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Mike Lawlee Memorial Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 5m 5.7s

Rare Conor^p¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽²⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 102

7/1

11/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, heavy) 14 days ago. Stable in good form. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 2/0P0-52

Seanbhothar²⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M Hamill| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 102

22/1

Well-backed 14/1, best effort when 12½ lengths sixth of 14 to Gevrey in conditionals maiden at Limerick last time. Remains with potential heading into handicaps after 6 months off.

Form: 29F/956-

Union Gap^v1⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 102

80/1

28/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24.5f, good to soft) 5 days ago, tailing off before 3 out. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 07/007-P

Fort William^b¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 101

20/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in May. 12/1, tenth of 13 in novice chase at Downpatrick (19.2f, soft) 17 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Not taken lightly.

Form: F30P-10

The Tartan Spartan²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁴⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 100

40/1

Off 8 months, 28/1, third of 8 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.3f, good) 24 days ago.

Form: 4P476-3

Le Figaro Faoudel¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: H Morgan⁽²⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 99| C

33/1

Course winner. 50/1, eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, heavy) 13 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 5P07-08

Lost Oscar¹³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Simon Torrens| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 99

5/1

Off 11 months, 4/1, below form seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 130 days ago. Up in trip. Should strip fitter and enters calculations.

Form: 70000/7-

Awayfortheday⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 98

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 15/2, below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, soft) 49 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 8/0577-

Tullyveery Lad²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: J B Foley⁽⁴⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 98| BF

4/1

9/1, bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.6f, good to soft) 2 days ago.

Form: 644-246

Added Bonus¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: A McCurtin| T: J J Walsh| OR: 97

13/2

9/2, creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 55242-3

Celtic Dancer^p³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: E Walsh⁽²⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 97| D

33/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Last of 13 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 31 days ago.

Form: 9UU03-0

Mamaslittlestar¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: D J Hand⁽⁴⁾| T: J Fahey| OR: 97| D

20/1

17/2, improved when winning 11-runner novice hurdle at Wexford (20f, heavy) 17 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. More needed.

Form: 5P74-61

Warreedy^h¹⁶⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-9| J: C A Landers| T: B McMahon| OR: 97| BF

20/1

Three wins from 5 runs last season. Pulled up in handicap chase (3/1) at Thurles (25f, heavy) 169 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: P/1211P-

Gold Creek²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁴⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 95

16/1

12/1, third of 16 in handicap chase at Limerick (22.7f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 9F80P-3

Woodbrook Boy^p,t²⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 95| D

33/1

Latest win in chase at Wexford in August. Off 8 months.

Form: 11P59P-

Attoe¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁴⁾| T: S Spillane| OR: 94

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Limerick (19f, heavy) 11 days ago.

Form: P67-86

Yulong Voice^t²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: B Browne| T: S Nolan| OR: 95

5/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Tramore (21.6f, good to soft) 2 days ago.

Form: 5894-94

Elite Des Mottes²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: E O'Connell⁽²⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 87

33/1

10/1, below form fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, soft) 22 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 0UU73-5

Non-Runners

Largy Trix²⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: S R B Crawford J: Jordan Gainford

Better Than Heaven⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: J P Flavin J: Reserve 1

Play The Knave⁶⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: V T O'Brien J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Tullyveery Lad (4/1), Lost Oscar (5/1), Yulong Voice (5/1), Added Bonus (13/2), Rare Conor (7/1), Largy Trix (7/1), Gold Creek (16/1), Warreedy (20/1), Mamaslittlestar (20/1), Fort William (20/1), Seanbhothar (22/1), Awayfortheday (22/1), Attoe (25/1), Better Than Heaven (25/1), Woodbrook Boy (33/1), Elite Des Mottes (33/1), Celtic Dancer (33/1), Le Figaro Faoudel (33/1), Play The Knave (33/1), The Tartan Spartan (40/1), Union Gap (80/1)

The step up in trip will suit LARGY TRIX and the Perth winner can go in again on his handicap debut. Rare Conor and Lost Oscar are just a couple of dangers in a very competitive heat.