14:35 Downpatrick

Friday 17 September 2021

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Northern Ireland On Course Bookmakers Association.co.uk Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 4m 26.3s

Fassbender^t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: M M McNiff| OR: 93

9/2

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. 6/1, creditable second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 80-2472

Alexharwill¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: R P Treacy| T: L Young| OR: 92| BF

7/2

11/4, good 1¼ lengths second of 15 to Ask The Leader in handicap hurdle at this course (18.8f, good) 18 days ago, sticking to task. Can go well again.

Form: 9-75422

Rags Kitten^t1³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Simon Torrens| T: G Kelleher| OR: 89

33/1

22/1, below form fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.4f, good) 39 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: U40205

Edmond Dantes⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 87

2/1

Thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Tramore (16f, good) 75 days ago.

Form: 0P0-600

Jovial Jack¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 89

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good) 13 days ago.

Form: 70-0P9

Beechroad Winnie¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 86

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 9/1) 14 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P-05845

Ask The Leader¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D M Christie| OR: 85| C

15/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle here (18.8f, good, 20/1) 18 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Alexharwill, driven out. Tongue strap left off this time.

Form: P-9P891

Willyouwalkwithme²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: H Smyth| OR: 85| C

10/1

C&D winner. Winner in hurdle here in June. 12/1, below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17f, good) 23 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 97-19U9

Bally Upper¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: J S McGarvey| T: E Sheehy| OR: 84

66/1

66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good) 13 days ago, behind when pulled up early in straight. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 57P6-9P

Larkhill Lady²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 83

25/1

Respectable seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17f, good, 66/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 787PP7

Samantha Sunshine³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 82

14/1

25/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.7f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 00/49F-7

Gloves On⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Duggan| OR: 80

50/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good, 66/1) 76 days ago.

Form: 090/070

Knockanora Lady¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Brian Hayes| T: S Curling| OR: 80

25/1

33/1, twelfth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.4f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 384-370

Lopito^h,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: C D Maxwell| T: C A McBratney| OR: 80

20/1

Running well (might have been placed) when unseated rider in handicap hurdle at this course (18.8f, good, 16/1) 18 days ago won by Ask The Leader.

Form: 84-P58U

Non-Runners

Mater Matuta²³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: E D Delany J: Jordan Gainford

Our Brian⁶⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 11

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Batalha²³

Weight: 11-13| Age: 4

T: T G McCourt J: Reserve 2

Galypso Clermont⁷⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: P Nolan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Edmond Dantes (2/1), Alexharwill (7/2), Fassbender (9/2), Mater Matuta (5/1), Batalha (13/2), Ask The Leader (15/2), Willyouwalkwithme (10/1), Samantha Sunshine (14/1), Beechroad Winnie (14/1), Lopito (20/1), Galypso Clermont (20/1), Larkhill Lady (25/1), Knockanora Lady (25/1), Our Brian (25/1), Rags Kitten (33/1), Jovial Jack (40/1), Gloves On (50/1), Bally Upper (66/1)

FASSBENDER wasted no time getting back to form when runner-up at Sligo last month and should remain competitive off this sort of mark. Alexharwill and Rags Kitten head the dangers.