15:15 Downpatrick

Saturday 12 June 2021

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Toals Bookmakers (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 15:14 | Winning time: 5m 24.40s

Zambezir^b1⁵¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-4| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 89

9/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy, 8/1). Off 17 months. Blinkers on 1st time. Others more persuasive unless strong in the betting on return.

Form: 07676P/

Natural Breeze^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-3| J: Ben Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 88

18/5

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in April. 9/2, good 1½ lengths second of 12 to Ringhill Lady in handicap hurdle at this course (21.4f, soft) 22 days ago. Solid claims.

Form: P6016-2

Martalink^b1,t³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin| OR: 87

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Perth (20.2f, soft, 66/1) 31 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 2F008-P

Nuttorridge^t1¹¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 86

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 300/1, thirteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, heavy) 117 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: U/88800-

Going Solo²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr N Gault⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 85

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Hard to fancy.

Form: 0PFP/0-0

Icee M B A⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: M Hourigan| OR: 85

7/1

80/1, third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.1f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Hasn't had much racing and makes plenty of appeal under most experienced rider.

Form: 8060-73

Ringhill Lady^b,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 85| CD

11/2

25/1 and blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at this course (21.4f, soft) 22 days ago by 1½ lengths from Natural Breeze.

Form: 4/9098-1

Balgowlah^b³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr N McParlan⁽³⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 84| C

15/2

Course winner. 25/1, creditable seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Perth (23.9f, soft) 31 days ago. Shortlist material in such a weak event.

Form: 98650-7

Humps And Bumps^b1⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr H D Dunne⁽⁵⁾| T: P Croke| OR: 83

18/1

One win from 28 NH runs. Eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Tramore (21.6f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. Easily passed over.

Form: 05909-0

See What Happens¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: W J O'Doherty| OR: 83

16/1

14/1, eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, heavy) 18 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Something to prove.

Form: 955P-60

Dundeedy Lad^p,t¹⁹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 82

10/1

Unreliable type. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Thurles. Off 6 months. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Michael Winters. One to consider if strong in the betting.

Form: 5/74737-

Drumconnor Girl⁵⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr C Abernethy⁽⁷⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 80

14/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Others are more appealing.

Form: 0/2P53P-

Giftedtokate^b1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 80

66/1

Fifteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Limerick (19f, heavy) 16 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. Up against it.

Form: 008P0-0

Glenbank King²³³

Age: 13| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 80

66/1

80/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Navan (14f, soft). Off 7 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Significantly up in trip. Poor on last hurdle run. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 608580/

Non-Runners

Little Mar¹⁶

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: T Gibney J: Reserve 1

Baliyad¹⁰

Weight: 12-3| Age: 6

T: S Neville J: Reserve 2

Roscomroe¹³

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: J P Broderick J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Natural Breeze (18/5), Nuttorridge (9/2), Ringhill Lady (11/2), Baliyad (11/2), Icee M B A (7/1), Balgowlah (15/2), Zambezir (9/1), Dundeedy Lad (10/1), Drumconnor Girl (14/1), See What Happens (16/1), Humps And Bumps (18/1), Little Mar (20/1), Roscomroe (25/1), Martalink (28/1), Going Solo (40/1), Giftedtokate (66/1), Glenbank King (66/1)

ICEE M B A upped her form when third at a big price on handicap debut at Tramore 8 days ago and, with the potential for more to come, she gets the tentative vote in a moderate contest. In-form pair Natural Breeze and Ringhill Lady also warrant consideration.