14:50 Listowel

Monday 3 June 2019

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Best Odds Guaranteed With BetVictor Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 3m 46.50s

Three Stars^p³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: H Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 129| C| D

10/1

Last seen in the winners enclosure in 2016. Course winner that has also won over the trip looked a little off the pace when finishing ninth of 10 at Wexford in April and needs vast improvement to play a role.

Form: 547029-

Play The Game^h1³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: M J Bolger| T: J C McConnell| OR: 127| D

16/1

Winner of two of his ten starts over hurdles including a win on his penultimate start a Killarney in July off a 4lb lower mark. Well held on the Flat since but market likely to reveal what improvement first time hood is expected to bring.

Form: 10/5417-

Polished Steel^t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 123| D

6/1

Off the mark for connections at the sixth attempt in a Thurles maiden in February before a couple of setbacks and further success in a Punchestown handicap off a 7lb lower mark last month. Looks a progressive type and sets the standard.

Form: 31540-1

Scheu Time²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: J Nash| OR: 120| D

7/1

Winner of two of his 14 starts over hurdles but has shown little in the way of ability in a number of disappointing starts since April. Others look more convincing at this level.

Form: F7967-0

Ingleby Mackenzie^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Doyle| OR: 118| D

10/1

Tough and genuine sort winner both on the Flat and over hurdles last summer. Can go well with conditions to suit but has a couple of below par runs since returning to action in April to shake off.

Form: 116123-

Masterstonemason⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: F Costello| OR: 114| D

9/1

Only career win in 14 starts came in minor hurdles event at Gowran Park all the way back in 2017. On balance probably has something to find in this company.

Form: 0404-00

Lucky Icon²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: K J Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 113| D

4/1

Sending out mixed signals in a number of hurdle starts since March. Sole career over timber in 13 starts came on good ground, which could signal a bold bid if in the mood.

Form: P63P3-6

Sil Ver Klass^t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: A J Martin| OR: 109

9/4

Nin-race maiden, twice gone close in 2m soft-ground handicaps at Leopardstown and Navan in March before another runner-up position at Punchestown over a similar trip last month. Possibilities of getting off the mark at the 10th attempt.

Form: 2/0422-2

Crazyheart^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 102| BF| D

6/1

Competing and winning over the larger obstacles of late and the six-race maiden hurdlers' better displays over timber have come over further.

Form: 43132-3

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Non-Runners

Kuiper Belt²¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Oscars Den³⁷

Weight: 11-5| Age: 11

T: T M Walsh J: Paul Townend

Weihnachts⁴³

Weight: 10-1| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Sil Ver Klass (9/4), Lucky Icon (4/1), Crazyheart (6/1), Polished Steel (6/1), Oscars Den (6/1), Scheu Time (7/1), Masterstonemason (9/1), Ingleby Mackenzie (10/1), Three Stars (10/1), Kuiper Belt (10/1), Play The Game (16/1), Weihnachts (16/1)

The Jessica Harrington-trained POLISHED STEEL can defy a penalty in this contest following a first handicap win at Punchestown last month. The five-year-old finished 1¾L ahead of the game and genuine Sil Ver Klass who looks set for another big run here. Lucky Icon and Oscars Den are worthy of consideration but may have to settle for minor prize money.