14:05 Tipperary

Sunday 3 October 2021

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Tipperary Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 3m 57.8s

Hallowed Star⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 124| CD

9/2

2 wins from 3 runs this season. 2/1, career best when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, good) 65 days ago. Raised 8 lb for that success but can't be ruled out easily.

Form: 5220-11

Pike County²⁸⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Mark Walsh| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 116

7/1

Respectable ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft, 11/1). Shouldn't be far away if fully fit after 9 months off.

Form: 632/F49-

Pythion¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: D J McInerney| T: M Winters| OR: 116| BF| D

17/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Listowel in June. 4/1, respectable eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7418

Nodoubtaboutthat⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Crawley| OR: 114| D

4/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 12/1, career best when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 67 days ago, soon clear. Raised 8 lb for that success, one to consider.

Form: 42F-241

Ghost Serge¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 113| D

20/1

Unreliable type. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Listowel (14.2f, good, 12/1) 10 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Creditable on last hurdle outing.

Form: RR/U-R35

Western Cowboy⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 112| BF| D

6/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 7/2, below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good to soft) 80 days ago. Yard having good spell. Can make presence felt.

Form: 2-218

Nibiru^b,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: A W Short| T: A J Martin| OR: 111

8/1

12/1, good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.8f, good) 15 days ago, keeping on well. Looks the one to beat if replicating that form.

Form: 190/0-52

Farid^h³⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 109

80/1

66/1 and hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving W. P. Mullins when last of 9 in minor event at Limerick (7f, heavy) on flat debut, missing break. Off 11 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 3567F/0-

Nazine⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: C A Landers| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 110| D

28/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Navan in March. 50/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (18.2f, good) 41 days ago.

Form: 317-00

Brides Hill⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 108| D

11/2

8/13, didn't need to improve to win 15-runner novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 52 days ago. Won't be far away on best form.

Form: 66-2P21

Raamez^t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 106

12/1

Switches from Flat to hurdles. Running creditably when on last hurdle outing. Makes handicap hurdle debut. One to note in the market.

Form: 0053-4F

Forecasts

Nodoubtaboutthat (4/1), Hallowed Star (9/2), Brides Hill (11/2), Western Cowboy (6/1), Pike County (7/1), Nibiru (8/1), Pythion (17/2), Raamez (12/1), Ghost Serge (20/1), Nazine (28/1), Farid (80/1)

NIBIRU looks the most likely winner after his very good second at Navan last month. A repeat of that effort off just 2 lb higher should see him go close. Pike County will be a danger if fully fit having been off the track since December. Hallowed Star is on a roll and it would be dangerous to rule him out pulling off the hat-trick.