15:25 Thurles

Saturday 20 March 2021

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Leugh Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 6m 23.5s

Trickey Trix^t¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 108| CD

6/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle here in October. 16/1, good second of 17 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good) 13 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 108532

Difficult Decision^p,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 107

17/2

16/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable sixth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 14 days ago. Trainer going well.

Form: P-03856

Satin Sun¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Brian Hayes| T: J Dullea| OR: 104

4/1

Good third of 18 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Leopardstown (24f, good) 12 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 72P2P3

Beating The Odds^p1¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr E Mahon⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Austin| OR: 102

11/1

Winner in hurdle at Fairyhouse in November. 18/1, creditable eighth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 8-12588

Quarry Girl^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 102

9/1

Winner in hurdle at Fairyhouse in February. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.8f, heavy, 11/1) 11 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 596514

Lee Valley Legacy^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 101| D

13/2

12/1, respectable fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good) 13 days ago, running on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 346575

Sunchyme¹²¹

Age: 13| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J Hurley| OR: 101| D

22/1

Eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, soft, 12/1) 121 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0351/3-8

Ask And Answer^p¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: S Aherne| OR: 100| D

15/2

Third of 13 in handicap chase at Clonmel (23f, heavy, 18/1) 16 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Yard in good form. Should go well on pick of form.

Form: P89993

Pateen⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: P G Kelly| OR: 100

50/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2017. Eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle at this course (23.2f, heavy, 40/1) 9 days ago.

Form: 35-9F08

April's Moon¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: D Queally| OR: 100

33/1

Below form fifth of 14 in novice hurdle (7/2) at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 15 days ago. Yard having good spell. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 243505

Ballyadam Destiny¹⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: K J Brouder| T: T O'Brien| OR: 98

12/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Cork (24.2f, good) 153 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 976-440

Glenabo Bridge^t¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 98| D

12/1

Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in January. Respectable seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Leopardstown (24f, good) 12 days ago. Yard in good form. One to consider on pick of form.

Form: 444107

Bonny Dazzler¹⁰³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 97

33/1

Third of 5 in novice chase at Nort-Sur-Erdre (21.4f, good to firm). Off over 2 years. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving D. Berra. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 453423/

Lucky Max¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Doyle| OR: 98

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle (11/2) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 15 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: PP580

Sunset Sadie^p¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 96

66/1

28/1, creditable sixth of 13 in handicap chase at Clonmel (23f, heavy) 16 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 0/U9P06

Lagenod^p⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: R Sweeney| OR: 95

22/1

28/1, unseated rider in novice chase at this course (20.6f, heavy) 9 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 52130-U

Non-Runners

Goulane Jessie¹⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: S Spillane J: Reserve 1

Clonbury Bridge¹⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: J P Dempsey J: Reserve 2

Mister Butler²¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 11

T: R P Burns J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Satin Sun (4/1), Trickey Trix (6/1), Lee Valley Legacy (13/2), Ask And Answer (15/2), Difficult Decision (17/2), Quarry Girl (9/1), Mister Butler (10/1), Beating The Odds (11/1), Glenabo Bridge (12/1), Ballyadam Destiny (12/1), Goulane Jessie (14/1), Clonbury Bridge (16/1), Lagenod (22/1), Sunchyme (22/1), Lucky Max (28/1), April's Moon (33/1), Bonny Dazzler (33/1), Pateen (50/1), Sunset Sadie (66/1)

The most appealing of these is SATIN SUN, who shaped better than the bare result when third in an 18-runner Leopardstown handicap recently and she remains on a plausible mark. Quarry Girl promises to be suited by this step up in trip and she is next on the list ahead of Glenabo Bridge and Trickey Trix. If he makes the cut, Mister Butler may also have a part to play in the finish.