14:50 Thurles

Saturday 20 March 2021

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See You In October Hurdle

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 6m 8.80s

Unexpected Depth⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 145| D

4/5

Smart hurdler. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Good second of 22 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Leopardstown (24f, soft) 41 days ago. Likely to continue in form and he's a big player.

Form: 112-132

Blast Of Koeman^p,t³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: P Maher| OR: 127

18/1

Fairly useful chaser. 13/2, creditable second of 17 in minor event chase at Punchestown (25f, heavy) 34 days ago, no match for winner. Switches from chase to hurdles and cheekpieces back on.

Form: P89532

Commander Of Fleet^p1⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Kennedy| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 146| D

15/8

Useful hurdler. 28/1, creditable tenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24f, soft) 82 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and bold bid expected.

Form: 412/P-00

Exit Eleven^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: S G Walsh| OR: 111| D

80/1

Fair hurdler. 28/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 18 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 7-8473P

Jett^b1¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 132| C

16/1

50/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.4f, good) 13 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 4-P78P0

Neverushacon^p,t¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 127| D

33/1

Useful chaser. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Tenth of 13 in handicap chase (17/2) at Navan (24f, soft) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces/tongue strap back on.

Form: 318-1P0

Orion D'Aubrelle^p⁷⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 130

80/1

25/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Naas (20f, good), tailed off when pulled up before 2 out. Off over 2 years and switches from chase to hurdles on debut for new yard.

Form: 31P0PP/

Thereisnodoubt^h²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: S Crawley| OR: 126

25/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy, 18/1) 21 days ago, behind when pulled up early in straight.

Form: 51/71-8P

Sweet Sting⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Bowe| OR: 116| D

16/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 7/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap hurdle at this course (23.2f, heavy) 9 days ago. Tough task on these terms.

Form: P07553

Non-Runners

Beyond The Law⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: M F Morris J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Unexpected Depth (4/5), Commander Of Fleet (15/8), Beyond The Law (12/1), Sweet Sting (16/1), Jett (16/1), Blast Of Koeman (18/1), Thereisnodoubt (25/1), Neverushacon (33/1), Orion D'Aubrelle (80/1), Exit Eleven (80/1)

On these terms, UNEXPECTED DEPTH and Commander of Fleet can be expected to fight out the finish. The latter is the pick at the weights, but he needs to bounce back following a couple of low-key efforts, whereas Unexpected Depth is on an upward curve and a reproduction of his latest solid effort in a big-field Leopardstown would probably suffice. Jett is talented but has plenty to prove at present.