16:23 Ballinrobe

Tuesday 20 July 2021

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West Tyre Ballinrobe & Westport Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 16:24 | Winning time: 4m 16.0s

Ciankyle⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 108| C| D

7/1

Course winner. Two wins from 6 runs last season. Below form ninth of 15 in handicap chase at Killarney (20f, good, 12/1) 4 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: F14-259

Daicheadacuig³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: A J McNamara| OR: 108

17/2

Fifth of 8 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft, 12/1) 34 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: P34-515

Moonball⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 106

16/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Punchestown (20f, good to soft) 80 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 2FF090-

Youngnedofthehill^h,t⁵⁷

Age: 13| Weight: 11-11| J: Paul Townend| T: S Nolan| OR: 105| CD

10/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle (13/2) at this course (18.2f, heavy) 57 days ago, just holding on. Booking of Townend a plus. Another bold show likely.

Form: 63185-1

Summer Hill¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 103

18/1

One win from 27 NH runs. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 50/1, fell in minor event chase at Limerick (18f, good) 10 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: FF4-P5F

Comporta^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 101

33/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. 20/1, sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (16.1f, soft) 14 days ago. Makes limited appeal.

Form: FU76-06

Sweet Sixteen^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Dullea| OR: 105

13/2

Winner in hurdle at Tramore in April. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Cork (20f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Not out of things.

Form: 961-425

Fort William^p1,t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 100| D

8/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in May. Fourth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17f, good to soft, 17/2) 9 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Claims on best form.

Form: 100004

Match My Fire⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 98

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Below form sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, good, 7/1) 68 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 9502-6

Shantou Warrior¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 97

7/2

Creditable efforts all 3 starts this term, latest when fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Tramore (21.6f, good) 16 days ago. Can make presence felt again.

Form: 972-344

Our Nancy^h⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P J F Hassett| OR: 96| C

50/1

One win from 3 runs last season. Last of 14 in maiden at Killarney (11.2f, good to soft, 200/1) 8 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Career best when winning on last hurdle run.

Form: 80P/071-

Made In Pimlico³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Ricky Doyle| T: B W Duke| OR: 99

18/1

Back on track when good sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.9f, good, 50/1) 34 days ago. Still looking for first success, though.

Form: P425-06

Union Park^t⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 95

8/1

Creditable third of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft, 14/1) 51 days ago, closing all way to line. Just 2 lb higher here and is one for the shortlist.

Form: 9390-U3

Mac Suibhne⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin| T: Richard Daniels| OR: 91

66/1

Below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Sligo (20f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Others look better treated.

Form: 028-068

Fair Minded⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 89| D

10/1

Twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft, 14/1) 54 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 27139-0

Non-Runners

I Sea The Moon¹¹

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: Barry J Fitzgerald J: Reserve 1

Rathnaleen Glory²⁵⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: P Byrne J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Shantou Warrior (7/2), Sweet Sixteen (13/2), I Sea The Moon (13/2), Ciankyle (7/1), Union Park (8/1), Fort William (8/1), Daicheadacuig (17/2), Youngnedofthehill (10/1), Fair Minded (10/1), Moonball (16/1), Summer Hill (18/1), Made In Pimlico (18/1), Match My Fire (20/1), Comporta (33/1), Our Nancy (50/1), Mac Suibhne (66/1), Rathnaleen Glory (66/1)

Preference is for UNION PARK, who built on the promise of his previous effort when third at Punchestown in May and remains relatively low mileage. Youngnedofthehill and Shantou Warrior head the list of dangers.