15:10 Tramore

Sunday 18 August 2019

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Frank Gillane Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 3m 55.3s

Hickey's Rock^p1,t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁵⁾| T: M F Morris| OR: 91

11/2

Mixed bag over hurdles since returning from a 12 month break last month and needs first-time cheekpieces to have a positive effect.

Form: UP5-P38

Tagg's Island^p,t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: M McCullagh| OR: 91| D

8/1

15-race hurdling career has not gone to plan since winning a 2m contest over timber three years ago. Modest form since returning to the track in May but could hold place claims.

Form: 0/9357U

Aileens Joy^h1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M P Burke⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 90

16/1

Seven-race maiden hurdler, well beaten in a number of starts since June. First time hood unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here.

Form: 36RF50

Our Roxane²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: T O'Brien| OR: 90

11/4

Posted a stable best performance finishing second of 17 beaten ½L in a Limerick handicap hurdle last month. 3lb penalty is not a positive but enters calculations looking at the full card.

Form: 570-982

Patrick Joseph^p,t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: K Brogan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Broad| OR: 95

16/1

Modest 24-race maiden who normally keeps his better efforts for the AW at Dundalk. First time cheekpieces unlikely to bring about the required amount of progression needed to land a blow here.

Form: 400

Sicario³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D R Fox| T: M M McNiff| OR: 95

9/2

Winner of two of his seven starts on the Flat, the gelding is still looking for his breakthrough success over hurdles in five starts. No forlorn hope but needs a couple to falter.

Form: 000-05

Jessamine²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr D Kiely⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 89

8/1

Sending out mixed messages in a number of starts over hurdles since May. Beaten 13L on latest start finishing fifth of eight at this meeting on Friday evening. Place claims.

Form: UF-3P45

Uluru Park¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Ricky Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: B W Duke| OR: 93

16/1

Four-race maiden hurdler, last seen beaten 61L on the Flat at the Galway festival. Not in the form required to play a major role in this contest.

Form: 0700-

Nancy D'Alton^t¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: P A Fahy| OR: 92

10/1

Second of 15 beaten ½L in a Tramore handicap hurdle on good ground over 2m in June appears to be something of a one-off, given her modest form elsewhere. Well held on the Flat of late and makes little appeal in this contest.

Form: 96-720

That's My Dubai^b1³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J R Barry| OR: 86

33/1

Daughter of Dubai Destination has some fair form in bumpers but has struggled over hurdles over a variety of trips. First time blinkers doubtful to bring about the required amount of progress needed to play a role here.

Form: 20-0060

Love The Well^b⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 83

10/1

Struggling to complete over hurdles at the end of last summer, the Fruits Of Love gelding has shown hints of improvement since the fitting of blinkers in a number of starts since last month. Place claims.

Form: PP-P865

Gameasapebble²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: F Costello| OR: 82

33/1

Eight-race maiden hurdler, well beaten and no impression in a number of poor displays over timber since returning to action in June. Others make more appeal.

Form: 70-805P

Multiviz^t¹¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 82

33/1

No win in four starts over hurdles for the mare who has been struggling in a number of starts on the Flat this term since her comeback in April. Left with plenty to prove on the balance of overall form.

Form: 0/89P-

Island Villa⁷⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: P McCreery| OR: 80| D

25/1

Miserly return of one from 42 starts over hurdles. The gelding fell on his latest start over C&D in June and remains easy to oppose here.

Form: P4B0-0F

Non-Runners

Bective Cave¹⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 11

T: M J Smith J: A W Short

Forecasts

Our Roxane (11/4), Sicario (9/2), Bective Cave (9/2), Hickey's Rock (11/2), Tagg's Island (8/1), Jessamine (8/1), Love The Well (10/1), Nancy D'Alton (10/1), Patrick Joseph (16/1), Aileens Joy (16/1), Uluru Park (16/1), Island Villa (25/1), Multiviz (33/1), That's My Dubai (33/1), Gameasapebble (33/1)

The daughter of Flemensfirth, OUR ROXANE can get of the mark for connections at the 12th time of asking over hurdles, following up on a solid run at Limerick last month. The eight-year-old can land the spoils at the expense of the J J Hanlon-trained, Love The Well and recent Sligo fifth, Sicario.