14:40 Downpatrick

Sunday 20 March 2022

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Toals Bookmakers Rated Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 37.3s

Authorized Art⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 130

2/1

Useful hurdler. 12/1, failed to see out the distance when pulled up before the last in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Drop back in trip could help him return to form.

Form: 54/337P

January Jets^p1¹¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: R M Power| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 128

9/1

Useful chaser/fairly useful hurdler. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good, 13/2) 113 days ago, making mistakes at last 2. Switches to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 316P-25

Barnacullia⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: M Mulvany| OR: 126

16/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Wexford in October. Good run of form halted when tailed-off ninth of 10 to Eric Bloodaxe in Gr 2 hurdle at Limerick (23f, heavy, 28/1) 83 days ago.

Form: 015139

Coltor^t,v⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D K Weld| OR: 125

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Down in trip/headgear refitted, 18/1, again below form when seventeenth of 27 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 42 days ago. Could put his last 2 runs behind him.

Form: 2415-P0

Longclaw^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Carberry| T: M J Smith| OR: 123

125/1

Fairly useful hurdler. First start over hurdles since leaving John McConnell, 80/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, soft) 22 days ago. Struggling for form at present.

Form: 1140-00

Priory Park⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark Walsh| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 121

6/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 2 wins from 4 runs this season. Below par when twenty first of 24 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Leopardstown (24f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Can bounce back down in trip.

Form: 40-5110

Clondaw Hollow^t¹³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 118| CD

10/1

Lightly-raced under NH rules. Won C&D maiden in August before landing a novice at Perth (16.2f, good to soft) the following month. Respectable seventh in Flat handicap when last seen. Leading player.

Form: 17/44-11

Prevaricate^h¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler. back down in trip, 2/9, made the most of a good opportunity when off mark in 11-runner novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Faces tougher task here.

Form: 5-24241

Snugsborough Hall^h⁴²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 120

16/1

Useful chaser/fairly useful hurdler. Off 3 months, possibly needed the run when twenty second of 27 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft, 100/1) 42 days ago.

Form: 109450

Forecasts

Authorized Art (2/1), Coltor (4/1), Prevaricate (9/2), Priory Park (6/1), January Jets (9/1), Clondaw Hollow (10/1), Snugsborough Hall (16/1), Barnacullia (16/1), Longclaw (125/1)

CLONDOW HOLLOW has won his last 2 starts over hurdles, including in good style over C&D on the first occasion. He remains lightly raced in this sphere and can land another success. Priory Park is also unexposed and was bidding for a hat-trick when disappointing last time. He can bounce back, along with Coltor who had shown useful form when fifth in the Fred Winter at Cheltenham only last year.