17:00 Down Royal

Friday 27 August 2021

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Danny Boy Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 3m 59.3s

Brideswell Lad¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: S Neville| OR: 109

4/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 9/4, didn't need to improve to win 11-runner novice hurdle at Tramore (21.4f, soft) 12 days ago, going clear. Down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0405-21

Feel Des Mottes^h¹⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 107| D

11/1

1 win from 1 run this season. 13/2, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.7f, good) 106 days ago, kept up to work. Enters calculations.

Form: 30F04-1

Copia Verborum^t⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 105

18/1

Creditable third of 8 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good, 8/1) 45 days ago.

Form: 5675-33

Lusis Naturea³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr C Abernethy⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 104| CD

12/1

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 7/2, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (12.7f, good) 35 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 9268-41

Misty Millie^b,t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: C J Orr| T: G Donnelly| OR: 104| CD

28/1

Course winner. Tenth of 12 in handicap (11/1) at Tramore (12f, soft) 13 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Blinkers back on. Below form on last hurdle outing.

Form: P20-550

Kitty Galore¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 102| BF| D

9/2

3/1, respectable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good to soft) 10 days ago, doing too much too soon. Not taken lightly.

Form: 87-2935

Aunty Audrey^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 101| D

17/2

1 win from 1 run this season. 11/2 and blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.7f, good) 14 days ago, driven out. Player.

Form: 22800-1

The Virginian⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P Roche| OR: 100

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 6/1, eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 42 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 6-28

Where's Bunny¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 100| D

16/1

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in July. 7/1, creditable 9¼ lengths fifth of 13 to Aunty Audrey in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.7f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: U0U165

The Truant⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 102

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft, 33/1) 84 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 44-00

Go Gill Go^t1²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Grace| OR: 97| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Sligo in July. 9/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.9f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Must improve.

Form: 06715

Ricky Langford^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 97| D

22/1

Latest win in hurdle at Killarney in July. 3/1, fourth of 9 in handicap chase at Wexford (16f, good) 21 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: P-4B124

Dazzling Darren²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 93

9/2

Fair winner at 13f on flat. 25/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap at Galway (11.8f, good to firm) 27 days ago, readily. Switches from Flat to hurdles. RESERVE.

Form: 5960-8

Non-Runners

Ashqar⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: D Queally J: Mr D L Queally

Reverse Polarity¹⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: M Fahey J: R Deegan

Hurricane Alex¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: S A Mulcahy

Benefit North²¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 10

T: C A McBratney J: D F O'Regan

Buto¹⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

Nelson's Point⁴⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: R Tyner J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Brideswell Lad (4/1), Dazzling Darren (9/2), Kitty Galore (9/2), Reverse Polarity (11/2), Buto (15/2), Aunty Audrey (17/2), Feel Des Mottes (11/1), Go Gill Go (12/1), Lusis Naturea (12/1), Hurricane Alex (14/1), Where's Bunny (16/1), Ashqar (16/1), The Virginian (18/1), Copia Verborum (18/1), Ricky Langford (22/1), The Truant (25/1), Nelson's Point (25/1), Misty Millie (28/1), Benefit North (33/1)

FEEL DES MOTTES showed some improvement when winning in decisive fashion at Clonmel so he could be capable of defying an 8 lb rise. Aunty Audrey is another who arrives on the back of career-best win, responding well to blinkers at Tramore 2 weeks ago, while Hurricane Alex is a potential improver on handicap bow.