13:50 Thurles

Thursday 4 November 2021

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Two-Mile Borris Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 3m 55.4s

Ellaat¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 94| CD

9/4

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle (6/1) at this course (16f, good) 14 days ago, driven out. Enters calculations despite 8 lb rise.

Form: 58-0731

Presenting Lad¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: E Doyle| OR: 94

10/1

Respectable eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft, 18/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 72F708

Gaelic Des Chastys^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Slevin| T: A Donoghue| OR: 91| BF

13/2

5/2, good third of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 21 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 77-P043

Mist On The Bog¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: I J Power| T: L Casey| OR: 90

8/1

Creditable 12¾ lengths third of 16 to Ellaat in handicap hurdle (18/1) at this course (16f, good) 14 days ago, doing well from a poor position. Same mark here.

Form: F-06403

Sonny John¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: K C Sexton| T: E Sheehy| OR: 89

16/1

33/1, creditable 16½ lengths fifth of 16 to Ellaat in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 50-0P95

Peace Party^h,t²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 88| BF| D

7/1

Winner in hurdle at Gowran in October. 10/3, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: P35616

Mater Matuta^p,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford⁽³⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 87

10/1

Good third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good, 25/1) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time over jumps (on when winning on the Flat).

Form: 00-9333

Derridae⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J M Moore| T: M McCabe| OR: 86

50/1

Fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good to soft, 50/1) 46 days ago.

Form: 5P-5080

Indie Belle³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: Robert Widger| OR: 86

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Gowran (16f, good) 34 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 850P9

Fair Minded³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 85

6/1

11/2, creditable second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, heavy) 30 days ago, running on. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 39-0702

Sienne D'or²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Mullins| T: P A Fahy| OR: 83

25/1

66/1, sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 776-006

Do No More⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 81

28/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Listowel (24f, good) 41 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Booking of Fitzgerald a plus.

Form: 00-U89P

Lesssaidthebetter³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 81

14/1

First run since leaving Ross O'Sullivan when fell in handicap chase (5/1) at Killarney (17f, soft) on debut over fences 32 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Merits consideration.

Form: 2/80-02F

Fintown Boy¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J M Lee| OR: 80| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2018. Below form 29 lengths tenth of 16 to Ellaat in handicap hurdle (40/1) at this course (16f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 0PF-040

Hitchcock^b,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 80

50/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 50/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 21 days ago. Blinkers back on, tongue strap back on.

Form: 608400

Non-Runners

Kilnashane Star⁴⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: M O Quigley J: Reserve 1

Western Dreaming⁴⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: P Breen J: Reserve 2

Brosna Rocco¹⁶³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: Stephen Gerard Carey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Ellaat (9/4), Fair Minded (6/1), Gaelic Des Chastys (13/2), Peace Party (7/1), Mist On The Bog (8/1), Mater Matuta (10/1), Presenting Lad (10/1), Brosna Rocco (10/1), Lesssaidthebetter (14/1), Sonny John (16/1), Kilnashane Star (20/1), Sienne D'or (25/1), Do No More (28/1), Fintown Boy (33/1), Indie Belle (40/1), Hitchcock (50/1), Derridae (50/1), Western Dreaming (50/1)

The way FAIR MINDED kept on for second despite a poor position at Galway a month ago suggests she's back in top form and from just 1 lb higher, she looks poised to strike. Lessaidthebetter has more to offer for his new yard and is second choice, with Mist On The Bog one to consider at likely longer odds.