16:02 Downpatrick

Friday 8 October 2021

All13:4514:1714:5215:2716:0216:3217:05

MB McGrady & Co, Chartered Accountants Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 16:02 | Winning time: 5m 35.0s

Citizen's Army¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 95| D

9/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in August but looked anchored by a 4 lb rise at Listowel subsequently.

Form: 152617

Pearland²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 94

16/1

Showed a bit more than previously when tenth of 19 in maiden hurdle (50/1) at Navan (15.8f, good) 20 days ago. Significantly up in trip for handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 479

Well Joey¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P Stafford| OR: 94| C

9/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 13/2, creditable fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good) 13 days ago, well positioned. Can continue in form.

Form: 4P5524

Monoxide^h,t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 87

40/1

Fell 2 out (held at time) in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good, 50/1) 8 days ago.

Form: 3P66-0F

Ask The Leader^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Christie| OR: 84| C

11/2

Course winner. Winner in hurdle here in August. 7/1, creditable ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 8 days ago. Can figure.

Form: P89149

My Newbrook Rose^p1¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: J M Moore| T: A Murray| OR: 84| D

10/1

Respectable ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Listowel (24f, good) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Merits consideration.

Form: 08-P439

Getting In Touch¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 81

11/1

10/1, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 0-50065

Alterno^b⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 80| C

33/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2017. 66/1, tenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, good) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: P74900

Bintheredonethat^p⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: N C Kelly| OR: 80

14/1

17/2, respectable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good) 46 days ago, though looked a hard ride.

Form: 9PF-F34

Courting Vickie⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: C A Landers| T: J Barcoe| OR: 80

4/1

Took a step back in the right direction when sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft, 12/1) 5 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 2-9P696

Doonbeg Glory^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 80

25/1

33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (24f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 6P40-09

Royal Presenting^b,t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: S K Ryder| OR: 80

28/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Gowran (20f, good) 6 days ago, tailing off 4 out.

Form: 0809/8P

Carried^p⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: R K Watson| OR: 80

18/1

One win from 23 NH runs. Winner in chase at Wexford in June. 22/1, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 8 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 217475

Electricitywork^p⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: Gary McGill| OR: 85

20/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. 50/1, last of 16 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24f, good to soft) 42 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 0-8P3P0

Mamaslittlestar²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: K C Sexton| T: J Fahey| OR: 95

12/1

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in May. 28/1, respectable sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (21.8f, good) 20 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 74-6106

Non-Runners

Will You Win⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: O McKiernan J: B Browne

Hopefully⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: M C Grassick J: K C Sexton

Rossies Tara⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: M M McNiff J: C J Orr

Forecasts

Courting Vickie (4/1), Well Joey (9/2), Ask The Leader (11/2), Will You Win (6/1), Hopefully (8/1), Citizen's Army (9/1), My Newbrook Rose (10/1), Getting In Touch (11/1), Mamaslittlestar (12/1), Rossies Tara (12/1), Bintheredonethat (14/1), Pearland (16/1), Carried (18/1), Electricitywork (20/1), Doonbeg Glory (25/1), Royal Presenting (28/1), Alterno (33/1), Monoxide (40/1)

A well-contested handicap. WILL YOU WIN returned to form in first-time cheekpeces when fourth on her belated handicap debut at Gowran last week and may be the answer if building on that. Ask The Leader, Courting Vickie and Rossies Tara are just a trio of potential threats.