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Wednesday 16 June 2021

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Stackallan Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 3m 46.30s

Kasakh Noir⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 100| D

8/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2016. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.1f, soft, 14/1) 43 days ago.

Form: 79925-P

Keep 'em Lit¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: C D Maxwell| T: B R Hamilton| OR: 99| BF

10/1

Well backed but disappointed on Punchestown handicap debut (2m) 17 days ago. Still early days though.

Form: 2/876-0

Lusis Naturea⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr C Abernethy⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 98| D

9/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2018. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap (20/1) at Leopardstown (15f, good) 6 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Respectable on last hurdle run.

Form: 29268-4

Back On The Bridle^p,t³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 97

16/1

20/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 3 Others more persuasive.

Form: 5560-55

Cornerkova^t²⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 95

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Thurles (16f, soft). Off 6 months.

Form: 7/2P800-

Gaelic Des Chastys^t1²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: A Donoghue| OR: 94

12/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, heavy, 7/2) 22 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: U8677-P

Made In Pimlico¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: B W Duke| OR: 99

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: P425-0

Oromo^t⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 92| D

9/1

One win from 26 NH runs. 25/1, respectable ninth of 17 in handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good to firm) 5 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Respectable on last hurdle run in 2019.

Form: 726494/

Trouble And Strife⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: R P Treacy| T: E Doyle| OR: 92

18/1

33/1, behind when falling 2 out in maiden hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft) 73 days ago, possibly amiss. Had been shaping okay prior to that.

Form: 24848F-

Three Comets³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P E Corbett| T: L Comer| OR: 90

16/1

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat. Well held all completed starts in juvenile hurdles, though may do better in handicaps.

Form: U094/

Hattie Amarin⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: M J Bolger| T: M Fahey| OR: 88

7/2

Modest maiden on the Flat. Left previous efforts behind in a first-time hood when sixth of 20 in maiden hurdle at Down Royal (16.6f, good to soft, 80/1) 91 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 976-

Saga Aravis²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 88

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden who offered something to work on when eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 28/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 8900-8

Odds Or Evens^h¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 86

14/1

9/1, eleventh of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Hood back on.

Form: 9/0885-0

Baltinglass Hill⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 90

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 70000-

Nomadic Star²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: C F Hart⁽⁷⁾| T: L Young| OR: 85

33/1

Well held in maiden/handicap hurdles.

Form: 000-0

Trenchtown Rock²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 85| D

33/1

Got back on track when fifth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, heavy) 26 days ago and should come on for the run.

Form: 07590-5

Miss Adventurous^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: D J McInerney| T: T Cooper| OR: 86

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 15/2, last of 13 in handicap at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 10 days ago, very slowly away. Switches from Flat to hurdles. 7/13 on last hurdle outing. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 00-7

Bronze Bull^t³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin| OR: 84

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 5 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Downpatrick (17.3f, good) 3 days ago, looking awkward. RESERVE.

Form: P-05505

Non-Runners

Mullins Cross²

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: Shane Fenelon

Willyouwalkwithme³

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: H Smyth J: Reserve 1

Eaton Lady¹¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 5

T: Miss K McGivern J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Hattie Amarin (7/2), Lusis Naturea (9/2), Mullins Cross (5/1), Kasakh Noir (8/1), Saga Aravis (17/2), Oromo (9/1), Keep 'em Lit (10/1), Gaelic Des Chastys (12/1), Eaton Lady (12/1), Cornerkova (14/1), Odds Or Evens (14/1), Back On The Bridle (16/1), Three Comets (16/1), Trouble And Strife (18/1), Bronze Bull (28/1), Trenchtown Rock (33/1), Nomadic Star (33/1), Willyouwalkwithme (33/1), Baltinglass Hill (40/1), Miss Adventurous (40/1), Made In Pimlico (50/1)

This looks wide open with a chance taken on OROMO, who returns to this sphere on a decent mark after a recent spin on the Flat. Hattie Amarin may do better still now handicapping at a low level, while it remains early days for Keep 'Em Lit, who had been shaping up well prior to his Punchestown handicap debut.