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Thursday 27 May 2021

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Ballingarry Claiming Hurdle

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 4m 57.40s

Bal De Rio⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: C F Hart⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 121

3/1

Fairly useful if infrequent winner over hurdles. Creditable ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 54 days ago. This much more suitable.

Form: P63159-

Fama Et Gloria^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| BF

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Bit below form sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 6/4) 13 days ago. More needed to figure.

Form: 565-6

Tommydan²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms Debbie Hartnett

33/1

Unplaced sole start in points. Showed a modicum of promise when midfield in a 14-runner Cork bumper on Rules debut in April but he will need to step up on that to figure on hurdles bow.

Form: 0/6-4

You Can't Catch Me^t⁶⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Purcell| OR: 102| C| D

50/1

Veteran performer. Fair hurdler. Pulled up in claiming hurdle at Clonmel (18.5f, soft, 66/1) 65 days ago, mistake 4 out and pulled up. Others more persuasive.

Form: 00460P-

Blaze A Trail²¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 103

16/1

Fair hurdler. Latest win in chase at Wexford in August. 8/1, ninth of 12 in handicap chase at Punchestown (19.6f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 701349-

Royal Gift²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 92

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 125/1, eighth of 12 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.1f, soft) 23 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: P00-8

Presenting Dylan⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 111| BF

7/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Below best when tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle (7/4) at Navan (16f, soft) 66 days ago, doing too much too soon. Still, not dismissed out of hand on pick of his exploits in this

Form: 7/61030-

Ardamir^b⁶⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: D F O'Regan| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 125

4/1

Fairly useful hurdles winner who was below form on AW over the winter. Too free when pulled up in a Clonmel claimer in March but certainly no forlorn hope if bouncing back.

Form: 18518P-

Insane Bolt^b,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: B J Cooper| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 107

12/1

Fair hurdler. 20/1, tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 14 days ago. More needed to feature.

Form: 230PF-0

Think Positive¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: V C Ward| OR: 108

9/1

Fair hurdler. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 40/1, twelfth of 14 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good) on debut over fences 13 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 9/000U-0

Non-Runners

Gealach³²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: Mrs D Foster J: B J Cooper

Forecasts

Presenting Dylan (7/4), Bal De Rio (3/1), Ardamir (4/1), Gealach (4/1), Think Positive (9/1), Fama Et Gloria (10/1), Insane Bolt (12/1), Blaze A Trail (16/1), Tommydan (33/1), You Can't Catch Me (50/1), Royal Gift (66/1)

Plenty arrive with something to prove, including ARDAMIR who proved far too free when pulled up in a claiming hurdle at Clonmel in March. However, he holds sound claims on these terms and could be worth chancing to bounce back. Stablemate Presenting Dylan and Bal de Rio head up the dangers.