14:35 Downpatrick

Friday 18 September 2020

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Randox Health Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:34 | Winning time: 5m 19.00s

The Sliding Rock⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 116

10/3

Winner at Wexford in August and progressed when second of 9 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, soft, 12/1) 9 days ago, barely adequate test. Up in trip and seems sure to go well.

Form: 36-2612

Ashqar^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 109

11/1

Fair hurdler. Bit below form third of 8 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 7/1) 14 days ago, plugging on from rear.

Form: 76-6613

It Takes Time^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: K Smith| OR: 105| CD

12/1

Fair hurdler. C&D winner in August and backed that effort up switched to a handicap when fourth back here 18 days ago.

Form: 40-5014

Thatbeatsbanagher^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E Bolger| OR: 104| D

11/2

Fairly useful chaser. 2 wins from 4 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in July. 7/2, good second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24.4f, soft) 21 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 86-1122

Knot On Time^h¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 103| CD

4/1

Fair hurdler. Didn't need to improve to win 8-runner maiden hurdle at this course (21.7f, good, 16/5) 18 days ago, always holding on. Expected to go well again.

Form: 48-0241

Ardaghs Choice⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Kevin Sexton| T: E Sheehy| OR: 102

9/1

Proved a different proposition for a step up in trip when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle (100/1) at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft) 7 days ago, just holding on.

Form: 850-591

Flamin Aimee¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: M P Fogarty| T: C Bowe| OR: 102

11/1

Didn't need to improve on hurdling debut form to get off the mark in 9-runner maiden hurdle at Wexford (24f, good) 13 days ago, all out to hold on.

Form: P/4PU-21

Ballinlina Boy^t,v1⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 93

66/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs and showed very little after 8 months off when down the field at Sligo (24f, good, 50/1) 44 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Difficult ask.

Form: 65P/PP-8

Lighthouse Rose⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 100| CD

3/1

Showed improved form to get off the mark in 10-runner handicap hurdle at this course (21.8f, good, 11/2) 40 days ago, unchallenged.

Form: 00U9-31

Forecasts

Lighthouse Rose (3/1), The Sliding Rock (10/3), Knot On Time (4/1), Thatbeatsbanagher (11/2), Ardaghs Choice (9/1), Ashqar (11/1), Flamin Aimee (11/1), It Takes Time (12/1), Ballinlina Boy (66/1)

THE SLIDING ROCK has made a promising start over hurdles and could easily have more to offer now stepping back up in trip, so she makes plenty of appeal. Knot On Time and Lighthouse Rose both opened their accounts at this venue last time and head up the opposition.