13:52 Thurles

Thursday 5 November 2020

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Two-Mile Borris Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 13:52 | Winning time: 4m 7.40s

Smithscorner^t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: M Kennedy| OR: 109| BF

7/2

2 wins from 6 runs this season. 5/2, good second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, good) 18 days ago, conceding first run.

Form: 211642

Wait Here^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: A Leahy| OR: 109| D

4/1

Won 17-runner handicap hurdle (10/1) at Punchestown (16f, soft) 22 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Breezy Bell, suited by emphasis on stamina. Enters calculations.

Form: 47-9051

Gallowglass¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Ryan| OR: 108| D

17/2

12/1, creditable fourth of 8 in minor event hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.8f, soft) 19 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Has work to do.

Form: 1/66244

Sullane Hill⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: P C O'Connor| OR: 106

12/1

Winning pointer. Creditable third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 40/1) 4 days ago.

Form: 924-8P3

Spare Brakes^t²³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 105| BF| D

33/1

Latest win in chase at Navan in March. 11/4, creditable third of 7 in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, heavy). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 02F123-

Rough Terain³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D J McInerney| T: C Byrnes| OR: 101| D

40/1

28/1, last of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good) 31 days ago.

Form: F0908-0

Breezy Bell^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 100| D

5/1

Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in August. Very good 1¼ lengths second of 17 to Wait Here in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, soft, 14/1) 22 days ago. Trainer going well. Solid claims.

Form: 09-14U2

Aliym^p,t1¹³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan| OR: 99| D

40/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Limerick (22f, good) 136 days ago. First run for yard after leaving David Harry Kelly. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 7/3500-0

Nodoubtaboutthat⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: S Crawley| OR: 99| D

5/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 7/2) 55 days ago, staying on well.

Form: 000-01

Eiri Na Casca^b,t⁴¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R Hackett| OR: 95| C| D

50/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2017. Tenth of 12 in minor event at Listowel (14f, soft, 200/1) 41 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Down in trip. Blinkers back on, tongue strap back on.

Form: 308768/

Fassbender^t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 98

40/1

18/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 80-F440

Johnny Little Legs²²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: S O O'Brien| OR: 93| BF

7/1

5/2, below form ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (22.4f, soft). Off 7 months. Back down in trip.

Form: 900U29-

Cousin Harry^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 92

14/1

15/2, creditable 4 lengths fourth of 17 to Wait Here in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, soft) 22 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 538324

Non-Runners

Give Me A Moment¹³

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: P Griffin J: Reserve 1

Romella⁴⁶

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: J J Walsh J: Reserve 2

Mattie's Mountain²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: E McCarthy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Smithscorner (7/2), Wait Here (4/1), Breezy Bell (5/1), Nodoubtaboutthat (5/1), Johnny Little Legs (7/1), Gallowglass (17/2), Sullane Hill (12/1), Cousin Harry (14/1), Mattie's Mountain (16/1), Give Me A Moment (25/1), Spare Brakes (33/1), Romella (33/1), Aliym (40/1), Fassbender (40/1), Rough Terain (40/1), Eiri Na Casca (50/1)

BREEZY BELL responded really well to a more positive ride when runner-up to Wait Here at Punchestown 3 weeks ago and it's easy enough to construct a case for her reversing the form with that rival. Nodoubtaboutthat landed a gamble at Kilbeggan when last seen and may have more to offer.