15:15 Wexford

Saturday 5 September 2020

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Morriscastle Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 5m 2.03s

Balinaboola Steel^p²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 102| C

6/1

Sole success from 25 NH runs came over 3m here last month. Creditable third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good, 4/1) 26 days ago. No surprise to see him thereabouts again.

Form: 99/P143

Presenting Sun^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: John J Fitzpatrick⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden| OR: 102

13/2

14/1, good third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good) 17 days ago. Possibilities with a repeat and worth noting he remains a low-mileage sort.

Form: 0P5/10-3

Samba Dancer²²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 102

12/1

4/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 12 in novice hurdle at Tramore (2m) 22 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut and the betting may prove a useful guide.

Form: 656-443

Muhaafiz¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: A W Short| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 101

11/2

Winner in hurdle at Naas in February. Good second of 14 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Bellewstown (20.2f, heavy) 11 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 1729-02

Kilmurry³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: N P Madden| T: N Madden| OR: 98| BF

7/1

Fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (soft, 5/4) 31 days ago, seemingly beaten before stamina became an issue. Had previously run well when second at Downpatrick and not one to write off.

Form: 0742-25

Novano^h²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S Neville| OR: 98

25/1

25/1, sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago. That was his first start for 22 months and this promises to reveal more.

Form: 8F560/6

Aunty Audrey²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 97

6/1

Good second of 11 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 22 days ago, just failing. Claims with a repeat here but she could do with brushing up on her jumping.

Form: 3500-72

Eagle Roque²⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 97

14/1

Best effort to date when runner-up at Naas (19f, soft) back in December. Proved a disappointment earlier this year but no surprise to see him perked up following a break.

Form: 086/20P-

Toushan⁷

Age: 13| Weight: 11-6| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: T Foley| OR: 94| D

9/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2017. Seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle over C&D 7 days ago, feasible to think the run was needed on back of 6 months off. Entitled to be sharper here.

Form: 4/P820-7

Da Baba Elephant^t,v³⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: D J McInerney| T: R McNally| OR: 90| CD

4/1

14/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (21.8f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 7P4-606

Mats Hall^h,t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: C D Maxwell| T: J C McConnell| OR: 90

50/1

40/1, fared little better than previously when ninth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.9f, good) 31 days ago. Can only be watched here from what rates a stiff mark.

Form: 5/990-09

Non-Runners

Magistralis²⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: Miss E Doyle J: Reserve 1

Samantha Sunshine²⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

My Peggy²⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: N C Kelly J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Da Baba Elephant (4/1), Muhaafiz (11/2), Balinaboola Steel (6/1), Aunty Audrey (6/1), Presenting Sun (13/2), Kilmurry (7/1), Toushan (9/1), Samba Dancer (12/1), Eagle Roque (14/1), Magistralis (20/1), Samantha Sunshine (20/1), Novano (25/1), My Peggy (33/1), Mats Hall (50/1)

MUHAAFIZ stepped up plenty on his previous effort at Galway when a keeping-on second over this sort of trip at Bellewstown 11 days ago and, with a repeat, he holds sound claims in a wide-open handicap. Aunty Audrey and Balinaboola Steel are a couple of others to consider.