14:45 Downpatrick

Sunday 21 March 2021

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Randox Rated Hurdle

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 32.6s

Mitchouka¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Ben Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: G O'Loughlin| OR: 129

9/2

Useful chaser. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap chase (10/3) at Leopardstown (21.4f, good) 14 days ago. Respected now back over timber.

Form: 36-3651

French Light^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: Keri Brion| OR: 128| D

7/2

Fairly useful hurdler who wasn't disgraced in minor event at Naas (15.3f, heavy, 12/1) 7 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 115224

Rasiym¹⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 127

11/1

Ran creditably back over timber when fourth of 14 in handicap at Listowel (16f, soft, 40/1) in September.

Form: 840-144

Pure Genius⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: T M Walsh| OR: 126| BF

11/4

Won maiden hurdle at Punchestown in January before shaping better than the distance beaten suggests on Leopardstown handicap debut. Drops in trip here and remains one to be positive about.

Form: 33-5318

Tronador^p²⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 125

22/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles who shaped better than the result in in Fred Winter Juvenile final start last season. Ran poorly back on the Flat in June but remains open to progress as a hurdler.

Form: 4139-

Dollys Destination¹⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: Gary McGill| OR: 124| CD

22/1

Fairly useful hurdler. C&D winner in August. Stiff task when 19½ lengths fourth of 6 to Aspire Tower in WKD Hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, soft) 142 days ago.

Form: 05-1204

Bold Enough¹⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 119| BF

11/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles but has disappointed with his finishing effort on his last two starts.

Form: 24-1456

Coach Carter²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Mrs D Foster

11/2

Created a good impression when winning 16-runner maiden hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) on hurdles bow 20 days ago, pushed out. More to come and has to be of interest.

Form: 31

Flindt¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 119

40/1

Scored at Fairyhouse in January but not at that level both subsequent starts, including in a first-time tongue tie last time.

Form: 640174

True Companion^b⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: H Beggs

300/1

Shaped as if amiss on hurdling debut in 2018 (for Nicky Henderson) and has run poorly all 3 starts on the Flat this year.

Form: 9/

Forecasts

Pure Genius (11/4), French Light (7/2), Mitchouka (9/2), Bold Enough (11/2), Coach Carter (11/2), Rasiym (11/1), Tronador (22/1), Dollys Destination (22/1), Flindt (40/1), True Companion (300/1)

COACH CARTER created a good impression when scoring on his Punchestown hurdling debut, having come from an unpromising position, so he looks one to keep on the right side of. Pure Genius also needs viewing positively, with in-form chaser Mitchouka another to consider.