15:30 Killarney

Sunday 9 May 2021

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Kelly Farm Modernisation Ltd Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 7.50s

Cerberus^p,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 136

18/1

12/1, below form twelfth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Seemingly no longer progressive.

Form: 236/45-0

Hannon⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 136

18/1

Eighteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good to soft, 18/1) 8 days ago. Should strip fitter for that, so not totally discounted.

Form: 4/01P7-0

Moon Over Germany^b1³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 136| D

50/1

9/1, thirteenth of 18 in handicap chase at Aintree (15.8f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6/U4040-

Railway Hurricane^t¹⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 132| D

50/1

Two wins from 6 runs last season. Fourth of 5 in novice hurdle (7/1) at Punchestown (16.6f, heavy) 154 days ago. Opening mark demands improvement.

Form: 8U1314-

Annexation^t1¹⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 131

16/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 16/1, 10¾ lengths fifth of 7 to Ballyadam in Royal Bond Novices' Hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 161 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 125-

Jesse Evans¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 131

9/2

Two wins from 6 runs last season. Very good third of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft, 10/1) 12 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 11U74-3

Tiger Tap Tap⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 131

6/1

Respectable seventh of 22 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 92 days ago. This is less competitive, so can't be written off returning from a break.

Form: 060/867-

Lignou^b¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 129

16/1

Career best when winning 8-runner minor event hurdle (4/1) at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good) 17 days ago, responding well. May do better still, so warrants respect switched to handicaps.

Form: 1U3761-

Arthurian Fame¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 128

28/1

Two wins from 5 runs last season. Bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap (9/2) at Limerick (11.3f, good) 15 days ago, not clear run. Switches from Flat to hurdles. On a fair mark back in this sphere.

Form: 7/13516-

Mr Coldstone⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 125| BF

9/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. Fell in novice hurdle (7/4) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 42 days ago. Remains with potential embarking on handicaps.

Form: 10F-

Mighty Tom³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: B J Cooper| T: T Cooper| OR: 123

10/1

Creditable fifth of 20 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Arrives in good form but others look better treated.

Form: 3P4525-

Andratx^t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 121| D

12/1

Very good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.6f, good to soft, 16/1) 23 days ago. Booking of Gainford a plus. Big player.

Form: 1206/72-

Jon Ess³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 121

16/1

28/1, very good second of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Likely to remain competitive.

Form: 60/2122-

Swelltime¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: J G Murphy| OR: 119

16/1

33/1, creditable sixth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Mark appears a bit stiff at present.

Form: 21208-6

Ava Rose¹⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Noel O'Neill| OR: 114

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Thurles in October. 50/1, good 11 lengths sixth of 10 to Gauloise in listed hurdle at Thurles (16f, heavy) 140 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Mark demands more.

Form: 06/9316-

Bythesametoken^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 114

14/1

Two wins from 6 runs last season. Latest win in hurdle at Wexford in March. 6/1, creditable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (good to soft) 23 days ago. Others look better treated

Form: 414217-

Palace Rock⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: C D Maxwell| T: Francis Casey| OR: 120

4/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Winner in hurdle at Navan in March. Seemed amiss in Champion Four Year Old at Punchestown but this is easier.

Form: 1-P

Annie Pender^h⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Queally| OR: 111

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Listowel in September. Eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 10/1) 48 days ago. Others more appealing. RESERVE.

Form: 414378-

Non-Runners

The Mouse Doctor¹²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: A J Martin J: R M Power

Dollar Value¹⁰

Weight: 9-13| Age: 6

T: T G McCourt J: Reserve 2

Ashqar⁵

Weight: 9-12| Age: 6

T: P J Gilligan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Palace Rock (4/1), Jesse Evans (9/2), Tiger Tap Tap (6/1), Ashqar (13/2), Mr Coldstone (9/1), Mighty Tom (10/1), Andratx (12/1), Bythesametoken (14/1), Swelltime (16/1), Jon Ess (16/1), Lignou (16/1), Annexation (16/1), Hannon (18/1), Cerberus (18/1), The Mouse Doctor (20/1), Arthurian Fame (28/1), Annie Pender (33/1), Ava Rose (33/1), Dollar Value (33/1), Railway Hurricane (50/1), Moon Over Germany (50/1)

ANDRATIX ran a cracker to finish second at Ballinrobe recently and, with the benefit of Jordan Gainford's claim, he's fancied to go one better in an open race. Noel Meade-trained pair Jesse Evans and Lignour arrive in form and strikes as dangers.