18:00 Kilbeggan

Friday 22 April 2022

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Mullingar Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 6m 45.90s

Something Sweet³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Derek McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: R J McGrath| OR: 95

4/1

Two wins from 53 NH runs. Creditable third of 17 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Thurles (23f, good to soft) 34 days ago, running on late. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 348633

Ask And Answer²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 93| D

11/2

5/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Wexford (25.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago but in good form over hurdles before that. Big player.

Form: 571C2P

Holditinyourhead¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 92

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 680966

I Must⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 88

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 12 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 876

Appian Way^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: B J Cooper| T: C O'Brien| OR: 87

5/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft, 12/1) 15 days ago.

Form: P92003

Uppertown Mya²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: M J Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: Mary Ellen Doyle| OR: 87

22/1

Fourteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft, 28/1) 22 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 4-90P80

Deo Bellator²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr N Gault⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 86

25/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Musselburgh (19.8f, good, 40/1) 28 days ago. Up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 056080

Ellen T²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: D G Murphy| OR: 86

20/1

Ninth of 13 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.2f, good to soft, 25/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 8-00509

Romina⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan| OR: 85

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 41 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8U000

Beechroad Winnie¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 82

5/1

First run since leaving John Andrew Kinsella when creditable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.6f, good to soft, 18/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 845994

Early Derby²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 81

28/1

Fourteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Cork (20f, good to soft) 29 days ago.

Form: 9770P0

Johnnys Girl^p,t¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 80| D

33/1

One win from 22 NH runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 66/1, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 0P8650

Miss Us O^t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Hamilton| OR: 80| D

9/2

22/1, respectable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.6f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Back up in trip

Form: 726978

Roccorionach¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 80

16/1

Sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft, 16/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 800086

Non-Runners

Stolen Moment⁴⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 9

T: S Aherne J: Miss S Ahern

Well Polly⁴⁰

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: Miss J M Lee J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Force Of Forces³⁴

Weight: 11-6| Age: 9

T: I Madden J: Reserve 1

Gelisko⁴⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: P Nolan J: Reserve 2

Mooney Boy⁴⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Something Sweet (4/1), Stolen Moment (4/1), Miss Us O (9/2), Appian Way (5/1), Beechroad Winnie (5/1), Ask And Answer (11/2), Roccorionach (16/1), Holditinyourhead (16/1), Well Polly (16/1), I Must (18/1), Ellen T (20/1), Uppertown Mya (22/1), Deo Bellator (25/1), Mooney Boy (25/1), Early Derby (28/1), Johnnys Girl (33/1), Gelisko (33/1), Force Of Forces (50/1), Romina (66/1)

ASK AND ANSWER can probably be forgiven his latest poor run over fences as he'd been doing well over hurdles prior to that so he gets the nod. The selection's stablemate Stolen Moment heads the many possible dangers along with Something Sweet and Appian Way.