16:40 Thurles

Monday 15 February 2021

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Killinan Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 6m 48.2s

Winsor Vixen³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr D L Queally⁽³⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 91

9/2

One win from 24 NH runs. Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in August. 12/1, creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 34 days ago, needing stiffer test. Merits consideration.

Form: 3214P4

Ballymadun^p³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 90

16/1

6/1, below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 34 days ago, unsuited by emphasis on speed. Dropped to a handy mark and he's one to consider in an open-looking race.

Form: 06-2050

My Newbrook Rose⁶⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Ricky Doyle| T: A Murray| OR: 88| C

10/1

Course winner. 11/2, tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.2f, heavy) 67 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 9501-40

Four Horsemen⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: T J Nagle-Jr| OR: 86

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, respectable eighth of 15 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 48 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 5/09-08

Loyal Lioness^t1⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Mrs G Callaghan| OR: 85

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, fifteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 85 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Uphill task.

Form: 70P80

Memory Of Youth^p³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 85

7/4

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy, 11/4) 34 days ago. Should be on the premises.

Form: 053P-22

Boogily Lane³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Daire James McConville⁽⁷⁾| T: S McConville| OR: 82

25/1

9/2, below form ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 34 days ago, unsuited by emphasis on speed. Enters calculations.

Form: U2-2229

Highstreetfashion^p³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: P Rooney| OR: 81

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 34 days ago, needing stiffer test. Difficult ask.

Form: 00-0006

Knock Na Rea^t²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 81

15/2

Good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.2f, heavy, 12/1) 27 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 465-402

Queen Of Fame^b,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Brian Hayes| T: D G Murphy| OR: 81

13/2

100/1 and blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, excellent second of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.3f, heavy) 28 days ago. Big player if able to build on that.

Form: 4-6P002

Antigua Son³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: W C O'Brien| OR: 80

28/1

200/1, good seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 34 days ago.

Form: 760-P07

Chapter Two⁵⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: I J McCarthy| T: T F Shaw| OR: 80

16/1

20/1, respectable seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24f, good to soft). Off 21 months.

Form: 041F-43

Otzi²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A J McNamara| OR: 80

11/1

Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy, 11/1) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 084034

The Grey Guy³⁴

Age: 14| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: B O'Keeffe| OR: 80

40/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2017. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 34 days ago.

Form: 09P-400

Hughies Bay^p,t⁴⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: D Howard| OR: 80

100/1

Remains a maiden after 37 NH runs. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Limerick (19f, heavy) 48 days ago, hampered briefly sixth. Up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 7860-9P

Non-Runners

Siberian Star³³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: H Morgan

Rocconrockall¹⁷

Weight: 12-1| Age: 6

T: E J O'Grady J: Reserve 1

Ballea Fox²⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: S Spillane J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Memory Of Youth (7/4), Winsor Vixen (9/2), Siberian Star (11/2), Ballea Fox (11/2), Queen Of Fame (13/2), Rocconrockall (7/1), Knock Na Rea (15/2), My Newbrook Rose (10/1), Otzi (11/1), Four Horsemen (14/1), Ballymadun (16/1), Chapter Two (16/1), Boogily Lane (25/1), Antigua Son (28/1), The Grey Guy (40/1), Highstreetfashion (50/1), Loyal Lioness (80/1), Hughies Bay (100/1)

BALLYMADUN hasn't been firing on all cylinders of late but the handicapper has relented (now 5 lb lower than when runner-up on return at Fairyhouse in November) and he is worth chancing in an open-looking race. Queen of Fame will offer stern resistance if able to build on her latest, much-improved effort at Punchestown, while Memory of Youth and Knock Na Rea also enter calculations.