872

Ali Bin Nayef¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 85

16/1

Not unfancied when disappointing in a Wexford handicap hurdle over 2m4f on good ground earlier this month. Most promising performance this term was at Tramore last month when second of 15 over 2m5f on yielding ground.

Form: 854320

Queen Khaleesi^p1,t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: P Neville| OR: 85| BF

5/1

Has put in two substantial performances recently when second of 17 at Killarney and third of 16 here on Sunday over 2m4f in a handicap hurdle when beaten favourite. In good heart and can continue her improvement hurdle,

Form: 008923

Sandycove Island^h²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: C D Maxwell| T: R J Tierney| OR: 85

33/1

Ran well on good ground at Cork in April but was below-par on seasonal debut in a Killarney handicap hurdle over 2m4f on good ground. Others preferred in this.

Form: 1F932-0

Buzz Boy⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 87

33/1

Has spent the summer running on the Flat mostly in Scotland and without success. Without a win in four second-rate hurdle starts last season and this looks a tall order on that form.

Form: 0990-

Shar Whats Therush¹⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: D Hassett| OR: 87

50/1

Not much to shout about in a point-to-point and three below-par hurdle performances in the spring. Others make more appeal.

Form: 2099-

Spirit Of The Rain⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: A Slattery| OR: 85

50/1

Well beaten and no impression on four starts this season mixed between hurdle and Flat runs. Difficult to begin to look for any encouragement.

Form: 5070

Old Time Melody¹²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: K J Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 84

33/1

First Reserve: Beaten 91L in his last three chase starts and now is back hurdling. Only win of his career came in a Fairyhouse handicap hurdle in January 2015. Others preferred now 4lb lower than that success.

Form: PU04-99

Non-Runners

Iusetaluvheronce³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: P Neville J: A E Lynch

Mileys Dream⁶

Weight: 10-5| Age: 6

T: J Long J: Reserve 2

Miss Mcilroy¹⁸

Weight: 10-4| Age: 5

T: G T Lynch J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Tough But Honest (7/2), Queen Khaleesi (5/1), Artic Pearl (6/1), Swift (7/1), Iusetaluvheronce (8/1), Granny Biddy (10/1), The Ballyboys (10/1), Brave Deed (11/1), Conna Cross (14/1), Whoyakodding (16/1), Ali Bin Nayef (16/1), White Lilac (16/1), Miss Mcilroy (16/1), Calipso Collonges (20/1), Cottonvale (25/1), Old Time Melody (33/1), Sandycove Island (33/1), Buzz Boy (33/1), Mileys Dream (33/1), Shar Whats Therush (50/1), Spirit Of The Rain (50/1)

The Henry De Bromhead-trained White Lilac will possibly cut out the running here with Miss McIlroy and the veteran Brave Deed following in the early stages of this race. Queen Khaleesi who was third of 16 here on Sunday over 2m4f in a handicap hurdle and Iusetaluheronce not beaten far here on Wednesday can make the frame while, CONNA CROSS has solid figures on the ground and can regain his form in first-time hood.