19:15 Bellewstown

Wednesday 25 August 2021

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John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 4m 3.50s

Heliers Bay⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 93

9/2

Unreliable sort. 7/1, bit below form sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 35-0626

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Batalha⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T G McCourt| OR: 95

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/1, good fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17f, good to soft) 45 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Notable handicap debutant.

Form: U8-24

Vischio²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 95

11/4

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in July. Good second of 13 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Sligo (17.9f, good to soft) 20 days ago. On the upgrade, so warrants plenty of respect.

Form: 83-7312

Penny Jar^p1⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C L Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: P Downey| OR: 91

80/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good, 25/1) 73 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Hard to recommend.

Form: 87700-9

Prince Of Air⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 92

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Respectable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 43 days ago. Needs to improve.

Form: 8-0998

Sand And Water^t1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 88

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifteenth of 17 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good, 50/1) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Tongue strap on 1st time. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 9087-0

Walkers Point^t⁷⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr N McParlan| T: S McParlan| OR: 88

40/1

22/1, below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, good) 70 days ago.

Form: 91800-0

Boston Brahmin^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 87

10/1

25/1, good eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Improvement required.

Form: 703P58

Wild Desire⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 87

22/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Tramore (16f, good) 52 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 6636-F0

Derby De Thaix^p⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Cooper| T: T Cooper| OR: 86

12/1

Remains a maiden after 27 NH runs. 66/1, eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good) 68 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Ian O'Connor.

Form: 42P00-8

Mater Matuta^h,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 86

5/1

Excellent third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.7f, good, 25/1) 12 days ago. Likely to remain competitive.

Form: 0000-93

All The Angels^t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: E McCarthy| OR: 84| D

22/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 18/1 and blinkered for 1st time, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Plenty to prove.

Form: 0-083P0

Trenchtown Rock⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 84

12/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 33/1, good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good) 40 days ago, running on. One to consider.

Form: 90-5492

No Way Jack^p,t⁵²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 83

28/1

40/1, fell in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 52 days ago yet to be asked for effort. Still has plenty to prove.

Form: 82600/F

Alterno^b³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 80

25/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2017. Creditable fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good, 50/1) 34 days ago. More required.

Form: 770-P74

Non-Runners

Going Solo¹⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: S Millar J: Reserve 1

Time To Bite⁷²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: L J Archdeacon J: Reserve 2

Swiss Cottage⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: K Thornton J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Vischio (11/4), Heliers Bay (9/2), Mater Matuta (5/1), Batalha (8/1), Boston Brahmin (10/1), Trenchtown Rock (12/1), Derby De Thaix (12/1), Time To Bite (20/1), Going Solo (20/1), Wild Desire (22/1), All The Angels (22/1), Alterno (25/1), Swiss Cottage (25/1), No Way Jack (28/1), Sand And Water (33/1), Prince Of Air (33/1), Walkers Point (40/1), Penny Jar (80/1)

VISCHIO opened her account at Kilbeggan in July and was unlucky to bump into a handicap blot in her follow-up bid at Sligo, so this progressive 4yo is worth a chance to resume winning ways in a race that lacks depth. Trenchtown Rock is a danger if in the same form as last time and Batalha is a notable handicap debutant from a mark that looks lenient based on Flat form.