20:20 Sligo

Thursday 9 August 2018

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Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 20:20 | Winning time: 4m 54.7s

Fearachain¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 118| D

14/1

Promising second at Ballinrobe (2m6f, good) in a seven runner contest last time out. Races off a 1lb higher mark and of interest back down in trip.

Form: 6842/62

Mr Boss Man¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: R Loughran| T: N Slevin| OR: 113

16/1

Back to form when finishing third over an extended 1m4f at Down Royal (good-to-firm) recently. Blinkers worn for the first time that day are absent on his return to hurdles.

Form: 3F-75F0

Bitview Colin^b,t²³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 112| D

33/1

Victorious over 2m4f at Hexham (soft) last October. Absent since finishing third at Thurles (heavy) over fences in December.

Form: 881FP3-

Pass The Ball²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: N P Madden| T: N Madden| OR: 111| D

7/2

Completed a double when winning over an extended 2m4f at Killarney (good) last time out. Raised 9lb for that victory and a leading contender once more.

Form: 1114-91

Castlehume⁴^{(ex 6)}

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: A W Short⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 103

1/1

Winner of both starts since joining this yard. Latest success came on good-to-yielding ground at Galway at the weekend and he looks likely to prove hard to beat under a penalty.

Form: 0334/11

Presenting Mahler⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 107| C| D

8/1

Successful over 2m on good ground here last month. Struggled on softer ground at Galway subsequently and interesting back on a sound surface.

Form: 720810

Gentleman Duke^p⁹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: B J Geraghty| T: A L T Moore| OR: 105| C

20/1

Returning from a break when finishing fifth over fences at Down Royal (2m, good) in May. Returning from a further break and worth a check in the market.

Form: 67500-5

Global Fert^t⁹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: J M Moore| T: T Gibney| OR: 104

13/2

Finished a close second at Fairyhouse (2m4f, soft-to-heavy) on debut for this yard in April. Fell the following month and best efforts have come on ground much softer than is forecast for this event.

Form: 74102-F

Black Benny^t²⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 10-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: P Maher| OR: 101

33/1

Decent effort in finishing third in a 2m handicap hurdle here last month. This looks more competitive however and he is vulnerable to less exposed rivals.

Form: 1P-5563

Creeping Ivy^p1,t⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: A E Lynch| T: A J Martin| OR: 99

20/1

Struggled in the main over hurdles last year and regressed since returning to the Flat this year. Wears cheekpieces for the first time and market support would be interesting back over obstacles.

Form: 00/6395-

Non-Runners

Lambs Lane²⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: A Ring

Forecasts

Castlehume (1/1), Pass The Ball (7/2), Global Fert (13/2), Presenting Mahler (8/1), Fearachain (14/1), Mr Boss Man (16/1), Gentleman Duke (20/1), Creeping Ivy (20/1), Lambs Lane (20/1), Black Benny (33/1), Bitview Colin (33/1)

CASTLEHUME can complete an August double by taking this handicap hurdle contest. The Galway winner has the trip and ground in his favour and can see off Pass The Ball who is bidding to complete a hat-trick. Third place can go the way of Gentleman Duke who has a top jockey in the saddle on this occasion.