15:50 Listowel

Monday 20 September 2021

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Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle (Handicap) (Grade B)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 3m 53.8s

Dark Voyager⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 126| BF| D

9/1

Useful form. Creditable 10½ lengths third of 7 to Annie G in listed hurdle (9/4) at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 54 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Respected for top yard.

Form: 248-13

Glorious Zoff^h,t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 126

11/1

Hooded for 1st time, good 3¾ lengths third of 13 to Flying Scotsman in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (18.2f, good, 16/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 1230-03

Flying Scotsman^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 124| D

7/1

2 wins from 3 runs over hurdles this summer. Never involved on the Flat last time but he's a big player back over timber. Walsh seemingly prefers him to Persia.

Form: 535-191

Persia^b,t⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 123| D

7/1

Two wins from 5 runs this season. 6/1, 10¾ lengths fourth of 7 to Annie G in listed hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 54 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 4-13124

Autumn Evening³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 122| D

14/1

Fairly useful winner over hurdles. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Tramore (16f, soft, 11/2) 37 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 1533-

Zanavi^b1,t1⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan| OR: 122| D

40/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Eighth of 12 in minor event hurdle at Galway (16f, good, 20/1) 53 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time, tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8142-8

Coventry⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 121| D

18/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 9/1, thirteenth of 19 in handicap at Galway (16.5f, soft) 55 days ago, needing lesser test. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 2F15-

Palace Rock⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: C D Maxwell| T: Francis Casey| OR: 120| BF| D

5/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Navan in March. Second of 11 in handicap at Gowran (12.4f, good, 10/3) 40 days ago, having run of race. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 1P-5

Malina Girl²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 118| D

11/1

Bumper winner who made a successful start over hurdles at Bellewstown (20.3f, good) 26 days ago, easily. Lacks experience but there's surely more to come from her.

Form: 2-4311

Palm Beach^b,t⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 118| C

20/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 11/4, below form third of 6 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (20.9f, soft) 76 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 222-1P3

Varna Gold²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 117

14/1

Good head second of 13 to Flying Scotsman in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Ballinrobe (18.2f, good) 28 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 643-232

Na Caith Tobac^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 116

33/1

16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, creditable fifth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (11.9f, good) 21 days ago, better placed than most. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 3-32310

Clever Currency^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: P W Flynn| OR: 115| D

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in April. Good 6½ lengths fourth of 13 to Flying Scotsman in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (18.2f, good, 20/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 21-3074

Barnacullia¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 114

14/1

14/1, career best when winning 12-runner maiden hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good) 16 days ago by 7 lengths from Trebizond, going clear.

Form: 00-4401

Son Of Hypnos¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: K Smith| OR: 113

9/1

11/1, career best when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good) 14 days ago. Likely to remain competitive after a 6 lb rise.

Form: 4-2P531

Perry Owens^b⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 111| D

22/1

33/1, creditable fifth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21f, good to soft) 54 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 31309-5

Hidden Land¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: A Kinirons| OR: 109

40/1

Twice-raced winner over hurdles this summer but not at best on the Flat ahead of this switch to handicap company. Others make more appeal.

Form: 15

Complete Fantasy^b¹³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 109

22/1

Blinkers on for 1st time in this code, below form fourth of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft, 7/1) 135 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 43345-4

Non-Runners

Trebizond¹⁶

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: D Robinson

Boom Boom Boom¹⁶

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: C Byrnes J: Reserve 2

Brides Hill³⁹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Palace Rock (5/1), Flying Scotsman (7/1), Persia (7/1), Dark Voyager (9/1), Son Of Hypnos (9/1), Glorious Zoff (11/1), Malina Girl (11/1), Trebizond (12/1), Autumn Evening (14/1), Barnacullia (14/1), Boom Boom Boom (14/1), Varna Gold (14/1), Coventry (18/1), Palm Beach (20/1), Brides Hill (20/1), Perry Owens (22/1), Complete Fantasy (22/1), Na Caith Tobac (33/1), Clever Currency (33/1), Hidden Land (40/1), Zanavi (40/1)

Several with chances in this useful 4-y-o handicap. FLYING SCOTSMAN has a progressive profile over hurdles so he could prove the answer with Mark Walsh seemingly preferring him to stablemate Persia, who could also have a big say. The Willie Mullins-trained Dark Voyager should go well despite top weight, while Gavin Cromwell's Malina won easily on her hurdle debut and has the scope for improvement.