19:45 Ballinrobe

Monday 9 August 2021

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Burleigh Accountancy Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:46 | Winning time: 6m 32.50s

Quaker Island¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 118

10/1

Winner at Wexford in June. Creditable sixth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, good, 10/1) 11 days ago. This is easier and he could go well.

Form: 503-316

Waitnsee³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 114| C

15/8

Course winner. Good second of 13 in handicap chase (13/2) at Kilbeggan (25f, good) 31 days ago, sticking to task. Switches from chase to hurdles. Booking of Fitzgerald a plus. Can go well.

Form: 215-P32

Dorans River^t¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly| OR: 110| C

22/1

Unreliable type. Respectable seventh of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21f, good to soft, 33/1) 12 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 986P-47

Brogine^p1¹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S Braddish| OR: 109| C

20/1

Latest win in chase at Wexford in June. 33/1, sixteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, good) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Won this race last year.

Form: 701040

Goodnightngodbless^b1,t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: J Motherway| OR: 109

12/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. 7/1, creditable seventh of 16 in handicap chase at Limerick (22.2f, good) 30 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: U79-237

Royal Aide^p,t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 107

16/1

Off 3 months, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (28/1) at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good) 24 days ago, readily. Has to be taken seriously up just 5 lb.

Form: 58000-1

Oscer Romero²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 106| C

11/2

5/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at this course (21.6f, good) 20 days ago, well on top finish. This stiffer test will suit and he can go well again.

Form: 024-161

Dedanann⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: B J Cooper| T: J P Ryan| OR: 105

15/2

9/1, creditable 5 lengths seventh of 16 to Fill The Tank in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (23.6f, good to soft) 6 days ago.

Form: 71F387

Fill The Tank^p⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 105

11/2

Fair winner at 25f in chases. Won 16-runner handicap hurdle at Roscommon (23.6f, good to soft, 11/1) 6 days ago. More needed in this tougher race.

Form: 312PP1

Silver Planeur²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 102| D

22/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle (16/1) at Sligo (25.7f, good to soft) 29 days ago, travelling strongly. Far from certain to back that up.

Form: 98U9-01

Non-Runners

Whatucallher²⁵

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: E & P Harty J: N Terrassin

Junior Rattler⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: O McKiernan J: B Browne

Lord Lariat³⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: D A McLoughlin J: P J O'Hanlon

The Dabbler⁶²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: L P Cusack J: E Walsh

Forecasts

Waitnsee (15/8), Oscer Romero (11/2), Fill The Tank (11/2), Whatucallher (13/2), Dedanann (15/2), Junior Rattler (8/1), Quaker Island (10/1), Goodnightngodbless (12/1), The Dabbler (12/1), Royal Aide (16/1), Brogine (20/1), Lord Lariat (20/1), Dorans River (22/1), Silver Planeur (22/1)

Quite a few to consider but ROYAL AIDE looked to have plenty in the tank when making a successful return under his trainer/rider at Kilbeggan and is taken to follow up. Whatucallher, Quaker Island and Oscer Romero are all solid alternatives.