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Friday 27 August 2021

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mccartanbet.com Text-A-Bet 3-Y-O Hurdle

Off time: 15:57 | Winning time: 4m 8.2s

Whyzzat²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

11/1

10/1, won 16-runner juvenile hurdle at Roscommon (15.3f, good to soft) on NH debut 24 days ago under this rider, readily. Good chance under a penalty if backing that up.

Form: 1

Albert Camus^t1⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell

15/2

Useful handicapper on Flat (stays 14.5f), winning 3 times in 2021 for the Gosdens. Interesting on hurdles debut with tongue tie fitted.

Form:

Bell Ex One²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Cody

13/8

Fairly useful handicapper on Flat (stays 1¾m), career best when winning gamely at Galway last time. No surprise if he had a future in this game.

Form:

Erikson²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan

125/1

Down the field in Flat maiden earlier this month.

Form:

Gamigin²³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: C D Maxwell| T: J McAuley

40/1

Fair on Flat (stays 1¼m), won claimer at Sligo last time and then left Jack Davison. Improvement needed now hurdling.

Form:

Guest²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: H Smyth

250/1

Well held in maiden on Flat and big price when badly hampered first and pulled up in juvenile maiden (won by Whyzzat) at Roscommon on hurdling debut 24 days ago.

Form: P

Lunar Power²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| BF

3/1

Fairly useful stayer on Flat. Half-brother to poor/temperamental chaser Mariners Moon. One to note on jumps debut.

Form:

Realist⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: B J Cooper| T: Mrs D Foster

14/1

Fairly useful on Flat (stays 1¼m) for Michael Bell, below form last time. In good hands now going jumping and one to consider.

Form:

Supposedtobe⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Barrett

7/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Showed plenty on hurdles debut when third behind useful-looking winner at Killarney (17f, good to soft) last week. Could improve.

Form: 3

Virtual Hug^t1³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer

33/1

Fair maiden handicapper on Flat (stays 1m), shaped as if better for run last time. Tongue tied for hurdles debut.

Form:

War Thunder⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D J Ryan

50/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Unseated rider first in juvenile hurdle (25/1) at Killarney (17f, good to soft) on NH debut 7 days ago.

Form: U

Alice Kitty⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-3| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D Foster

22/1

Fair winner at 10f on Flat. Hasn't got round in 2 runs over hurdles this month.

Form: FU

Grey Angel^t²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-3| J: N J Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

150/1

Well held in 3 Flat maidens last autumn and again behind Whyzzat on hurdles bow at Roscommon 24 days ago. Tongue tie goes on.

Form: 6

Television¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-3| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: H P Finegan

20/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Showed a bit more second time up over hurdles at Ballinrobe 18 days ago.

Form: 44

Burren Shore

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

20/1

Moohaajim gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner Crystal Earth. RESERVE.

Form:

Non-Runners

Dies Its Eine⁷

Weight: 10-10| Age: 3

T: Mrs P Dobbs J: Liam McKenna

Uno Miligre⁹¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 3

T: J McAuley J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Bell Ex One (13/8), Lunar Power (3/1), Supposedtobe (7/1), Albert Camus (15/2), Whyzzat (11/1), Realist (14/1), Television (20/1), Burren Shore (20/1), Alice Kitty (22/1), Virtual Hug (33/1), Gamigin (40/1), War Thunder (50/1), Uno Miligre (50/1), Erikson (125/1), Grey Angel (150/1), Dies Its Eine (150/1), Guest (250/1)

Some depth to this 3-y-o hurdle and the betting could be revealing. WHYZZAT did the job well at Roscommon though, and could be up to defying a penalty. Albert Camus and Bell Ex One are good Flat winners to note now sent jumping, while Supposedtobe showed plenty at Killarney and could do better in this sphere.