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Monday 27 September 2021

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Athlone Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 13:57 | Winning time: 3m 49.7s

So Easy Way¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: I Madden| OR: 102

150/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (66/1) at Ballinrobe (17f, good to soft) 17 days ago, losing touch from halfway. Had disappointed over hurdles prior to that and he's hard to warm to.

Form: 7-PP7PP

Tom McGreevy^h,t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 102

6/1

7/2, very good second of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 24 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: F06-652

Port Rashid¹¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss J Townend⁽⁵⁾| T: T Townend| OR: 100

25/1

Latest win in chase at Tramore in April. Below form 21¾ lengths sixth of 13 to Downthecellar in handicap chase at Tramore (15.4f, good to soft, 5/1) 115 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 501-566

The Abbey¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 99

9/2

11/2, good second of 12 in novice chase at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Comes here from reduced hurdles mark and he's worth a second look.

Form: 226-3P2

General Moriviere^h,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P Broderick| OR: 97| BF

11/4

Creditable third of 19 in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.8f, good, 9/2) 9 days ago, not clear run briefly but keeping on straight. Enters calculations.

Form: 8-23243

Go Gill Go^t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Grace| OR: 97

6/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, good third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft, 12/1) 31 days ago. Another who is still low-mileage and good showing not ruled out.

Form: 067153

Presenting Lad^h1⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: R P Treacy| T: E Doyle| OR: 96

9/1

Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good, 4/1) 73 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Hood on 1st time.

Form: P6-72F7

Secret Secret^p1³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D H Kelly| OR: 96

25/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fifteenth of 20 in handicap at Navan (14f, good, 33/1) 30 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 7-32957

Millies Mite^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: S Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 94

18/1

12/1, creditable fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (18f, good to soft) 17 days ago. However, more needed back in a handicap.

Form: 052745

Romella^t¹⁰⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 93

12/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. 15/2, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, good) 108 days ago, always holding on. Possibilities again with a repeat.

Form: 3/0P6-41

Hisdaywillcome^h¹⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr R Sugrue⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 92

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, good eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 165 days ago. More needed from this sort of mark.

Form: P7008-

Zinat⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: R J McGrath| OR: 92

33/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.7f, good, 22/1) 45 days ago. That was his first start for 7 months and he should be sharper here.

Form: 4411U-9

Creggsman^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: D F O'Regan| T: J Neilan| OR: 91

33/1

8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.4f, good) 21 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 65-5760

Ahaziah^t⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 89

40/1

Below form sixth of 17 in handicap (100/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good) 47 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 947P-P0

Prince Of Air³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 88

50/1

Twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Bellewstown (17f, good) 33 days ago, labouring early final cicruit. Much more needed.

Form: 8-09980

Offaly Star²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 90

28/1

Bit below form 19¾ lengths seventh of 13 to Amlad in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good, 16/1) 23 days ago. Reserve 1.

Form: 590P37

Mama Tried²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: Charlie Keegan| OR: 89| CD

14/1

Shed maiden tag over C&D in June. Creditable 6 lengths fourth of 13 to Amlad in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Wexford (16.7f, good) 23 days ago and each-way claims if getting a run. Reserve 2.

Form: 058-614

Non-Runners

Nathaniel's Dream⁵⁷

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: B J Cooper

The Declaimer⁸⁰

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: J T R Dreaper J: L P Dempsey

Amlad¹⁰

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: A McNamara J: P J O'Hanlon

Downthecellar²³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: E J O'Grady J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

General Moriviere (11/4), The Abbey (9/2), Go Gill Go (6/1), Tom McGreevy (6/1), Amlad (7/1), The Declaimer (8/1), Presenting Lad (9/1), Romella (12/1), Mama Tried (14/1), Downthecellar (14/1), Millies Mite (18/1), Nathaniel's Dream (20/1), Port Rashid (25/1), Secret Secret (25/1), Offaly Star (28/1), Zinat (33/1), Creggsman (33/1), Ahaziah (40/1), Prince Of Air (50/1), Hisdaywillcome (100/1), So Easy Way (150/1)

Several arrive with claims and it may pay to side with GENERAL MORIVIERE. He remains a maiden but has several good efforts to his name in handicaps, leaving the impression he should have finished even closer when beaten under a length into third at Navan 9 days ago. He gets the nod from a 1 lb higher mark, with Romella, The Abbey, The Declaimer and Amlad others fancied to be in the shake up.