14:50 Downpatrick

Sunday 13 June 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:49 | Winning time: 4m 33.6s

Shopping Around³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 111| C| D

11/4

11/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at this course (17.4f, good) 37 days ago. Has won his last 3 outings over hurdles and had something to spare last time, so looks a big player.

Form: 1/892P-1

Joeswayornoway¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 110

9/2

Respectable fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft, 10/1) 13 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 3186-25

That's Lifebuoy¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 107

7/2

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in April. Creditable third of 16 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Punchestown (26f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Back down in trip. Likely to be thereabouts again.

Form: 671-333

Rain In Spain⁵²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: H P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 106

28/1

50/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good) 52 days ago. Well treated if he can build on that, but it's far from assured.

Form: 7F5/003-

Aprils Joy^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 105| BF

13/2

14/1, creditable third of 15 in handicap at Cork (10.1f, good to soft) 25 days ago, faring best of those held up. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Scope for better now handicapping.

Form: 66/13BP-

An Taibhse²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 104| BF| D

8/1

One win from 3 runs last season. Eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle (13/8) at Wexford (20f, heavy) 23 days ago. Looked promising when off the mark on penultimate start, so not one to write off.

Form: 331-8

Lighthouse Rose³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 98| C

7/2

Course winner. Good third of 13 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at this course (21.8f, good) 37 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 31588-3

Back On The Bridle^p1¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 97

20/1

Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap chase (7/1) at Wexford (20f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not discounted.

Form: 95560-5

Forecasts

Shopping Around (11/4), Lighthouse Rose (7/2), That's Lifebuoy (7/2), Joeswayornoway (9/2), Aprils Joy (13/2), An Taibhse (8/1), Back On The Bridle (20/1), Rain In Spain (28/1)

Though unconvincing as a chaser, SHOPPING AROUND was actually completing a hat-trick over hurdles when returning to this discipline here 37 days ago and, despite a 7-lb rise, he's worth a chance to go in again in an open race. Lighthouse Rose is considered a danger on the back of an encouraging return