15:15 Tipperary

Tuesday 20 October 2020

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Tipperary Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 6m 50.00s

Skyace³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 124| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this season. Last of 6 in minor event hurdle at Listowel (20f, good, 15/2) 30 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 3-11206

Rocky's Silver²¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: J Dullea| OR: 115

16/1

Latest win in chase at Punchestown in January. Pulled up in handicap chase at Downpatrick (28.6f, good to soft), his jumping not passing muster. On a recovery mission back over hurdles.

Form: 5161PP-

Hello Pilgrim^p²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: C Bowe| OR: 113| D

5/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in June. Good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24.3f, good, 10/1) 22 days ago. Fancied to go well again.

Form: 3-15262

Major Destination²⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: D F O'Regan| T: N Meade| OR: 113| D

12/1

16/1, respectable sixth of 14 in Cross Country chase at Punchestown (25f, heavy) in February. Much lower mark to operate from back over timber and not ruled out.

Form: 20726/6-

Icantsay^b²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 110| D

25/1

Unreliable type. Twelve runs since last win in 2018. 16/1, ninth of 10 in handicap chase at Listowel (24f, soft) 24 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Must improve.

Form: 7759-P9

Oh'herewego^p²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-9| J: Ricky Doyle| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 109| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 50/1, eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (24f, soft) 27 days ago. That was his first start for 7 months and he's entitled to be sharper here.

Form: 21627-8

Sweet Sting¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Brian Hayes| T: M J Bowe| OR: 108| CD

13/8

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (8/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 16 days ago, responding well. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 03-2941

A Place Apart^b¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 105

10/1

Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Limerick (11.3f, heavy, 7/1) 10 days ago. Has been given a chance by the assessor back over hurdles and booking of Blackmore catches the eye.

Form: P/55-F0P

Cornakill Rose²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 102

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Bellewstown in July. 33/1, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good) 29 days ago.

Form: 310409

Dragon Houdini^p,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: P J Carberry| T: S Crawley| OR: 102

9/2

12¾ lengths fifth of 15 to Sweet Sting in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good to soft, 9/1) 16 days ago. That run may well have still been needed and not ruled out.

Form: 4/30P-05

Non-Runners

West Cork Wildway²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: P O'Flynn J: Darragh O'Keeffe

The Trigger²²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 11

T: R McNally J: Sean Flanagan

Forecasts

Sweet Sting (13/8), West Cork Wildway (7/2), Dragon Houdini (9/2), Hello Pilgrim (5/1), The Trigger (7/1), Skyace (9/1), A Place Apart (10/1), Oh'herewego (12/1), Major Destination (12/1), Rocky's Silver (16/1), Icantsay (25/1), Cornakill Rose (33/1)

SWEET STING showed improved form to double her career tally in a C&D hurdles event 16 days ago and, given she remains low-mileage as a stayer, she's fancied to make her presence felt again. West Cork Wildway is better than he could show at Cork 2 days ago and is feared, along with Hello Pilgrim. Oh'herewego is also worth a second look with last month's reappearance spin under his belt.