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Friday 9 July 2021

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Mullingar Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 18:36 | Winning time: 3m 50.50s

Where's Bunny²³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 95

9/2

Unseated rider in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Navan (20f, good) 23 days ago. Booking of Gainford a plus. Questions to answer.

Form: 35-6U0U

Sand And Water¹⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 90

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1, tenth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Respectable on last hurdle outing. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 9087-

Secret Sea^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Doyle| OR: 90

5/4

Best effort over hurdles when second in a maiden at Wexford in early June and ran out a comfortable winner of a Flat handicap later in the month. Could be well in off an opening mark of 90.

Form: 0-862

Maria Francesca²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D J McInerney| T: M Winters| OR: 85

11/2

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 15/2, good fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good) 26 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 706-F55

Tagg's Island³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: M McCullagh| OR: 84| D

12/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2016. 33/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good) 31 days ago. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 57U27/0

Thekeyisnottopanic^t³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: A W Short| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 86

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, good, 50/1) 38 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Pulled up on last hurdle run. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 780P-

Go Battle^h³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Byrne| OR: 81

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, creditable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good) 31 days ago.

Form: P077-98

Beechmount Maisie⁶³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 80

28/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good to soft, 33/1). Off 21 months. First run for yard after leaving Peter Fahey.

Form: 959900/

Hitchcock²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: R Donohoe| OR: 80

10/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Sligo (10.3f, soft) 24 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Doesn't make much appeal.

Form: P806/P6

Port Luna³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: Ms H P Markham| OR: 80

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good, 40/1) 31 days ago. Easily passed over.

Form: 80P8-0

Still Alive³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: A J McNamara| OR: 80| D

13/2

Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good, 16/1) 31 days ago. Others more persuasive. RESERVE.

Form: 7485-65

Non-Runners

Union Park⁴⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Drummer¹

Weight: 11-13| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: D G Hogan

Clarens³²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 4

T: J P Flavin J: Danny Mullins

King And Queen³⁵

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: J S McGarvey

Stormy Native³⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: P A Fahy J: Reserve 1

Saga Aravis²³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: P Nolan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Secret Sea (5/4), Drummer (11/4), Union Park (3/1), Where's Bunny (9/2), Maria Francesca (11/2), Still Alive (13/2), Hitchcock (10/1), King And Queen (10/1), Tagg's Island (12/1), Go Battle (16/1), Clarens (16/1), Sand And Water (20/1), Saga Aravis (20/1), Stormy Native (20/1), Beechmount Maisie (28/1), Port Luna (33/1), Thekeyisnottopanic (66/1)

SECRET SEA improved her hurdling form when second in a Wexford maiden and has landed a handicap on the Flat at Ballinrobe since, so she's an obvious choice to land this decidedly weak handicap hurdle. Union Park, who did best of those held up when third at Punchestown last time, ranks as the main danger ahead of King And Queen.