19:10 Ballinrobe

Monday 12 August 2019

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Burleigh Accountancy Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:11 | Winning time: 4m 5.10s

Lever Du Soleil¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: C P McNamara⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 128

5/4

Genuine and tough sort, run up a four-timer on the Flat in a number of British raids last month, rising over 14lb in the process. Second of 14 beaten over 3L in a handicap hurdle at the Galway festival. Leading player.

Form: 54227-2

Humaniste¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R M Power| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 118

11/2

Beaten on the Flat and over hurdles since winning over hurdles at the first time of asking when landing a Fairyhouse maiden over this trip in November. Well held at the Galway festival earlier this month and may struggle on these terms.

Form: 15-7

Smiling Eliza^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| OR: 116

14/1

Winner of three of her 14 starts over hurdles, last win coming on her penultimate start at Cork last month off a 6lb lower mark. Only got as far as the first at the Galway festival on latest start and not one to be putting a line through just yet.

Form: 509-91F

Coral Blue^t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: R P Treacy⁽⁵⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 114

10/1

Off the mark for connections at the ninth time of asking winning on soft ground in April off an 11lb lower mark. Beaten on three occasions since and on balance probably has something to find in this contest.

Form: 371-25U

Zoffalee²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 112| CD

7/2

Sole win in seven starts over hurdles came here in May over a similar trip off a 13lb lower mark. Running well in defeat over timber and on the Flat since and rates a live contender in this group.

Form: 802-412

Father Ailbe⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 109

6/1

Yard appears to have gotten to the bottom of the Excelebration gelding following a fine second of 14 over 1m4f in a Flat handicap at the Galway festival earlier this month. Back over hurdles here on handicap debut with the market the best guide.

Form: 380

Colour Me In¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: A W Short⁽⁵⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 104

16/1

Nine-race maiden hurdler who is yet to hit the frame. Recent efforts have been below-par and has not shown enough overall to be considered in this company.

Form: 9P6-4P0

Non-Runners

Authorizo¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Rachael Blackmore

Forecasts

Lever Du Soleil (5/4), Zoffalee (7/2), Humaniste (11/2), Father Ailbe (6/1), Authorizo (7/1), Coral Blue (10/1), Smiling Eliza (14/1), Colour Me In (16/1)

The Gordon Elliott-trained SMILING ELIZA can get back to winning ways here following a win at Cork before a hiccup at the Galway festival last month. Improving winner of three of her 14 starts over hurdles the filly can hold off the attentions of C&D winner, Zoffalee, the returning to form Lever Du Soleil for the Gavin Cromwell yard and his stablemate, Father Ailbe.