13:30 Downpatrick

Friday 18 September 2020

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Joe Rea Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 4m 36.40s

British Art^v⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 102

12/1

50/1, twelfth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Respectable on last hurdle run. Poor strike rate in recent years.

Form: 697834-

Kilmurry¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: N P Madden| T: N Madden| OR: 97

3/1

Fair maiden handicap hurdler. 7/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20f, good) 13 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 742-254

Lusis Naturea¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 96

10/3

4/1, below form ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 20/0B-29

Pat's Pearl^p,t¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 95| CD

22/1

28/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20f, good) 13 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Hasn't returned in much form but is slipping in the weights.

Form: F0-68FP

Alfred Wegener^p1⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 94

20/1

Off 4 months, 11/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 81 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Dropped to a handy mark.

Form: 14000-0

Bally Upper¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 93

50/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (18.3f, good to soft, 40/1) 12 days ago, behind when pulled up before last. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 70457P

Gotta Getaway^t,v³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: P E Corbett| T: S Nolan| OR: 91| BF| CD

4/1

C&D winner in August. 3/1, good third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 0-72143

Greenandwhitearmy¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Ricky Doyle⁽³⁾| T: N McKnight| OR: 89| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good, 8/1) 18 days ago, soon off bridle.

Form: 165P-69

Ladymorata^t1¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: O R Brown⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 89

22/1

Maiden. 33/1, seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20f, good) 13 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Good young rider up and not a total surprise to see a big performance.

Form: 0/800-07

Deauville Society^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T G McCourt| OR: 88

8/1

Fourteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Galway (21.4f, soft) 11 days ago. Will find easier races.

Form: 0-42240

Willyouwalkwithme^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D F O'Regan| T: H Smyth| OR: 87| BF

10/1

Modest maiden. 10/3, below form sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good) 13 days ago. Gamble went astray last time.

Form: 890-456

Non-Runners

Moghram¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Jordan Williams

King Con¹³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: G A Kingston J: C J Orr

Mats Hall¹³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 2

Imperial Allure¹³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Kilmurry (3/1), Lusis Naturea (10/3), Gotta Getaway (4/1), Deauville Society (8/1), Willyouwalkwithme (10/1), British Art (12/1), Greenandwhitearmy (14/1), Moghram (16/1), Alfred Wegener (20/1), Ladymorata (22/1), Pat's Pearl (22/1), Bally Upper (50/1)

KILMURRY has races in him and is taken to open his account having finished second on both his previous visits to Downpatrick this year. Gotta Getaway continues in good form and must be respected. Ladymorata has both a first-time tongue tie and the booking of Oakley Brown as potential catalysts for an improved showing and she shouldn't be discounted.