13:25 Wexford

Monday 29 October 2018

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Kehoe Farming Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 13:24 | Winning time: 4m 10.90s

Hallmark^b,t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: E T Daly⁽⁴⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 109| BF| D

3/1

Off ten months before return in August, and has improved to finish fourth in handicap hurdles at Listowel and Gowran since. Shaped well in blinkers last time, and every chance in this field.

Form: 257-544

Dia Del Sol^p1,t⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: A W Short| T: P Nolan| OR: 109| CD

7/1

Claimer ridden when taking a C&D maiden hurdle on penultimate outing, and possibly found run coming too soon on the Flat last time. Fairly treated back in handicap company, with cheekpieces now tried.

Form: 800251

Just A Normal Day^b,t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: C J Orr⁽⁴⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 104| BF| CD

3/1

Now 9lb higher than when winning a weak 2m handicap chase here for Danny Howard last month, but shaped with promise back over hurdles on first start for new yard, and may well have more to offer. Tongue tie refitted now.

Form: 433412

Patsio⁴⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: D Robinson| T: J R Barry| OR: 103| D

22/1

Fell heavily over fences at Tramore in August, and ran as if feeling the effects of that experience when last of 12 returned to hurdles at Listowel in September.

Form: 15-06F0

Khudha¹⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: A Fleming| OR: 106

10/1

Highly tried as a juvenile, running in Supreme Novices' at Cheltenham, but proved a disappointment when facing a more realistic task on handicap debut at Kilbeggan next time, and fared little better back on the Flat at Navan in June.

Form: 5540-P

Soleglad^t1⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: C P McNamara⁽⁴⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 98| D

11/1

Debut bumper winner in July 2017 (Stratford), but remains a maiden over hurdles, and last two efforts have been disappointing.

Form: 58-0568

Cairnhill¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁴⁾| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 96

11/4

Just fair bumper form in the book and has looked a touch short of pace over hurdles. Not disgraced when third of 12 to Aoibhe's Beau in maiden at Tramore last time, but needs to improve now handicapping, and this test looks sharp enough.

Form: 540-443

Non-Runners

Teqany¹¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 4

T: A J Black J: A McCurtin

Shamash⁷⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: D J McInerney

Nulife⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: S A Mulcahy

Authorative¹³

Weight: 10-10| Age: 8

T: A McCann J: Shane O'Callaghan

Xinbama¹²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 9

T: D P Dunne J: J B Kane

Forecasts

Cairnhill (11/4), Just A Normal Day (3/1), Hallmark (3/1), Teqany (4/1), Authorative (5/1), Dia Del Sol (7/1), Nulife (8/1), Khudha (10/1), Shamash (10/1), Soleglad (11/1), Xinbama (14/1), Patsio (22/1)

A few of these would prefer a stiffer test, and the one who appeals most is HALLMARK, who was better than the result tried in blinkers last time. Xinbama is a threat at the bottom of the handicap, with hat-trick seeking Teqany and Nulife also considered on recent form.