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Monday 9 August 2021

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Flannery's Bistro Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 3m 57.0s

Elusive Rebeldom^h⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 109| D

25/1

22/1, fifth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Perth (16.2f, good) 51 days ago.

Form: 4301/05

Monstrosity^p,t⁵²

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 109| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Last of 12 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good, 50/1) 52 days ago.

Form: 474/P-60

Presenting Dylan¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: B Cawley| OR: 109| D

40/1

First run since leaving Mrs Denise Foster when seventeenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Galway (16.7f, good) 10 days ago.

Form: 1030-70

Share The Honour^t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: A J Martin| OR: 109| D

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Tipperary in October 2019. Eighth of 9 in handicap (3/1) at the Curragh (12f, good) 23 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 324P10/

Convara¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 107| D

50/1

First run since leaving T. Shanahan when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, good, 50/1) 11 days ago.

Form: F154P-P

Aim For Glory^b1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: S Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: T Hogan| OR: 106| D

11/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap (22/1) at Leopardstown (15f, good) 18 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 5F17/F-

Youngnedofthehill^h,t²⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 11-10| J: Paul Townend| T: S Nolan| OR: 105| C| D

9/2

Course winner. 10/1, creditable second of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.4f, good) 20 days ago, no match for winner. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 3185-12

Banjo^p³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 104| D

7/1

One win from 26 NH runs. 14/1, ninth of 13 in handicap chase at Tramore (16f, good) 36 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 57F50-9

Tonkinese²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 96

10/1

50/1, last of 5 in minor event hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 2 days ago. Risky proposition at present.

Form: 049085

Baltinglass Hill²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 98

4/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle (8/1) at Killarney (17f, good) 24 days ago, all out.

Form: 000-281

Shantou Lucky^p1⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 98| BF| D

13/2

Winner in hurdle at Down Royal in May. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good, 9/4) 88 days ago, weakening before home turn. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Should improve.

Form: 0P08-1P

Belgoprince^t²¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 97

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 85/40, good second of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (16f). Off 7 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0533-

Little Mixup¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 97

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, respectable tenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, good) 10 days ago.

Form: 957-60

Lady De Vesci^t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 92

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Good fourth of 14 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 24 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0-9B4

Non-Runners

Ricky Bobby³¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: J J Walsh J: A McCurtin

Boston Brahmin¹⁰

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: N Lee J: Reserve 1

Self Assessed²⁰

Weight: 10-4| Age: 4

T: P G Kelly J: Reserve 2

Tim Rocco⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 9

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Baltinglass Hill (4/1), Ricky Bobby (4/1), Youngnedofthehill (9/2), Shantou Lucky (13/2), Banjo (7/1), Little Mixup (17/2), Tonkinese (10/1), Aim For Glory (11/1), Lady De Vesci (18/1), Belgoprince (25/1), Elusive Rebeldom (25/1), Share The Honour (33/1), Monstrosity (33/1), Presenting Dylan (40/1), Convara (50/1)

RICKY BOBBY took a sizeable step forward when making a winning handicap debut at Cork and while he has been hit with a 9 lb rise, there may well be more to come from this 6-y-o. He is preferred to fellow last-time-out winner Baltinglass Hill and Shantou Lucky, who is worth another chance despite misfiring at Clonmel last time. Belgoprince is also on the shortlist.