14:40 Listowel

Friday 25 September 2020

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Guinness Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 6m 42.20s

Mary Of De Sorrows²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 95

8/1

Respectable third of 9 in novice hurdle (10/3) at Wexford (24f, good) 20 days ago. Has to be taken seriously back in a handicap.

Form: 0-52033

Cosmic Rock³⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 94

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Creditable fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, good, 9/1). Off 12 months.

Form: 460825-

Electricitywork^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: Gary McGill| OR: 93

16/1

Third of 7 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Downpatrick (21.5f, good) 7 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 279-0P3

Georgieshore^t1³³⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 93

9/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle (5/1) at Galway (18.7f, soft). Off 11 months. Up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 5628/F1-

Bog War^p1⁴¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 91

25/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap (40/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Pulled up on last hurdle run.

Form: 6P0/5FP-

Not So Simple^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin| T: N Lee| OR: 91

4/1

Unreliable sort. Good second of 17 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.4f, soft, 20/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 54FP52

The Reaping Race³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 91| D

6/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. 4/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, heavy) 39 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 8037-41

Bye Bye O Bye^b²¹

Age: 13| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Cooper| T: Michael C Griffin| OR: 88| D

50/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good to soft) 21 days ago, pulled up before last.

Form: 8039PP

Gendarme^t,v²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Neville| OR: 87

22/1

33/1 and visor on for 1st time in this code, fell in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 00-057F

Stormy Master^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R Hackett| OR: 87

7/2

Respectable fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Punchestown (20.3f, soft) 16 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 000-F55

Milalee⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: C O'Keeffe| OR: 86

18/1

Good third of 13 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Tramore (20.4f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000-583

Courting Vickie⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 85

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 50/1) 42 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May well do better.

Form: 046

Natural Breeze⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: A W Short| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 84

50/1

Seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle (125/1) at Tramore (16f, good) 40 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: U/6700-7

Northern Emperor^p,t²⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 84

18/1

One win from 29 NH runs. Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in August 2019. Bit below form fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy, 14/1). Off 8 months. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 716764-

Mister Thriller^v¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Brian Hayes| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy| OR: 83

11/1

40/1 and visored for 1st time, respectable fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.4f, soft) 18 days ago, yet to be asked for effort when badly hampered 2 out (would have finished in frame).

Form: 09-8705

Bintheredonethat¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 82| D

66/1

50/1, ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 8F00P-9

Non-Runners

Minella Moment³⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: J Nallen J: Reserve 1

Mrs Pops²⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: P T Flavin J: Reserve 2

Need For Gold¹⁹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: E Cawley J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Stormy Master (7/2), Not So Simple (4/1), The Reaping Race (6/1), Mary Of De Sorrows (8/1), Georgieshore (9/1), Mister Thriller (11/1), Cosmic Rock (11/1), Need For Gold (14/1), Electricitywork (16/1), Northern Emperor (18/1), Milalee (18/1), Mrs Pops (20/1), Gendarme (22/1), Bog War (25/1), Minella Moment (25/1), Courting Vickie (28/1), Natural Breeze (50/1), Bye Bye O Bye (50/1), Bintheredonethat (66/1)

It could be worth chancing COURTING VICKIE, who seems to have been brought along with handicaps in mind and this longer trip should suit. Mary of de Sorrows and The Reaping Race head the dangers.