12:30 Tramore

Monday 1 January 2018

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Kilbarry Lodge Stud - Home Of Diamond Boy Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 12:31 | Winning time: 4m 24.40s

Seskin Flyer^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: P Carey| OR: 101| CD

5/1

Stepped up on a maiden hurdle second when making a winning handicap debut over C&D last month. Underfoot conditions likely to be similar and he is one for the shortlist off a 6lb higher mark.

Form: 796521

Three Kings^b1,t1³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T E Hyde| OR: 101

7/1

Maiden after five starts under rules with his best effort coming when 13L second on soft-to-heavy ground in a maiden hurdle at Thurles in March. Well held there in handicaps since and wears blinkers and a tongue tie for the first time today.

Form: 4452-90

Cubomania^t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 102| D

2/1

Made a winning debut for this yard when off the mark at the first time of asking in handicap company at Down Royal (2m, heavy) last week. Represents leading connections and likely to run well again today.

Form: 7-801

Miracle Cure^p⁷⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: D Robinson⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Flavin| OR: 96

10/1

Registered a couple of placed efforts on yielding ground during the summer including when third over C&D on his penultimate start. Absent since finishing well held at Cork in October.

Form: 688330

Jennys Grey⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: J Dullea| OR: 95| D

14/1

Bumper winner on good ground at Wexford but well held in three outings over hurdles since. Market support would be interesting on today's handicap debut.

Form: 46-1080

Lets High Five It^h³²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: D J McInerney⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Neill| OR: 95| D

13/2

Disappointing in the main since finishing runner-up over 2m at Limerick (soft) last March. Races off a 7lb lower mark today but likely to find a few too good in this contest.

Form: 025-506

Lady Mona Lisa⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: R P Treacy⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 90

66/1

Maiden after ten starts including five over hurdles. Pulled up on handicap debut at Gowran Park (2m4f, heavy) last time out and others make more appeal.

Form: 980-0P

Racing Again²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Keeffe| OR: 84

16/1

Placed in a couple of maiden hurdles in summer 2015 but disappointing in handicap company since. Returns to rules racing having won a maiden point-to-point at Mainstown (yielding-to-soft) a month ago.

Form: 080PU-1

Scotch Quay²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: E Griffin| OR: 82

9/2

Maiden after six starts and put in a career best effort when finishing third after his rider lost an iron over 2m at Thurles (heavy) in a handicap hurdle in November. Well beaten fourth since but remains of interest today.

Form: 088034

Non-Runners

La Regle³²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: J P O'Sullivan

Forecasts

Cubomania (2/1), Scotch Quay (9/2), Seskin Flyer (5/1), Lets High Five It (13/2), Three Kings (7/1), Miracle Cure (10/1), La Regle (12/1), Jennys Grey (14/1), Racing Again (16/1), Lady Mona Lisa (66/1)

SESKIN FLYER can defy top weight to see off his rivals today and in the process follow up last months winning handicap debut that came over today's C&D. Fellow handicap debut winner Cubomania can claim second on just his second start for this stable while Scotch Key is taken to put a disappointing effort last time out behind him by finishing third.