15:00 Kilbeggan

Sunday 6 June 2021

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Axa Smart Farm Insurance Midlands National Day Friday 9th July Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 49.10s

Comporta¹⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 102

66/1

Sixth of 8 in novice chase (200/1) at Thurles (25f, heavy) 168 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 77FU76-

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Trixie Mc^t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 98

15/2

5/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, heavy) 16 days ago, driven out. Yard in good form. Progressing well recently.

Form: 2055-31

Blowing Dixie¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 97

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 23 in handicap (25/1) at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Potential improver.

Form: 9-49

Made In Pimlico²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: B W Duke| OR: 102

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 23 in handicap (25/1) at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task.

Form: P425-

Presenting Bonnie²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 97| CD

15/8

Career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at this C&D (good, 4/1) 23 days ago, suited by way race developed. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 4759-F1

Shantou Warrior³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 97| BF

13/2

4/1, creditable third of 19 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, soft) 34 days ago.

Form: 8/7972-3

The Declaimer⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 97

12/1

Much improved when third of 11 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 0033-

Where's Bunny^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: A W Short| T: N Dooly| OR: 97

40/1

14/1, unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, good) 24 days ago headway when unseated rider 4 out too far out to suggest outcome. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 2335-6U

Nelson's Point^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 95| D

9/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 17-runner handicap hurdle (16/1) at Tipperary (16f, heavy) 12 days ago, running on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 06008-1

Deealli^t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 94

12/1

Creditable third of 17 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Limerick (19f, soft) 10 days ago.

Form: P020-63

General Moriviere^h,t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P Broderick| OR: 94

7/2

Promising type. Hooded for 1st time, creditable second of 12 in C&D handicap hurdle 23 days ago. Likely to progress further. Big player.

Form: 748-2

Dasmyhoss^b¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 93| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 8P005-0

Turkestan²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: M M McNiff| OR: 97

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 18 in juvenile hurdle (28/1) at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0F0-5

The Deecoy^t1⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 90

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 17 in novice hurdle (300/1) at Navan (16f, soft) 76 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 000-

Non-Runners

Broken Ice¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: J M Moore

Sonny John²⁵⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: E Sheehy J: Reserve 1

Zamond²⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: C Bowe J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Presenting Bonnie (15/8), General Moriviere (7/2), Shantou Warrior (13/2), Trixie Mc (15/2), Nelson's Point (9/1), Turkestan (12/1), The Declaimer (12/1), Deealli (12/1), Broken Ice (16/1), Blowing Dixie (33/1), Dasmyhoss (33/1), Zamond (33/1), Where's Bunny (40/1), Made In Pimlico (50/1), Sonny John (50/1), Comporta (66/1), The Deecoy (80/1)

There should be more to come from GENERAL MORIVIERE on the back of his encouraging handicap debut second over C&D last month so he gets the nod to go one better under Mark Walsh. The Declaimer is another who is open to further progress after a promising opening effort in handicaps so he's put up as the main threat ahead of last-time-out Wexford scorer Trixie Mc.