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Thursday 21 April 2022

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KilbegganRaces.com Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 6m 17.60s

Eat The Book¹⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr S W Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Dunne| OR: 108

40/1

Respectable tenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good, 40/1) 145 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 92-2370

Gali Flight²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 107

9/2

5/1, creditable fourth of 10 in minor event hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 20 days ago, faring best of those held up. Fairly treated, back handicapping, and is one for shortlist.

Form: 027024

Mare Quimby^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 107| BF

10/1

11/4, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Warrants respect.

Form: 6-72405

Pale Blue Dot^p³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 105| BF

10/3

13/8, good second of 17 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23f, good to soft) 33 days ago. 4 lb higher now but likely to go well again. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 8-56722

Classic Concorde^p³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 103| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Respectable eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Thurles (23f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: P75508

Fou Diligence⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 102| BF

33/1

One win from 25 NH runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.4f, heavy, 28/1) 4 days ago, pulled up before 3 out. Others look better treated.

Form: 6443PP

Owl Creek Bridge³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 102| D

18/1

Fair winner at 22f in chases. Pulled up in handicap chase at Limerick (24.6f, heavy, 5/1) 39 days ago, weakening before straight. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 84P1-7P

Good World¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 101

17/2

Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft, 17/2) 11 days ago, left with lot to do. 1 lb lower now and is an interesting contender.

Form: 949905

Key Commander³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Doyle| OR: 97

20/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, bit below form fourth of 11 in claiming hurdle at Clonmel (18.5f, soft) 30 days ago. Back up in trip. Work to do.

Form: 0848P4

Noble Expression^t¹⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: M F Mooney| T: D P Dunne| OR: 97

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Tenth of 14 in handicap (18/1) at Dundalk (16f), merely passing beaten rivals. Switches from Flat to hurdles. 7/15 on last hurdle run. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 09-777

A Different World^t,v⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: M Brassil| OR: 96| D

9/2

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in October. 4/1, respectable sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24f, good to soft) 45 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 014426

Lily Of Dromard¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M J O'Connor| OR: 96| D

25/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in February. 18/1, seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 077107

Brogine^p³³

Age: 12| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Braddish| OR: 95| D

25/1

Eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23f, good to soft, 50/1) 33 days ago. Makes limited appeal.

Form: F80960

Moonlight Symphony²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 94| D

11/1

First run since leaving S. J. Treacy when respectable fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.2f, good to soft, 10/1) 20 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Market check advised.

Form: 454-P15

Robindevidastar^t⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 90| BF

12/1

Bit below form sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle (10/3) at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) 57 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals. RESERVE.

Form: 1P64F6

Non-Runners

Sweet Sting⁵⁴

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: M J Bowe J: Cian Quirke

Ballycastle Girl⁸²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 10

T: Jennifer Monaghan J: J G Gilligan

Boss Girl⁵⁴

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: W J Austin J: Reserve 1

Cher Why Not³³

Weight: 10-4| Age: 10

T: T Doyle J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Pale Blue Dot (10/3), A Different World (9/2), Gali Flight (9/2), Good World (17/2), Mare Quimby (10/1), Moonlight Symphony (11/1), Robindevidastar (12/1), Classic Concorde (16/1), Sweet Sting (16/1), Owl Creek Bridge (18/1), Key Commander (20/1), Lily Of Dromard (25/1), Boss Girl (25/1), Brogine (25/1), Cher Why Not (25/1), Ballycastle Girl (25/1), Fou Diligence (33/1), Eat The Book (40/1), Noble Expression (80/1)

GOOD WORLD has been given a chance by the handicapper and shaped well at Tramore last time. He can return to winning ways. Pale Blue Dot and Gali Flight can also make their presence felt.