13:40 Downpatrick

Monday 30 August 2021

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Molson Coors Beverage Company Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 4m 37.60s

Ardhill²¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 93

8/1

Ninth of 14 in novice chase at Gowran (16f, heavy, 125/1). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 930009-

Tonkinese^h,t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: C A Landers| T: Aengus King| OR: 93

25/1

28/1 and blinkers on for 1st time in this code, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good to soft) 13 days ago, beaten some way out. Hood back on, tongue strap back on.

Form: 90850P

Offaly Star¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 91

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, soft) 15 days ago, pulled up before last. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 590P

Alexharwill²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: R P Treacy| T: L Young| OR: 90

11/4

Good second of 14 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at this C&D (good) 22 days ago. Big player up 2 lb given unexposed profile.

Form: 69-7542

Pat's Pearl^p,t²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 86| CD

16/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 16/1, seventh of 8 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.8f, good) 22 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: P85P-67

Ringhill Lady^b,t⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: C J Orr| T: J J Lambe| OR: 85| C

10/1

Course winner. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Winner in hurdle here in May. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at this course (21.3f, good) 79 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 9098-15

Lady Of The Sea^t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: S Millar| OR: 84

40/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.9f, good to soft, 50/1) 25 days ago.

Form: P-P0000

Deo Bellator²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr N Gault⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 83

9/1

12/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8709-35

Mezyan⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 83

17/2

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. 12/1, below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 9U0-340

Tagg's Island¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss R Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 81

5/1

One win from 22 NH runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2016. 4/1, good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, soft) 15 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 7/04762

Ask The Leader^t1⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D M Christie| OR: 80

20/1

40/1, ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good) 7 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 8P-9P89

Galaxy Girl^b1,t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Foley| OR: 80

8/1

11/1, below form sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good) 9 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 7-09756

Lopito^h,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: D F O'Regan| T: C A McBratney| OR: 80

16/1

18/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good) 22 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 084-P58

Redwood Boy^p⁴¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-1| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 80

80/1

33/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.6f, good) 41 days ago.

Form: 4P81/0-0

Semper Fidelis^p1¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: C D Maxwell| T: W J McLernon| OR: 80

80/1

150/1, tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.5f, good) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 5/7B5-00

Non-Runners

Bronze Bull⁷⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Caroline Mccaldin J: Reserve 1

Bally Upper¹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: E Sheehy J: Reserve 2

Gone Galavanting⁴⁰³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: F Costello J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Alexharwill (11/4), Tagg's Island (5/1), Galaxy Girl (8/1), Ardhill (8/1), Mezyan (17/2), Deo Bellator (9/1), Ringhill Lady (10/1), Pat's Pearl (16/1), Lopito (16/1), Gone Galavanting (16/1), Ask The Leader (20/1), Tonkinese (25/1), Bally Upper (25/1), Bronze Bull (25/1), Offaly Star (40/1), Lady Of The Sea (40/1), Semper Fidelis (80/1), Redwood Boy (80/1)

RINGHILL LADY was held back by a few mistakes here when last seen in June but there's still mileage in this mark if she can cut the errors out. With that in mind, she is preferred in favour of Alexharwill and Tagg's Island.