14:30 Downpatrick

Friday 21 May 2021

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Christine Henderson Is Sixty Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 43.0s

British Art^v¹⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Derek McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 105| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win in hurdle here in September. Ran badly when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft, 66/1) 144 days ago, struggling when mistake fifth.

Form: 18769P-

Fou Diligence^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 105

13/2

Winner in hurdle at Naas in February. 40/1, followed a below-par effort with an even worse one fifteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Must bounce back.

Form: 531580-

Longacre Square²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 105

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Below form when fourth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good, 12/1) 29 days ago. Respected on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 74304-

Sam Lorenzo^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr N Gault⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Bryson| OR: 105

14/1

11/1, failed to repeat previous effort when fourth of 19 in maiden hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, soft) 18 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 68563-4

Pump Road^t¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M M McNiff| OR: 103

33/1

14/1, ran poorly after 7 months off when thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Plenty more needed.

Form: 06598-0

Effernock Manor³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Keane| OR: 102

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 16/1, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 36 days ago too far out to suggest outcome. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 30/073U-

Call The Fairies¹⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: J Fahey| OR: 98

20/1

16/1, ran one of her lesser races when ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 171 days ago. Others preferred from a win point of view.

Form: 042259-

Silvertown²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 104

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 9f on Flat. Merely plugged on when sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 28 days ago. May yet do better.

Form: 00876-

Tullyveery Lad^h¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: R P Cody| OR: 98

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Showed improved form when second of 19 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Down Royal (16.4f, soft) 18 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: F5644-2

Justbecool²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 97

7/1

Excuses when tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.6f, good, 5/1) 29 days ago, weakening from 3 out. Back down in trip. Expected to be bang there at this more suitable trip.

Form: 045230-

Shantou Sisu¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 97| BF

5/1

Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in April. Remained in good form when sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.8f, good, 7/2) 14 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 05531-6

Auckland³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 102

14/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 11/1) 32 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should have more to offer.

Form: 967-

Dasmyhoss^b⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 95

22/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2019. Fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good to soft, 28/1) 61 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 98P005-

Non-Runners

Kinnegad Lad⁴⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: S R B Crawford J: Reserve 1

Sonny John²⁴⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: E Sheehy J: Reserve 2

Charlie Bit Me⁵⁵

Weight: 10-8| Age: 5

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Tullyveery Lad (3/1), Shantou Sisu (5/1), Fou Diligence (13/2), Justbecool (7/1), Longacre Square (9/1), Silvertown (10/1), Kinnegad Lad (10/1), Auckland (14/1), Sam Lorenzo (14/1), Effernock Manor (18/1), Call The Fairies (20/1), Dasmyhoss (22/1), British Art (22/1), Pump Road (33/1), Charlie Bit Me (33/1), Sonny John (50/1)

A host in with chances but preference is for SHANTOU SISU, who stayed on well to score at Tramore on his penultimate outing and remained in good form when sixth from this mark here a fortnight ago. Justbecool's last run is easily excused and he rates as the main danger back down at a more suitable trip, ahead of Tullyveery Lad and Longacre Square.