19:15 Tipperary

Thursday 1 July 2021

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Ballykisteen Hurdle

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 6m 8.5s

Battle Of Actium⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 122| D

6/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Down Royal in December. Fifteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 87 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 3/31460-

Fest Deiz²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: K Purcell| OR: 128| C

6/4

Useful hurdler. Course winner. 5/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Roscommon (19.9f, good) 23 days ago, bit in hand. Back up in trip. Should take all the beating again.

Form: 2188-11

Count Simon^b⁵⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: H McOwan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 129| D

25/1

Fairly useful chaser. Last of 15 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Navan (20f, heavy). Off 18 months. Up in trip. Bit to prove.

Form: 135670/

Cromwell Point³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: P E Corbett| T: T Cleary

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, heavy, 66/1) on NH debut 37 days ago.

Form: 8

Macgiloney⁷⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 131| D

6/1

Fairly useful chaser. 9/2, fourth of 6 in minor event chase at Fairyhouse (21.2f, good to soft) 79 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Solid claims.

Form: 9U1P44-

Stacks Mountain^b¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 126| CD

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler. C&D winner. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 10 in handicap chase (11/1) at Downpatrick (23.5f, good) 19 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 318PP-0

Sweet Home Chicago²⁷¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: C Bowe| OR: 125| D

12/1

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Roscommon in June 2020. Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (24f, good, 40/1), unable to sustain effort. Off 9 months. One to consider.

Form: 6/10P76-

Fairyhill Run¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 112| BF

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in chase at Limerick in May. Good second of 12 in handicap hurdle (3/1) at Down Royal (20.4f, good) 13 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 04-4162

Non-Runners

Brooks Falls³¹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 8

T: J P Ryan J: R M Power

Forecasts

Fest Deiz (6/4), Fairyhill Run (5/2), Macgiloney (6/1), Battle Of Actium (6/1), Sweet Home Chicago (12/1), Brooks Falls (12/1), Stacks Mountain (14/1), Count Simon (25/1), Cromwell Point (250/1)

FEST DEIZ is in superb form and is fancied to land the hat-trick unless the veteran, Sweet Home Chicago, brings his A-Game on his return. Macgiloney is also considered.