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Monday 21 September 2020

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Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle (Grade B Handicap)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 4m 0.30s

Cerberus^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 138| D

5/2

11/2, creditable third of 15 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 11 days ago, nearest finish. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Can make presence felt.

Form: 211236-

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Fujimoto Flyer^h²¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Mullins| T: E Mullins| OR: 134

14/1

Winner in hurdle at Auteuil in September 2019. 15/8 and hooded for 1st time, 13 lengths second of 9 to Solo in Adonis Juvenile Hurdle at Kempton (16f, soft). Off 7 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 112-

Anna Bunina^t⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 126| D

9/1

2 wins from 3 runs this season. 5/2, career best when winning 8-runner minor event hurdle at Sligo (17.9f, good) 47 days ago, driven out. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 3PP-U11

Cafe Con Leche^v1¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan| OR: 125| D

50/1

8/1, creditable fourth of 14 in maiden at Limerick (11.3f, heavy) 10 days ago, never nearer. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 33411-5

Yafordadoe²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Paul Townend| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 125| D

11/2

2 wins from 2 runs this season. 15/8, career best when winning 5-runner handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good to soft) 28 days ago by 12 lengths from Swelltime, plenty in hand. Not taken lightly.

Form: 936U-11

Isotope¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: O R Brown⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 123

8/1

Promising individual. Useful winner at 10f on flat. Won 10-runner novice hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good, 5/4) 16 days ago, keeping on well. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 8-U1

Politicise^p⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A McGuinness| OR: 123

25/1

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in July. Tenth of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, good to soft, 40/1) 6 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, poor on last hurdle run.

Form: 25-1329

Swelltime²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: D J Mullins| T: J G Murphy| OR: 123| D

16/1

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 5/2, 12 lengths second of 5 to Yafordadoe in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 212

Laura Bullion^p1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 121| D

28/1

5/2, 17¾ lengths fourth of 5 to Yafordadoe in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good to soft) 28 days ago, doing too much too soon. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 332-144

Red Gerry^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 119

9/2

Fairly useful winner at 13f on Flat. Improved to win 18-runner novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, soft, 7/4) 12 days ago, comfortably. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 2-631

Bear Claws^t³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 115| D

20/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 11/4, career best when winning 12-runner novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 39 days ago by 2¾ lengths from Marmolata, driven clear. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P5-341

Dinard Rose^b⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: N Meade| OR: 114| BF| D

33/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 18f on flat. 9/2, fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 54 days ago.

Form: 415P-0

Guinevere^b1¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: R P Cody| OR: 111| D

16/1

Winner in hurdle at Galway in July. 10/1, very good third of 9 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) 12 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 37-2163

Marvel Fan^t1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: M A Enright| T: A J Martin| OR: 111

50/1

Ninth of 13 in maiden (250/1) at Galway (12.2f, heavy) 13 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Tongue strap on 1st time. Below form on last hurdle outing. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 6/5P414-

Futurum Regem¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 105

100/1

Creditable 21¾ lengths fifth of 18 to Red Gerry in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, soft, 22/1) 12 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 009-265

Marmolata^h,t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 104

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 10 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 21 days ago, going off too hard. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task.

Form: 323

Non-Runners

Saint D'Oroux⁵³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Cerberus (5/2), Red Gerry (9/2), Yafordadoe (11/2), Isotope (8/1), Anna Bunina (9/1), Fujimoto Flyer (14/1), Guinevere (16/1), Swelltime (16/1), Saint D'Oroux (16/1), Bear Claws (20/1), Politicise (25/1), Laura Bullion (28/1), Dinard Rose (33/1), Marmolata (33/1), Cafe Con Leche (50/1), Marvel Fan (50/1), Futurum Regem (100/1)

ISOTOPE opened his hurdles account at the third attempt at Wexford last time and is open to further progress now handicapping given his useful form on the Flat. Red Gerry has a similar profile to the selection so rates the main threat, with Yafordadoe completing the shortlist after his impressive win at Ballinrobe.