14:45 Sligo

Sunday 6 May 2018

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Strandhill Caravan Park Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:47 | Winning time: 4m 4.6s

Oakfield Rose^t⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: Eric Larkin| OR: 94| D

11/2

Successful on heavy ground at Thurles in November and placed at Punchestown since. Races off a mark 8lb higher than for that Thurles victory and is returning from a break.

Form: 001437-

The Same Again¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mark Walsh| T: E P Harty| OR: 90

5/1

Well beaten in three starts over hurdles so far most recently when 26L tenth at Limerick (2m, heavy) a fortnight ago. Worth a check in the market on handicap debut.

Form: 900-

Lord Erskine¹⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Burke| T: H Rogers| OR: 87| D

15/8

Completed a treble on the Flat when winning at Navan (2m, soft) last October. Returning from a break here and likely to fare better than when dropping out quickly having traveled well on handicap debut at Ballinrobe last August.

Form: 70/0P-

The Broom Squire^p1,t⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 85

33/1

Struggled in three starts in maiden hurdle company and failed to beat a rival home in a 15 runner contest on handicap debut last time. Returning from a break and wears cheekpieces for the first time.

Form: 0000-

Kool Lady^b¹⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: D F O'Regan| T: D Donovan| OR: 83

16/1

Point-to-point winner on heavy ground in January 2016 but struggled since switching to rules racing. Making her handicap debut having finished well beaten in first time blinkers (retained) at Tramore (2m5f, heavy) in December.

Form: 150/000-

The Last Indian¹⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: A A Howard| OR: 83

9/4

Completed a hat-trick when winning at Listowel (1m, heavy) on the Flat in September and finished runner-up over 1m4f at Leopardstown the following month. Returning from a break and making her handicap debut over hurdles in this.

Form: 80/9-

General Gold²⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: V Wilson| OR: 80

12/1

Good effort in finishing third at Ballinrobe (3m1f, yielding-to-soft) when last in action back in August last year. Worth a check in the market racing off the same mark here.

Form: 000463-

Non-Runners

Askari²³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Jimmyjames⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: A W Short

Forecasts

Lord Erskine (15/8), The Last Indian (9/4), Askari (9/2), The Same Again (5/1), Oakfield Rose (11/2), General Gold (12/1), Kool Lady (16/1), Jimmyjames (20/1), The Broom Squire (33/1)

THE LAST INDIAN was in great form on the Flat when last in action back in the autumn and she can make a winning handicap debut on her first start of 2018. The selection has ground conditions to suit here and is taken to get the better of Lord Erskine who ran well for a long way on handicap debut last summer while another handicap debutant Askari can finish third.

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