14:42 Thurles

Thursday 22 October 2020

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Leugh Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:43 | Winning time: 4m 2.20s

Colonel Lesley⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: J Dullea| OR: 92| D

4/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 9/2, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 7 days ago, responding well. Carries penalty. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0P6-391

Toms Courage^h³⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M P Burke⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 93

12/1

Creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 8/1). Off 11 months. Open to improvement.

Form: 267583-

Fair Minded¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 89

11/4

8/1, career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, soft) 15 days ago, comfortably. Can make presence felt.

Form: 09-0271

Molly Kaye²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: S M Duffy| OR: 89| D

4/1

Good second of 14 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Gowran (16f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 90803/2

Ventnor^t³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 93

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Tramore (16f, good) 35 days ago. Booking of McKenna a plus. Others more persuasive.

Form: 064-8

King Con^t⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: G A Kingston| OR: 87

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, first run since leaving A. L. T. Moore when twelfth of 16 in handicap at Navan (10f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle run.

Form: 7600-

The Diary Keeper^t⁴^{(ex 5)}

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 81

9/2

8/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, good) 4 days ago. Carries penalty. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 570-P41

Central Court^h,t1¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 84

28/1

10/1, creditable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (18.2f, soft) 12 days ago. Hood back on, tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: P/08P08

Island Mahee²²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: P E Corbett| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 84

66/1

17/2, seventh of 8 in handicap hurdle at Ayr (21.4f, heavy). Off 7 months. Down in trip.

Form: 558477-

Running Skeard¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: S G Walsh| OR: 84

9/1

Creditable third of 16 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Fairyhouse (18.2f, soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 04P-083

Western Doyen²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 84

18/1

11/2, ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 00287-9

Getaway Jack²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 87

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Roscommon (16f, good) 24 days ago. Stable in good form. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask.

Form: F00

Shes Gold^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 80

25/1

14/1, running respectably when fell in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (18.2f, soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 6800-9F

Non-Runners

Howsitgoinglohan¹⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: E O'Connell J: Reserve 1

Glen Luce¹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2

Sweet Cassie²⁰

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: Leonard Flynn J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Fair Minded (11/4), Molly Kaye (4/1), Colonel Lesley (4/1), The Diary Keeper (9/2), Running Skeard (9/1), Toms Courage (12/1), Western Doyen (18/1), Ventnor (25/1), Shes Gold (25/1), Howsitgoinglohan (25/1), Central Court (28/1), Sweet Cassie (50/1), Glen Luce (50/1), Island Mahee (66/1), Getaway Jack (100/1), King Con (150/1)

MOLLY KAYE ran well on his return to hurdles when second at Gowran 3 weeks ago and is of interest off a similar mark. Penalised-winners Colonel Lesley and The Diary Keeper head the dangers.