16:55 Down Royal

Friday 28 August 2020

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Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 6m 32.0s

Thatbeatsbanagher^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 102

7/2

Chase/hurdle winner last month. 11/4, good second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.9f, good) 23 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Player if stamina holds.

Form: 486-112

Canadian Steel^t²³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 99| D

100/1

Well held both completed runs this season (fell latest). Up in trip. Risky proposition at present.

Form: 800-00F

Castle Canny¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: H Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: B R Hamilton| OR: 95

10/1

14/1, may have needed run when bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) on reappearance 19 days ago.

Form: 37F4P-6

Mary Of De Sorrows³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 95

10/1

Well held in visor last time. Headgear quickly discarded and claims on his Downpatrick second last month.

Form: 890-520

Trickey Trix^t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 93| D

20/1

Unreliable type. Bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, heavy, 18/1) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8858-68

Minella Away¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Nallen| OR: 92

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, improved when narrowly denied on 3m Tipperary handicap debut (heavy) 11 days ago, mistake last and rider also dropped whip late on. Taken to go one better.

Form: PF-9882

James Boru³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 91| D

8/1

Winner on Downpatrick return in July but ran no sort of race when pulled up at Limerick since. Bounce back called for.

Form: 70P5-1P

The Mooch^h¹⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: E Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 91

66/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2016. 66/1, first run since leaving Paul Nolan when eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.4f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: PU6PP-8

Robin Deuz Pois^p,t⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: L P Dempsey| T: G Elliott| OR: 90

9/5

Winner in chase at Newcastle in March. 13/2, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (24f, good to soft) 51 days ago, not ideally placed. Cheekpieces back on. RESERVE.

Form: 24/512-6

Saint Or Sinner³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott| OR: 90

25/1

Eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Limerick (24f, soft) 36 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: P660-08

Non-Runners

Mossy White⁴²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: D Hogan J: Donagh Meyler

Helly Hansum³⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: S A Mulcahy

Ballinlina Boy²³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: R K Watson J: P J O'Hanlon

Circling Moon¹³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: O McKiernan J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Sang Tiger⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 12

T: J J Lambe J: Sean Flanagan

Balgowlah⁴⁴

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: C A McBratney J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Robin Deuz Pois (9/5), Thatbeatsbanagher (7/2), Minella Away (9/2), James Boru (8/1), Mossy White (8/1), Mary Of De Sorrows (10/1), Castle Canny (10/1), Circling Moon (10/1), Balgowlah (14/1), Helly Hansum (14/1), Sang Tiger (16/1), Trickey Trix (20/1), Saint Or Sinner (25/1), Ballinlina Boy (25/1), The Mooch (66/1), Canadian Steel (100/1)

MINELLA AWAY probably should have won at Tipperary (collared on line after mistake last and rider dropped whip run-in) and can gain compensation now. Thatbeatsanagher arrives at the top of his game and rates an obvious danger if seeing out the longer trip, while Mossy White ran well over fences last time and has a lower mark to work with over hurdles.