15:17 Downpatrick

Sunday 21 March 2021

All14:1014:4515:1715:4716:2216:5217:22

WKD Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 4m 40.10s

Drop Him In⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 107

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, creditable fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 61 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Improvement to find from this mark.

Form: 4-2445

Elderado²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 106

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.8f, heavy, 100/1) 28 days ago. Notable handicap debutant from what seems a reasonable mark.

Form: U300

King's Song^b,t¹¹⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-13| J: J R Wildman⁽⁷⁾| T: D Broad| OR: 106

40/1

40/1, creditable eighth of 17 in minor event chase at Punchestown (24f, heavy) 117 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip. Blinkers back on. Others preferred.

Form: 5-92008

So Near So Farhh¹¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: D F O'Regan| T: C A McBratney| OR: 106

9/2

Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in September. 18/1 and blinkered for 1st time, bit below form tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 119 days ago.

Form: 615780

Lily's Gem^t⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr B G Crawford⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 105| D

11/2

Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Down Royal (16.7f, heavy) 45 days ago. Interesting contender if she can build on that.

Form: 41P-604

Amor Verdadero¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 104

4/1

7/1, unseated rider 2 out in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good) 14 days ago yet to be asked for effort and looking set to go close. Capable of making amends.

Form: 43353U

My Manekineko¹³

Age: 12| Weight: 11-9| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 102

16/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Respectable fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24f, good, 33/1) 13 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Back down in trip.

Form: 330855

Walking In Memphis^t⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 101| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Down Royal (16.7f, heavy) 45 days ago. Hard to make a case for in current form.

Form: 56F-P90

Hopefully^p¹⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 98

28/1

Winner in hurdle at Tramore in October. 12/1, last of 12 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24f, soft) 143 days ago. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins.

Form: 367310

Dasmyhoss^b¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 95

28/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2019. 100/1 and blinkers on for 1st time in this code, sixteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 798P00

Justbecool^t1⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J S McGarvey| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 95

15/2

28/1, excellent fifth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 81 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Mrs D. A. Love. Tongue strap on 1st time. Interesting handicap debutant.

Form: 966045

Cloud Number Nine^t1²²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: D J McInerney| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 87

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 12 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Sligo (17.9f, good). Off 7 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task.

Form: 0-06

Non-Runners

Willyouwalkwithme¹⁴⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: H Smyth J: Reserve 1

Golden Ferret¹⁶

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: P Stafford J: Reserve 2

Monsieur Bagot¹⁴²

Weight: 10-6| Age: 9

T: Mrs S Dawson J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Amor Verdadero (4/1), So Near So Farhh (9/2), Lily's Gem (11/2), Elderado (11/2), Drop Him In (7/1), Justbecool (15/2), Willyouwalkwithme (8/1), Golden Ferret (8/1), Walking In Memphis (9/1), My Manekineko (16/1), Dasmyhoss (28/1), Hopefully (28/1), King's Song (40/1), Cloud Number Nine (50/1), Monsieur Bagot (66/1)

AMOR VERDADERO looked set to go close before unseating 2 out at Leopardstown 14 days ago and could well prove up to gaining compensation from an unchanged mark. Justbecool makes some appeal switched to handicaps for a new stable and Lily's Gem warrants respect having returned to form last time.