17:45 Bellewstown

Wednesday 25 August 2021

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Donacarney Village Square Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 4m 51.1s

Aim For Glory^b,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: T Hogan| OR: 102

33/1

Blinkered for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.4f, good, 11/1) 16 days ago. Back up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 5F17/F-0

Broken Ice¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: C P McNamara| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 99| BF

4/1

Good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 4/1) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. Expected to go well.

Form: D6-8362

Cloak Of Darkness¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 99

11/1

Good third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good, 40/1) 19 days ago, faring best of those held up. Merits consideration.

Form: 5030/4-3

Cornakill Rose^p1³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 97| CD

18/1

10/1, fourth of 9 in novice chase at Tipperary (16.6f, good to soft) on debut over fences 38 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 989-274

Noble Expression^b²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D P Dunne| OR: 97

50/1

Down the field in maiden/novice hurdles but remains capable of better now handicapping in this sphere.

Form: 09-77

Serpolette^h,t³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E D Delany| OR: 96| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 9 in novice chase (15/2) at Tipperary (16.6f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. Hood back on.

Form: PPP-397

Story Rory^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Robert Widger| OR: 95| BF

7/1

Creditable third of 6 in handicap hurdle at Perth (20.2f, good to soft, 6/5) 28 days ago. Still low mileage and one to view positively.

Form: 7-64633

Creative Dancer²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: D Cleere⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 98

40/1

Well beaten in maiden/novice hurdles, though open to improvement now heading into handicaps up in trip.

Form: 000

Yulong Voice^t⁴^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 93| C| D

6/4

Off the mark in 17-runner handicap hurdle (9/1) at Killarney (20.2f, good) 4 days ago. Should go well again under 5 lb penalty.

Form: 4-94541

Loup De Tallane²⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin| OR: 92

18/1

Has yet to better modest form but remains open to improvement now heading into handicaps after a break.

Form: 666-

Well Joey³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: P Stafford| OR: 92| D

20/1

Ran respectably with tongue tie left off when fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Limerick (20f, good) 34 days ago, though he typically didn't jump that well.

Form: P06-4P5

Goatitagain^t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: C J Orr| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 91

33/1

Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Cork (18.8f, soft) 23 days ago, going badly in snatches under a patient ride before closing up when it was all too late.

Form: 8/30-675

Repeat That¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: M Butler| OR: 91| CD

11/1

C&D winner in July but was running below form when unseating rider last in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 17 days ago.

Form: U4716U

Tick Along^p1⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T G McCourt| OR: 91

22/1

16/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 758-640

Samson^p¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss T M Reilly| OR: 90| D

150/1

150/1, first run since leaving Dr Richard Newland when thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.5f, good) 13 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 1444/9-0

Non-Runners

Let Her Flow²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: M J Smith J: Paul Townend

Pat's Pearl¹⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 10

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

Mezyan²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 2

Back To Bataan⁸

Weight: 10-11| Age: 9

T: M Torrens J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Yulong Voice (6/4), Let Her Flow (7/2), Broken Ice (4/1), Story Rory (7/1), Cloak Of Darkness (11/1), Repeat That (11/1), Mezyan (16/1), Loup De Tallane (18/1), Cornakill Rose (18/1), Well Joey (20/1), Tick Along (22/1), Serpolette (25/1), Back To Bataan (25/1), Pat's Pearl (25/1), Aim For Glory (33/1), Goatitagain (33/1), Creative Dancer (40/1), Noble Expression (50/1), Samson (150/1)

LET HER FLOW went like the best horse at the weights when runner-up at Ballinrobe on Monday, and could still have more to offer for her new stable, so she’s an appealing candidate. Story Rory and Broken Ice are others to view positively.