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Tuesday 24 July 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 18:51 | Winning time: 4m 8.7s

Nikodam^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: S J Mahon| OR: 107

25/1

Winner in France but has failed to finish in five of his last seven starts. Impossible to trust and others make more appeal.

Form: 2FFP-P0

Usa^t¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: R T Dunne| T: S J Mahon| OR: 106| C

14/1

Course winner that has also won over the trip. Not disgraced but generally well held in a number of starts over fences and hurdles since May. Liable to find a couple stronger once again.

Form: 53-P459

The Moore Factor^v¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 103

14/1

Seen over hurdles finishing 17L adrift of Whiskey Sour in a Tramore maiden hurdle in June last year before third of six in a Downpatrick contest over timber earlier this month. Market likely to be informative here.

Form: 765-3

Persian Wind^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 101| C

11/4

C&D winner in August 2016 off a 6lb lower mark. Running in to form of late on this type of surface and is entitled to make the shortlist here.

Form: 87-4722

Last Garrison^b,t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: D R Fox| T: M M McNiff| OR: 100

20/1

Landed a 20/1 shock last month in a Down Royal handicap on the Flat over 1m2½f but remains a 12-race maiden hurdler and plenty to prove at present.

Form: 400/30-0

Bracklin Princess³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: T Cleary| OR: 99

33/1

31-race maiden and without a win over hurdles in 19 starts. The trip won't be doing the mare any favours here and hard to place any faith in here.

Form: 54882P-

Jazz Ranger^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Brian Hayes| T: P A Fahy| OR: 98

22/1

Sole hurdle success came in a Punchestown maiden hurdle in December 2015. Well held since and has failed to place on this ground on six occasions in the past.

Form: F749-F6

Nulife^p⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 98

20/1

In poor form in May at Wexford and Clonmel in a couple of handicap hurdle spins finishing well down the pack on both occasions. Has work to do on current evidence.

Form: 8/714-80

Neddyvaughan^b⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: P Roche| OR: 96

25/1

Distance winner of a Sligo handicap chase on yielding to soft ground in August last year. Remains with just the sole win over hurdles and looks up against it here.

Form: 57537-P

Nearly Famous²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: B J Geraghty| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 95

7/1

Will have disappointed connections in a series of dismal displays over hurdles since last November. Well held in two starts this term and Plenty to prove in this contest looking at exposed form.

Form: 000-04

Dia Del Sol^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 100

9/2

Plenty of promise in a Cork handicap hurdle earlier this month on the good to firm ground. Will need to raise his game once again in this company.

Form: 78002

Oskar High⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Jack Kennedy| T: N Lee| OR: 92

9/2

Went well in a couple of handicap hurdles at the end of a summer jumping campaign last year but has disappointed in a couple of spins in May. Hard to see him making any significant impact.

Form: 1244-94

Northern Sky²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: R Loughran| T: A Keatley| OR: 90

20/1

Lightly raced over hurdles beaten on three starts to date. Plenty of work to do based on what he has shown so far.

Form: 800/

Rathnaleen Girl¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: S E Lewis⁽⁷⁾| T: P Byrne| OR: 90| BF

12/1

Beaten favourite last time out in a Wexford handicap hurdle on good to firm ground finishing fifth of 14 beaten 12L earlier this month. Place claims on stars since May.

Form: 070-325

Baby Bellini^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: A W Short⁽⁵⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 84

20/1

Will have disappointed connections in a series of desolate handicap hurdle starts the latest of which came earlier this month when finishing fifth of 17 but beaten 15½ keeping on one pace over 2m. Even best form would leave the gelding short here.

Form: P050P-5

Daring Decree^h,t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: M A Enright| T: N Lee| OR: 80

25/1

Beaten big distances at huge prices all seven hurdle starts to date and has shown very little to inspire any confidence in the gelding. .

Form: 00-0099

Forecasts

Persian Wind (11/4), Dia Del Sol (9/2), Oskar High (9/2), Nearly Famous (7/1), Rathnaleen Girl (12/1), The Moore Factor (14/1), Usa (14/1), Nulife (20/1), Last Garrison (20/1), Northern Sky (20/1), Baby Bellini (20/1), Jazz Ranger (22/1), Neddyvaughan (25/1), Nikodam (25/1), Daring Decree (25/1), Bracklin Princess (33/1)

The Jessica Harrington-trained NEARLY FAMOUS can get off the mark at the sixth time of asking improving on his fourth of 16 at Gowran Park last month and jockey Barry Geraghty is once again retained to take the ride here. Course winner Usa who has been slipping down the weights recently over hurdles has conditions to suit here battling for the place positions with C&D winner Persian Wind and the Paul Nolan improver Dia Del Sol.