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Tuesday 24 July 2018

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Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 20:20 | Winning time: 5m 27.1s

Brontide³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Mullins| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 95

7/1

Unable to halt alarming slide in form recently with three heavy defeats this term. Ground is a major concern and may struggle in today's conditions.

Form: 700-607

Doctor P's Getaway^t1⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 93

6/1

Well held in a number of starts over fences and hurdles since April and first time tongue-tie doubtful to bring about the required amount of progress needed to play a role here.

Form: 548-67P

Cottonvale^b1,h¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 92| BF

5/1

Now a 14-race maiden over hurdles and is continuing to run off a 2lb higher mark than his initial handicap rating. First-time blinkers may assist but needs to improve significantly.

Form: 62-3F84

Supreme One^b1⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D Hogan| OR: 88

11/1

Well held on stable debut on return to the track following a 12-month break. First time blinkers inconceivable to produce the required amount of development needed to play a role here.

Form: 3F7/87-0

Aquarian^p⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 94

4/1

Has failed to find a place and remains a six-race maiden hurdler and is hard to fancy until showing a hint of ability.

Form: 577-056

Kinnagoe Boy⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: C D Maxwell| T: J G Carr| OR: 86

20/1

Well beaten and no impression in five hurdle starts including a 38L defeat earlier this month in a Sligo handicap. Very little to be positive about.

Form: 7400-89

The Broom Squire^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 82

7/1

Yet to start a hurdle at less than 33/1 in five appearances this year but very nearly landed a shock last time out at Roscommon finishing second of 17 beaten 3¾L behind I Keano. Each Way claims if holding his form.

Form: 00-70P2

Time Is Time¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Slevin| T: David Barry| OR: 81

4/1

Plenty to like about his most recent starts at Wexford and earlier this month in a Roscommon handicap hurdle behind The Broom Squire and I Keano. May have to settle for a place once again here.

Form: 8S/3-953

Ashbourne Allstar^p,t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: S A Shortall⁽³⁾| T: P Rooney| OR: 80

28/1

Nothing of note in a number of below par efforts this term. First time cheekpieces unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here.

Form: 90-0FU8

Diggin Deep^p⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: R Donohoe| OR: 80

8/1

Has failed to hit the frame in 17 starts under Rules including when fifth of nine beaten over 19L in a Sligo maiden hurdle earlier this month behind Cheap And Cheerful. Hard to place any faith in.

Form: 5407-75

Presenting Court^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: R T Dunne| T: S J Mahon| OR: 80

25/1

Finished down the field on seasonal return at Roscommon recently tailed off 99L. Other look more convincing in this company.

Form: 0675P-0

Whispering Hope^b1¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: P Byrne| OR: 80

20/1

Will have disappointed connections in a series of gloomy performances in the point-to-point field and when behind a number of today's rivals at Roscommon recently.

Form: 2P3-F00

Glasson Lad^b⁴⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-11| J: M F Mooney| T: Mrs A Mooney| OR: 80

12/1

First Reserve: Maiden after 52 starts under Rules and beaten 12L off a mark of 80 at Kilbeggan (good) last month. Needs to step up markedly to figure in this contest.

Form: 590-005

Non-Runners

I'm Serious¹¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: D G Hogan

Oh'herewego⁵⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 9

T: V T O'Brien J: Donagh Meyler

Beneficial Society²⁹⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: L Fowler J: M A Enright

Lady Germany¹⁴

Weight: 10-11| Age: 9

T: P G Kelly J: A W Short

Grey Mountain Mist¹¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 11

T: E Sheehy J: Reserve 2

Capture The Drama²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: Aengus King J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Oh'herewego (5/2), Time Is Time (4/1), Aquarian (4/1), Cottonvale (5/1), Doctor P's Getaway (6/1), The Broom Squire (7/1), Brontide (7/1), Diggin Deep (8/1), I'm Serious (8/1), Grey Mountain Mist (10/1), Supreme One (11/1), Capture The Drama (11/1), Glasson Lad (12/1), Beneficial Society (16/1), Whispering Hope (20/1), Kinnagoe Boy (20/1), Presenting Court (25/1), Lady Germany (25/1), Ashbourne Allstar (28/1)

With many of these out of form it may be left to OH'HEREWEGO, winner here in May over 3m1f winning by 11L, and the possible improver Time Is Time to battle it out for the honours here. Cottonvale and The Broom Squire were in contention in the race behind I Keano at Roscommon recently and can hit the frame in this contest.