15:30 Thurles

Thursday 7 October 2021

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Littleton Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 2m 42.13s

(8)

Universal Focus^b¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Billy Lee| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 61| D

8/1

Won 14-runner handicap (6/1) at Dundalk (12f) 13 days ago by ½ length from Stay With Me. Up 5 lb but he can be a factor again.

Form: 1-00041

(17)

Belgoprince^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Gavin Ryan| T: A J Martin| OR: 60

11/1

16/1, bit below form 11¼ lengths tenth of 19 to Profound in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.8f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 62-4265

(13)

Comedy La Vega^h¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 65

13/2

Bit below form seventh of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft, 28/1) 19 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Booking of Keane a plus. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 95907

(14)

Tropical Cyclone⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Halpin| T: J C McConnell| OR: 65

50/1

14/1, first run since leaving Mark Johnston when tenth of 11 in minor event at Tramore (12f, soft) 54 days ago.

Form: 882220

(10)

Walnut Beach^b¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 58

2/1

Fourth of 17 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good, 10/1) on NH debut 10 days ago. Ought to be a factor back on the level.

Form: 600562

(12)

Clear Quartz¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 57

22/1

16/1, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap at Listowel (7f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0-06676

(15)

Rock On Pedro¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: M A Enright| T: E Doyle| OR: 59

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Listowel (8f, good) 14 days ago, missing break. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 78070

(1)

Crackaway^b¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 52

12/1

16/1, creditable 2¼ lengths fourth of 14 to Universal Focus in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 13 days ago.

Form: 7/48-824

(11)

Stay With Me^p,t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 50| D

14/1

AW winner in January. 15/2, good ½-length second of 14 to Universal Focus in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 13 days ago. That was an excellent return to action.

Form: 825-192

(5)

Bright Flame⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Kelly| T: W J Martin| OR: 48

11/1

40/1, bit below form eleventh of 20 in handicap at Navan (14f, good) 40 days ago. Becoming well treated.

Form: 4147-90

(2)

Eastern Tornado¹²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Foley| T: M Hourigan| OR: 47| BF

9/2

Bit below form fourth of 13 in handicap (9/4) at Tipperary (12.5f, good), not ideally placed. Off 128 days. Has a bigger performance in him.

Form: 000-234

(3)

Border Battle^t⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: N G McCullagh| T: S M Duffy| OR: 45

50/1

20/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good) 83 days ago, never travelling well.

Form: 0900-80

(6)

Nicola's Fancy⁴⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Leigh Roche| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 45

28/1

Eighth of 13 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, good, 80/1). Off 14 months. First run for yard after leaving I. Madden.

Form: 8008/08-

(16)

Wojood^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 58

22/1

Sixth of 7 in minor event hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft, 28/1) 15 days ago. Fair on the Flat, bit below form on last Flat run. Looks competitive on form. RESERVE.

Form: 6-50378

Non-Runners

(4)

Whyzzat¹²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: D Hogan J: Izzy Clifton

(7)

Kind Of Loving¹³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 2

(9)

Profound¹³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: J Morrison J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Walnut Beach (2/1), Eastern Tornado (9/2), Comedy La Vega (13/2), Universal Focus (8/1), Whyzzat (8/1), Belgoprince (11/1), Bright Flame (11/1), Crackaway (12/1), Stay With Me (14/1), Profound (20/1), Wojood (22/1), Clear Quartz (22/1), Nicola's Fancy (28/1), Rock On Pedro (33/1), Kind Of Loving (33/1), Tropical Cyclone (50/1), Border Battle (50/1)

EASTERN TORNADO was shaping up nicely in handicaps when last seen in the summer and low mileage for a 4-y-o, a winning return would come as no surprise. Walnut Beach and Universal Focus could be the main dangers.