18:40 Kilbeggan

Monday 14 June 2021

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Paul & Carmel Fay Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:47 | Winning time: 3m 47.70s

Annexation^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 131| D

15/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, heavy, 16/1) 22 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 125-F

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Due Reward^b,t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 130| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 15/2 and blinkered for 1st time, good second of 9 in minor event hurdle at Wexford (17f, soft) 29 days ago, outbattled.

Form: 76009-2

Golden Jewel^t¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 129| D

4/1

Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, soft) 16 days ago, needing stiffer test. Boasts some solid form in handicaps but losing run is mounting up.

Form: 22505-6

Act Of God¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 126| D

4/1

One win from 1 run last season. Good fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, soft) 16 days ago, keeping on after the last. Not ruled out.

Form: 135/1-44

Future Proof^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 124| D

15/2

33/1, good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, soft) 16 days ago. A repeat should see him thereabouts again.

Form: 21/0P4-2

Goulane Chosen¹⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 11-1| J: D J McInerney| T: S Spillane| OR: 123

11/2

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft, 12/1) 10 days ago, easing clear. Has good chance on form.

Form: P471-U1

Jon Ess³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 120| D

11/1

16/1, below form ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Needs to step up on that effort to feature.

Form: 0/2122-9

Beat Of The Sea⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 102| C

9/1

Course winner. Fell in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (19.9f, good, 18/1) 6 days ago. Had previously ran up to best when third at Ballinrobe (18.2f) in May and not ruled out for each-way purposes.

Form: 785-73F

Non-Runners

Western Victory²⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: D Queally J: Shane Fitzgerald

Scalor⁴⁶

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: Miss E Doyle J: A W Short

Forecasts

Western Victory (3/1), Golden Jewel (4/1), Act Of God (4/1), Due Reward (9/2), Goulane Chosen (11/2), Annexation (15/2), Future Proof (15/2), Beat Of The Sea (9/1), Jon Ess (11/1), Scalor (25/1)

GOULANE CHOSEN was impressive when capitalising on his much lower hurdles mark at Tramore 10 days ago, easing clear between the last 2. He gets the nod to make another bold bid from his inflated mark, though Western Victory and Future Proof are fancied to give the selection plenty to think about.