Festival Tickets On Sale Now Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 15.49s

Doctor Churchill³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 12-3| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 123| D

6/4

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Career best when winning 15-runner juvenile hurdle (4/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 36 days ago, responding well. Must enter calculations on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 4851

Justicialism³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Hamilton| OR: 106

9/2

Fair maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, eleventh of 18 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 35 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 490

Gamigin^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: J McAuley| OR: 104

11/2

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 10f on flat. Sixth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 50/1) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 546

Queenie Newall¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 99

9/1

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Eleventh of 20 in juvenile hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 150/1) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 000

Grand Revival^b³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 98

17/2

Modest winner at 10f on flat. 16/1 and blinkered for 1st time, 28¾ lengths eighth of 15 to Doctor Churchill in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 36 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 668

Halcyon Spirit¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 95

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fifteenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle (150/1) at this C&D (heavy) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May well do better.

Form: P000

Alice Kitty^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Jordan Gainford⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 94

13/2

Fair winner at 10f on flat. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form tenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 40/1) 14 days ago. May do better now sent handicapping, though.

Form: FU930

Forecasts

Doctor Churchill (6/4), Justicialism (9/2), Gamigin (11/2), Alice Kitty (13/2), Grand Revival (17/2), Queenie Newall (9/1), Halcyon Spirit (16/1)

ALICE KITTY looks on a decent mark for her handicap debut and can get the better of stable companion Doctor Churchill. Gamigin is next best.