13:35 Wexford

Saturday 4 September 2021

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Support Local Stay Local Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 4m 1.50s

Heliers Bay¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 95

7/2

Unreliable sort. Creditable second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17f, good, 9/2) 10 days ago, clear of rest.

Form: 5-06262

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Lady Rocco³²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 95

11/1

Eighth of 10 in novice chase at Roscommon (21.3f, good to soft, 40/1) on debut over fences 32 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 629-598

Berliet Express^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 94

14/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 50/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 28 days ago, forging clear.

Form: P0-7001

Amlad^p,t⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: B J Cooper| T: A McNamara| OR: 91

13/2

Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Ballinrobe (21.6f, good) 46 days ago. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0523-57

Offaly Star⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 91

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 5 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 590P3

Jovial Jack¹⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 91

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, heavy) 102 days ago, labouring soon after halfway.

Form: 70-0P

Mama Tried⁸⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: Charlie Keegan| OR: 89

20/1

20/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good) 88 days ago, driven clear. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 0/058-61

Downthecellar^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Paul Townend| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 87

11/10

7/2, career best when winning 6-runner minor event chase at Tramore (15.2f, good) 23 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 0-31111

Pretty Little Liar^t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D P Dunne| OR: 87

14/1

Bit below form seventh of 15 in handicap (25/1) at Tipperary (12.5f, soft) 29 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Good on last hurdle run.

Form: 100/08-8

Bally Upper^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 86

66/1

33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, good) 22 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 457P7-9

Tennesse Waltz²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Kevin Sexton| T: S Byrne| OR: 85

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Modest winner on the Flat. Below form eighth of 15 in handicap (18/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good) 24 days ago. Poor effort on latest start in this sphere.

Form: 78900-

Bronze Bull^t⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin| OR: 83

33/1

28/1, respectable ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.9f, good) 80 days ago.

Form: 055059

Alterno¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 80| C

40/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2017. Below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Bellewstown (17f, good) 10 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 70-P749

Non-Runners

Time To Bite⁸²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: L J Archdeacon J: Reserve 1

Saga Aravis¹²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P Nolan J: Reserve 2

Tonkinese⁵

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: Aengus King J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Downthecellar (11/10), Heliers Bay (7/2), Amlad (13/2), Lady Rocco (11/1), Pretty Little Liar (14/1), Berliet Express (14/1), Offaly Star (16/1), Mama Tried (20/1), Bronze Bull (33/1), Tonkinese (33/1), Jovial Jack (40/1), Alterno (40/1), Tennesse Waltz (50/1), Saga Aravis (50/1), Time To Bite (50/1), Bally Upper (66/1)

DOWNTHECELLAR didn't show a great deal in four starts in this sphere in 2019, but he has made big strides over fences in recent months and is hard to oppose back hurdling off a potentially very favourable mark. Last-time-out winners Berliet Express and Mama Tried may prove vulnerable off their revised marks, therefore Amlad and Heliers Bay rate the main dangers.