16:45 Tipperary

Thursday 1 July 2021

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tipperaryracecourse.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 4m 1.50s

Capture The Action^b²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan| OR: 109| D

16/1

Three wins from 10 runs last season. Latest win in hurdle at Wexford in March. Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft) 27 days ago.

Form: 6615-34

Rock Road³⁶⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 109| D

3/1

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good) 12 months ago. Off since but in excellent hands and may do better still.

Form: PD538/1-

Top Line Tommy¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 109

17/2

Very good third of 11 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Downpatrick (17.3f, good) 19 days ago, closing all way to line. Merits consideration.

Form: 233P0-3

Excelcius⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 107

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 7f on flat. 7/1, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft) 48 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 8650-

Karawaan^t⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: B McMahon| OR: 106

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Useful winner at 10f on Flat. Very good fourth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft, 16/1) 63 days ago, better placed than most.

Form: 40404-

Cassells Rock^t¹⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: Kevin Sexton| T: J R Finn| OR: 105| D

100/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2015. First run since leaving David Peter Nagle when eighth of 10 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good, 150/1) 17 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 5320/98

Listenheretomejack³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 105| BF| D

7/1

Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in May, but seemed amiss when well held at Ballinrobe next time.

Form: 2134-18

Urabamba^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 105

4/1

Good third of 13 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Tongue strap back on. One to be interested in.

Form: 54/065-3

Monatomic^h1⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: D P Nagle| OR: 104| D

50/1

40/1, shaped as if needing the run when eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good) on yard debut 49 days ago. Hood on 1st time. This ought to reveal more.

Form: FP87/P-8

Watch Guard¹¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: Mary Ellen Doyle| OR: 104

66/1

No impact in handicaps last 3 starts so hard to make a case for.

Form: 4990P0-

Elegant Lass^t²⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 102| D

9/1

Poor maiden on Flat but did well over hurdles last summer, so worth a look returning to this sphere after 6 months off.

Form: 9/12185-

Crescent Lake^p²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: K J Brouder| T: T O'Brien| OR: 104

25/1

Fairly useful winner at 11f on Flat and ran best race over hurdles so far when seventh of 14 in maiden hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 08-67

Outlier^h³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: P J Flynn| OR: 100| CD

8/1

Overcame inexperience to win 17-runner maiden hurdle at this course (16f, heavy) on NH debut 37 days ago, readily. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement. RESERVE.

Form: 1

Non-Runners

Ego Des Mottes¹⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: E Bolger J: Tom Kelly

Knight Of Malta²⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: D G Hogan

Alice O'Byrne¹⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 1

Bulldoze³⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Rock Road (3/1), Urabamba (4/1), Listenheretomejack (7/1), Excelcius (15/2), Karawaan (8/1), Outlier (8/1), Knight Of Malta (8/1), Top Line Tommy (17/2), Elegant Lass (9/1), Alice O'Byrne (14/1), Ego Des Mottes (14/1), Bulldoze (14/1), Capture The Action (16/1), Crescent Lake (25/1), Monatomic (50/1), Watch Guard (66/1), Cassells Rock (100/1)

URABAMBA improved after 8 months off when third at Tramore and could have more to come for his top yard, so he receives the vote. Rock Road won a handicap chase at Kilbeggan on debut for Willie Mullins a year ago and may do better still now back hurdling, while Karawaan and Top Line Tommy are others to consider.