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Pig 'N' Whistle Pubs & Restaurants New York Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 18:36 | Winning time: 4m 48.00s

Solar Heat¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 95

12/1

Miserly return of one from 27 starts over hurdles with the daughter of Jeremy racing 6lb lower than her last winning mark. Place claims.

Form: 67-2058

Finding Joy²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: T Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 93

20/1

Slight improvement on the third of her three hurdling starts to date. The daughter of Yeats is still looking no nearer to breakthrough success in this contest.

Form: 70-9406

Hard Bought¹⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 93| D

20/1

Veteran who has won four of her 16 starts over hurdles. Second of 11 beaten 7L on her latest start at Wexford over the larger obstacles the Perugino gelding races 10lb lower than last winning mark. Worth a market check.

Form: P34442

Something Sweet¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: R J McGrath| OR: 93

6/1

Off the mark for connections over hurdles at the 16th time of asking when landing a Clonmel handicap in June off a 7lb lower mark. Ran well in defeat since over 2m4f at Cork and another bold show expected here.

Form: 2-3F130

Thatbeatsbanagher⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: D J McInerney| T: E Bolger| OR: 93

7/1

11-race maiden, still looking to hit the frame in seven starts over hurdles. Well held on latest start over 2m4f at Listowel in June and best watched on return to action here for leading owner.

Form: 598-340

Fu's Island⁹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: P Meany| OR: 92| CD

15/2

Appears to be returning to form based on a couple of starts at Limerick and Tipperary when last seen in May. Has a lay-off to overcome but the C&D winner should be very much in the mix.

Form: 0/0002-5

Ishyaboi³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey| OR: 92

28/1

Relatively lightly-raced in hurdles and bumper race. Still a maiden and no obvious reason to see why he will be good enough here following a poor return to action at Leopardstown on the Flat last month.

Form: P/7663U-

Luis Van Zandt^t¹²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: R M Power| T: A J Martin| OR: 91

9/4

Lightly-raced five-race maiden. Not disgraced in a couple of starts since the turn of the year but has been off the track since April. In the right hands to produce a big run on comeback.

Form: 90063-

Hewick⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 96

25/1

Without a win in five starts over hurdles where the Virtual gelding has failed to hit the frame. Form overall has been below par and it is tough to see where improvement is coming from.

Form: F-5B760

Allora Yeats^t²⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Mullins| T: P Maher| OR: 89

50/1

Five-race maiden hurdler well beaten on her last couple of starts over timber when last seen in November. Needs a vast improvement on return to the track to be involved at the business end of proceedings.

Form: 07370-

Myladyrose²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: M F Mooney| T: Mrs A Mooney| OR: 83

12/1

Hints of improvement for the six-race maiden hurdler finishing fourth of 14 beaten 20L at Downpatrick last month. Makes limited appeal in this event but any market move would be worth noting.

Form: 67-6P64

Liclash^b¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: S A Shortall| T: S Ryan| OR: 80

16/1

Two from 22 over timber and the veteran has now gone three years without a win. Now racing 9lb below last winning mark the odds look stacked against the gelding here.

Form: 508-558

Our Pocket Rocket^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Don Cashman| OR: 80

50/1

Still looking for a first win in 14 starts over hurdles. Out of sorts in a number of starts since April and hard to make a case for the daughter of Oscar in this company.

Form: P535-F0

Randall's Aoibhinn^b,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: R P Treacy⁽⁵⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 80

33/1

11-race maiden over hurdles, the daughter of High Chaparral completed her first race in three when finishing tailed off at Wexford last month. Probably best watched on this occasion.

Form: 656P-R7

Shantelle¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁵⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 80

12/1

Still the one success in 27 starts over timber but the daughter of Shantou has generally been running well in defeat over similar trips since June. Holds each way claims.

Form: 2-44696

Non-Runners

Alice Johnston³⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: P Roche J: J S McGarvey

Happy Jacky²²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: R Hackett J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Luis Van Zandt (9/4), Something Sweet (6/1), Thatbeatsbanagher (7/1), Fu's Island (15/2), Myladyrose (12/1), Shantelle (12/1), Solar Heat (12/1), Liclash (16/1), Alice Johnston (16/1), Finding Joy (20/1), Hard Bought (20/1), Happy Jacky (20/1), Hewick (25/1), Ishyaboi (28/1), Randall's Aoibhinn (33/1), Our Pocket Rocket (50/1), Allora Yeats (50/1)

C&D winner FU'S ISLAND can land her third hurdle win of her career in this competitive renewal. The mount of Rachael Blackmore can build on a couple of promising starts in the spring and get back to winning ways racing 15lb lower than last winning mark. The solid and consistent sort, Something Sweet and the tough and genuine, Hard Bought can emerge as the biggest dangers, while Tony Martin's Luis Van Zandt should not be easily discounted.