19:10 Limerick

Thursday 22 July 2021

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

Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 3m 50.40s

Cornerkova^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 95

7/1

10/3, creditable second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 13 days ago, having run of race. Yard in good form. Looks competitive on form.

Form: P800-02

Drummer^p⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 94

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 17/2, respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, good) 8 days ago. May do better now handicapping in this sphere.

Form: 89/497-

Jack Holiday^p⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: W J Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: J F Gleeson| OR: 90| BF

7/1

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good, 10/3) 6 days ago, headed 2 out and no extra. Still, no forlorn hope for each-way purposes.

Form: 274445

Western Dreaming¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: A W Short| T: P Breen| OR: 89

66/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 22¾ lengths eleventh of 16 to Gendarme in handicap hurdle (200/1) at Tramore (16f, good) 18 days ago. More needed.

Form: 8/70-000

Gendarme¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C A Landers⁽³⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 88| D

9/4

4/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 18 days ago. Yard in good form. Another bold show likely.

Form: FP86-71

Novano^p¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 88

18/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. 8/1, bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 13 days ago, unable to sustain effort. May well come on again for that run.

Form: 6879-S5

Brosna Aran¹⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: S G Carey| OR: 87

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle (80/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy), losing touch 4 out. Off 6 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 09P-

All The Angels^p,t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: E McCarthy| OR: 85| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good, 12/1) 6 days ago.

Form: P50-083

Kilashee²⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 85

40/1

Ninth of 11 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Ballinrobe (21.8f, soft). Off 9 months. Down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 657/009-

I'vedoneitall^p1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 88

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 40/1, unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 13 days ago, unseating first. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 7606U

Nomadic Star³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: C F Hart⁽⁷⁾| T: L Young| OR: 84

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.9f, good) 36 days ago.

Form: 000-07

Time And Times^b1²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: D McNamara| OR: 83

9/1

One win from 28 NH runs. 8/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and one to consider in current form.

Form: 860/F-23

Eaton Lady^h²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss K McGivern| OR: 82

20/1

28/1 and hooded for 1st time, stepped up on previous efforts when fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 20 days ago, barely adequate test. Return to 2½m will suit ideally.

Form: 8000-84

Lopito^h¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: C A McBratney| OR: 81

22/1

40/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Navan (10f, good) 12 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Pulled up on last hurdle run. More needed.

Form: 7/S084-P

Alterno^b¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 80| D

50/1

Irresolute performer. Last of 12 in handicap (150/1) at Fairyhouse (12f, good) 11 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Blinkers back on. 7/12 on last hurdle run.

Form: 8/770-P7

Go Battle¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: P Byrne| OR: 80

40/1

Lightly raced maiden. Creditable sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 13 days ago. However, that still only represents poor form and more needed if she's to feature here.

Form: 077-986

Still Alive¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: A J McNamara| OR: 80| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2019. 13/2, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 13 days ago. More needed.

Form: 485-655

Poetica^p1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 82

50/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Bellewstown (20f, good) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others arrive with stronger claims.

Form: U0F-F60

Forecasts

Gendarme (9/4), All The Angels (11/2), Cornerkova (7/1), Jack Holiday (7/1), Time And Times (9/1), Drummer (14/1), Still Alive (16/1), Novano (18/1), Eaton Lady (20/1), Lopito (22/1), Brosna Aran (22/1), Nomadic Star (25/1), Go Battle (40/1), Kilashee (40/1), Alterno (50/1), Poetica (50/1), I'vedoneitall (66/1), Western Dreaming (66/1)

GENDARME justified market support as he ran out a good winner of a big-field handicap at Tramore (2m) 18 days ago, notably jumping and travelling well, and gets the nod to come out on top again. Time And Times and Cornerkova are others also fancied to get involved.