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Tuesday 25 May 2021

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McHale Mayo Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 5m 50.30s

Julies Stowaway¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 127

18/5

6/4, career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 12 days ago, just holding on.

Form: 32440-1

La Chanteuse⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 126

12/1

Reluctant individual. Two wins from 5 runs last season. Latest win in hurdle at Down Royal in February. Stable in good form. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 2/011PP-

A Great View²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: D Cullen| OR: 123

16/1

100/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, below form fifteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 0/7P080-

It Could Be You²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 123

5/1

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in November. Good second of 18 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft, 20/1) 27 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 1P4462-

Balinaboola Steel^p¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 122

66/1

Four wins from 12 runs last season. Sixth of 16 in novice chase (22/1) at Tipperary (23.3f, good to soft) on debut over fences 19 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Has work to do.

Form: 11077-6

Fortune Street^b,t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 118

13/2

Latest win in hurdle at Wexford in April. Good third of 25 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft) 27 days ago.

Form: 639213-

Brogine¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: K J Brouder| T: S Braddish| OR: 116| C

25/1

11/2, bit below form seventh of 16 in novice chase at Tipperary (23.3f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 74259-7

Burlesque Queen^h¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 116

16/1

Didn't need to improve to win 14-runner novice chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good, 7/2) 11 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Hood back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 88193-1

Oscar Thyne^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 116

7/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f in chases. 17/2, creditable ninth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 156719-

The Little Yank¹⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J P Ryan| OR: 112

7/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. 33/1, seventh of 9 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft) 147 days ago.

Form: 457697-

Oneknightmoreihope^p⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: N F Glynn| OR: 105| BF

7/2

Winner in hurdle at Naas in December. Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle (5/2) at Tipperary (20.4f, soft) 5 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 166-324

Non-Runners

Elite Trooper Grey¹⁵⁸

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: Mrs D Foster J: Jordan Gainford

Forecasts

Oneknightmoreihope (7/2), Julies Stowaway (18/5), It Could Be You (5/1), Fortune Street (13/2), Oscar Thyne (7/1), The Little Yank (7/1), Elite Trooper Grey (8/1), La Chanteuse (12/1), A Great View (16/1), Burlesque Queen (16/1), Brogine (25/1), Balinaboola Steel (66/1)

The forecast testing conditions will help ONEKNIGHTMOREIHOPE, who doesn't always find a great deal when push comes to shove but he arrives here on the back of a string of creditable efforts and is worth another try at this trip. It Could Be You and Fortune Street both performed well at the Punchestown Festival last month and they need considering, along with recent chase winner Burlesque Queen.