15:25 Thurles

Thursday 19 November 2020

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Holycross Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 4m 17.8s

Dasmyhoss³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 102| D

100/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. 200/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, soft) 36 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 49798P

Sunchyme³¹⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M C O'Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Hurley| OR: 102

12/1

Third of 14 in handicap chase at this course (24.7f) in January, no extra only late on. Returns on the back of another absence here but no surprise to see him go well.

Form: 20351/3-

Lunastar^h²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 101

7/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 4/1, fell in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good to soft) 27 days ago, in process of running right up to his very best. Respected if none the worse here.

Form: 60-81F

Saol Iontach⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 101

10/1

Last of 15 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Listowel (20f, good) 60 days ago, mistake sixth and soon done with (found to be blowing hard post race). Not one to write off given previous placed efforts.

Form: 849320

Cornerkova^t1⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 99

9/1

11/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good) 60 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 07-2P80

Aliym^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan| OR: 98| D

17/2

40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving David Harry Kelly when respectable eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (soft) 14 days ago. This should reveal more.

Form: 3500-08

Capture The Action^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan| OR: 98| D

9/1

Sole success came at Gowran (2m) in October. Bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Clonmel (19.8f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 5-72178

Satin Sun²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Brian Hayes| T: J Dullea| OR: 98

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Wexford (16.7f, heavy) 25 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 54-07

Caridadi⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Morrison| OR: 96| D

14/1

One win from 25 NH runs. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 7/1) 8 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Creditable on last hurdle run.

Form: 00/2146

Ballycloven Beat^t¹¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: M Brassil| OR: 95

25/1

7/1, creditable fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 110 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and worth noting if market vibes are positive on handicap debut.

Form: 55P-585

Final Orders²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: G Donnelly| OR: 97| D

11/2

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle (7/1) at Wexford (16.4f, soft) 24 days ago. Possibilities if backing that up now.

Form: 468561

Gondor¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: M P Fogarty| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 94

5/1

Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 10/1) 16 days ago. However, she looks too high in the weights on balance.

Form: 0-08386

Trans Wood³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Doyle| OR: 94

22/1

One win from 30 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2018. 20/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 058956

Non-Runners

Vitudurum⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: J G Murphy J: Reserve 1

Mick Mixy¹⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: P W Flynn J: Reserve 2

Glebe Girl²¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: J J Walsh J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Satin Sun (9/2), Gondor (5/1), Final Orders (11/2), Glebe Girl (13/2), Lunastar (7/1), Vitudurum (7/1), Aliym (17/2), Capture The Action (9/1), Cornerkova (9/1), Saol Iontach (10/1), Sunchyme (12/1), Caridadi (14/1), Trans Wood (22/1), Ballycloven Beat (25/1), Mick Mixy (33/1), Dasmyhoss (100/1)

A winner at Gowran in October, LUNASTAR looked set to run at least as well when falling at the last at Sligo 4 weeks ago (joint leader at the time). She gets the nod to resume winning ways in the hope she's none the worse for those exertions. Recent Wexford scorer Final Orders and Saol Iontach are others to consider.