17:35 Sligo

Thursday 5 August 2021

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In Celebration Of The Racing Achievements Of Billy Boyers Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 4m 10.3s

Kitty Galore⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 102

6/1

20/1, creditable ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1587-29

General Moriviere^h,t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P Broderick| OR: 97| BF

5/1

5/2, good second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Should make a bold bid to go one better here.

Form: 748-232

Go Gill Go²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Grace| OR: 97| C

9/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle (16/1) at this course (17f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0671

Shantou Warrior¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 97| BF| C

6/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 7/2, creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 72-3443

Our Nancy^h⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P J F Hassett| OR: 96| D

28/1

One win from 3 runs last season. Sixth of 15 in maiden at Galway (11.8f, good to firm, 150/1) 4 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Respectable on last hurdle outing.

Form: 0P/071-6

Just A Normal Day^b,t¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: C J Orr| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 94

40/1

Good second of 13 in handicap chase (12/1) at Tipperary (16.6f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 90-0552

Attitash³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 92| BF

13/8

Promising type. Good third of 16 in handicap hurdle (2/5) at Tramore (16f, good) 32 days ago. Stable having good spell. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 0/500-23

Sheer Bravado²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly| OR: 95

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. First run since leaving S. J. Mahon when tenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft, 66/1) 27 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 00-0

Vischio²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 94

18/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle (3/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 27 days ago, kept up to work.

Form: 583-731

Different Beat^t⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: C P McNamara| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 90| BF| D

18/1

Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 84 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 0/9861-7

Swift Sonnet¹⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: H McOwan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 89

50/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 25/1, eighth of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 108 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 788-

Tim Rocco³⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 88

12/1

Modest winner at 17f in chases. 9/2 and blinkered for 1st time, fifth of 6 in handicap chase at Bangor (17.4f, soft). Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for new yard. RESERVE.

Form: 06/1295-

Lady Of The Sea^t⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: S Millar| OR: 87| C

50/1

Course winner. Eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good, 40/1) 48 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 1P-P000

Non-Runners

The Truant⁶²

Weight: 11-11| Age: 4

T: Peter Fahey J: K C Sexton

Turkestan²⁵

Weight: 11-11| Age: 4

T: M M McNiff J: Phillip Enright

Buto³³

Weight: 11-6| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Simon Torrens

Oromo⁵⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 8

T: K Thornton J: Donagh Meyler

Alexharwill¹⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: L Young J: R P Treacy

Ellaat⁵⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: N C Kelly J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Attitash (13/8), General Moriviere (5/1), Kitty Galore (6/1), Shantou Warrior (6/1), Go Gill Go (9/1), Turkestan (10/1), Tim Rocco (12/1), Ellaat (16/1), Vischio (18/1), Different Beat (18/1), Oromo (20/1), Buto (20/1), Alexharwill (25/1), Our Nancy (28/1), The Truant (33/1), Just A Normal Day (40/1), Sheer Bravado (50/1), Lady Of The Sea (50/1), Swift Sonnet (50/1)

GENERAL MORIVIERE has been knocking firmly on the door since switched to handicaps and a 2 lb rise for his near miss at Wexford last month is easy to digest. The 5-y-o is taken to deservedly get his head in front this time. Attitash boasts a similar profile and is likely to emerge as the main danger, while Turkestan and Shantou Warrior both make each-way appeal.