14:45 Listowel

Friday 24 September 2021

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Guinness Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 6m 23.20s

Game Catch²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P Power⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Power| OR: 93

4/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle (5/1) at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good) 21 days ago, well on top finish. Going the right way at present, so leading claims once more.

Form: 9-62421

Cappacon^t³⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 11-12| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 91| D

33/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2018. Respectable ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, good to soft, 16/1) 38 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8-98759

Ni Mhaonaigh¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: B Cawley| OR: 90

40/1

50/1, good eighth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.4f, good) 18 days ago. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 080068

Walking The Walk^t²⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 90| D

9/2

Ninth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 40/1). Off 8 months. Significantly up in trip. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 760909-

My Ladeen³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fahey| OR: 88

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1, eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 00-38

Princesse Cleni^t1⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E McNamara| OR: 87

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.8f, soft) 53 days ago. Up in trip. Booking of O'Keeffe a plus. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 9U000

Early Derby³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: R P Treacy| T: E McNamara| OR: 86

25/1

Seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good, 80/1) 34 days ago. Looks limited.

Form: 0F0977

Daisy's Hollow^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 85| D

28/1

Below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good, 18/1) 21 days ago. Doesn't appear to be firing, so others are more appealing.

Form: 1-88988

My Newbrook Rose³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: J M Moore| T: A Murray| OR: 85| D

10/1

Good third of 16 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good) 32 days ago. Likely to be thereabouts once again.

Form: 408-P43

The Holmeister²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 85

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, excellent 3¼ lengths fourth of 16 to Game Catch in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good) 21 days ago. Needs to improve again.

Form: 5-98854

Do No More^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: C J Orr| T: M Winters| OR: 84

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.4f, good) 18 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 00-U89

Time And Times^b³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: D McNamara| OR: 83

8/1

One win from 30 NH runs. Twenty two runs since last win in 2017. Creditable third of 17 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Killarney (20.2f, good) 34 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 0/F-2333

Wavylake^p,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: B J Cooper| T: M J Smith| OR: 81

10/1

40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, 2¾ lengths third of 16 to Game Catch in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good) 21 days ago. Claims if he can build on that.

Form: 0000-03

Lady L'lerom^t,v¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 80

15/2

7/1 and visored for 1st time, good third of 19 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.4f, good) 18 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 095563

Shrule Operator^p³⁸

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

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (25.5f, good to soft, 25/1) 38 days ago. Plenty to prove right now.

Form: 6-7809

Golden Glen⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 87

14/1

One win from 21 NH runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Fell in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Wexford (24f, good) 49 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 804-34F

Non-Runners

Balthar Boy³⁴

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: Eamon Courtney J: J S McGarvey

Some Joke¹⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: C Byrnes J: Reserve 2

Mcgill¹⁹⁹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Game Catch (4/1), Walking The Walk (9/2), Shrule Operator (13/2), The Holmeister (15/2), Lady L'lerom (15/2), Time And Times (8/1), Wavylake (10/1), My Newbrook Rose (10/1), Golden Glen (14/1), Early Derby (25/1), Mcgill (25/1), Balthar Boy (25/1), Do No More (25/1), Daisy's Hollow (28/1), Cappacon (33/1), My Ladeen (33/1), Ni Mhaonaigh (40/1), Princesse Cleni (50/1), Some Joke (66/1)

GAME CATCH is on the up and had something up his sleeve when scoring at Kilbeggan three weeks ago, so he's fancied to go in again provided this slightly sharper test doesn't catch him out. Time And Times, although a long time without a win, arrives in good order, so he's regarded as a danger along with My Newbrook Rose.