14:15 Down Royal

Saturday 30 October 2021

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Dr Emma Clinics Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Grade B)

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 28.70s

Charli Parcs^h¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 138| D

20/1

Hood on for 1st time in this code, fifth of 13 in maiden at Navan (14f, soft, 25/1) on flat debut 10 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Useful hurdler, below form on last hurdle outing.

Form: 0P401/0-

Magic Tricks³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 135

4/1

Creditable seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Listowel (16f, good) 36 days ago. Couldn't rule out.

Form: 6820-07

Eskylane^t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 134

4/1

Good fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good, 10/1) 36 days ago, but others are more persuasive all the same.

Form: 15500-4

Hearts Are Trumps^h¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: D McDonogh| OR: 132| D

25/1

16/1 and hooded for 1st time, respectable sixth of 13 in maiden at Navan (14f, soft) 10 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Useful hurdler, poor on last hurdle outing. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 701-800

Feelgood Island^t1¹⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 127| CD

16/1

9/1, fell in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Miss Elizabeth Doyle. Booking of O'Sullivan a plus. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 3F132F-

Gua Du Large^h1¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 127

11/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Creditable fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft, 20/1). Off 6 months. Hood on 1st time. Each-way chance.

Form: 21504-

Exchange Rate²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 126| BF

40/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Switches from Flat to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins. Fairly useful hurdler, good on last hurdle run. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 11U3/

Homme D'Un Soir^t¹¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 126| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Improvement needed, but very much of interest on handicap debut for new yard.

Form: 351-221

Light Brigade³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 125| BF

9/2

5/1, first run since leaving R. P. Burns when fourth of 11 in minor event at Listowel (14f, good) on flat debut 36 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 4F4112-

For Everyone¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 123| D

40/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. Fourteenth of 22 in handicap at Navan (14f, soft, 10/1) 10 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 911/

Future Proof^b¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 123

40/1

40/1, last of 14 in handicap at Gowran (13.8f, heavy) 11 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, below form on last hurdle run. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1/0P4-24

Yafordadoe¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 119| D

6/1

16/1, good fourth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 164056-

Non-Runners

Glorious Zoff⁴⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Jordan Gainford

Rich Belief¹⁷

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: K Thornton J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Eskylane (4/1), Magic Tricks (4/1), Light Brigade (9/2), Gua Du Large (11/2), Yafordadoe (6/1), Homme D'Un Soir (7/1), Glorious Zoff (10/1), Feelgood Island (16/1), Rich Belief (16/1), Charli Parcs (20/1), Hearts Are Trumps (25/1), Future Proof (40/1), For Everyone (40/1), Exchange Rate (40/1)

LIGHT BRIGADE failed to land a blow on his Flat debut at Listowel last month, but that spin will have blown away the cobwebs and, a progressive novice hurdler last season, he may well have more to offer this season. Magic Tricks wasn't disgraced last time and looks the pick of the Gordon Elliott-trained trio, while Homme D'un Soir is worth a second look, along with Feelgood Island.