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Monday 24 August 2020

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KPMG Handicap Hurdle (80-123)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 18.50s

Ardamir^p¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| OR: 122| D

10/1

Cheekpieces on, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good, 12/1) 11 days ago. Respected.

Form: 7/28-185

Bachelor^t¹⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 118

66/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Down Royal (19.5f, heavy) 160 days ago. Uphill task on his return.

Form: F5/237P-

Flindt⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 118

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler who arrives on back of creditable fourth on Flat 9 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 36300-6

Powersbomb^t²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr E Mahon⁽⁷⁾| T: B McMahon| OR: 116| D

9/2

12/1, good second of 11 in handicap chase at Galway (18.2f, soft) 26 days ago. Back hurdling and can make presence felt.

Form: 84657-2

Buttons And Bows²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: P J Flynn| OR: 114

7/2

Off 8 months before fading tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.5f) on return. Shortlist material if able to build on that comeback run.

Form: 10244-0

Imperial Choice³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 113| C

11/4

9/4, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle here (17.7f, soft) 33 days ago after success at Tramore. Getting better with each recent run so holds leading claims in her hat-trick bid.

Form: 2F-8311

Morga²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Paul Townend| T: D McDonogh| OR: 111| CD

7/1

Course winner but only eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 26 days ago. On a long losing run.

Form: 58478-0

Tomeric²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 111

7/1

Unseated rider second after 7 months off in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Galway (16.7f, soft) 24 days ago. Not ruled out though if bouncing back.

Form: U17F3-U

Attalco^t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 82| D

40/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2016, and below-par seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle here (22.3f) 14 days ago. Down in trip but hard to make a case for.

Form: 43-94P7

Forecasts

Imperial Choice (11/4), Buttons And Bows (7/2), Powersbomb (9/2), Morga (7/1), Tomeric (7/1), Flindt (15/2), Ardamir (10/1), Attalco (40/1), Bachelor (66/1)

IMPERIAL CHOICE is on a roll so is fancied to defy a 13 lb hike in the weights and complete a quick hat-trick at the chief expense of Buttons And Bows, who is on a handy mark if stepping up on her recent Galway run. Powersbomb appeals as the pick of the remainder now he reverts to hurdling.