14:35 Down Royal

Monday 2 May 2022

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Club Lemon Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 4m 6.3s

Fairytale Bliss⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 95| D

22/1

Modest winner at 16f in bumpers. Thirteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 20/1) 51 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 18346/0-

True Destiny⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: C J Orr| T: J J Lambe| OR: 94| D

9/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 200/1, ninth of 19 in novice hurdle at this course (16.9f, heavy) 46 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 099-

Presenting Lad^t¹²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: M M McNiff| OR: 91

11/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (15.6f, heavy, 9/1) 122 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Eoin Doyle.

Form: 08945P-

Anseo⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: P J Carberry| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 90

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 74 days ago.

Form: 900P-

Junior Bee^h¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Molloy| OR: 87| BF

11/8

Creditable third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good, 11/4) 10 days ago, travelling as well as any. Can make presence felt.

Form: 45U633-

Buto^p1,t⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell| OR: 86

18/1

Last of 25 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.4f, heavy, 50/1) 50 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: P09600-

Just Jacob^t1⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 92

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fourteenth of 16 in juvenile hurdle (150/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 72 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should have more to offer.

Form: P000-

I Don't Get It²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 85

3/1

Remains a maiden after 38 NH runs. 38¾ lengths sixth of 8 to Flame Bearer in Hardy Eustace Novices' Hurdle (250/1) at Fairyhouse last time. Not discounted back at a realistic level.

Form: 455206-

Grinn^p,t²⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: R P Treacy| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 84

33/1

Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.7f, good, 10/1). Off 8 months. Others make more appeal.

Form: 7/02548-

Fainche^b1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 83

28/1

16/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. Something to prove.

Form: 40070P-

Invivo⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 89

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1, fourteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 51 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress. Worth a market check.

Form: 000-

Montel Glory²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 82

18/1

50/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 8607P0-

Walkers Point^b,t¹³⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: S McParlan| OR: 82| D

33/1

Twenty second of 24 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.8f, soft, 50/1) 137 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 00/00P0-

Ventnor^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 81

14/1

Sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Clonmel (19.6f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 860/006-

Annie Iraya^p1²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: D Robinson| T: P Breen| OR: 80

50/1

66/1, seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 000/007-

Boola Belle¹⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: C P McNamara| T: S Spillane| OR: 80

66/1

Fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (200/1) at Clonmel (19.1f, soft) 151 days ago.

Form: 9U0590-

Drumbaragh^h⁵³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 80

28/1

33/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.4f, good to soft) 53 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 00/P500-

Boing^h,t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 85

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Gowran (13.7f, good) 25 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Hood on for 1st time in this code. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: P0/00-

Champagne Auction²⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Gearoid Brouder| OR: 85

40/1

First run since leaving S. J. Mahon when 25/1, lame when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, good). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving Patrick G. Kelly. RESERVE.

Form: 50900/P-

Non-Runners

Falcon Park¹⁵¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: P Hennessy J: N T Prendergast

Brehon Star²¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: M M McNiff J: I J Power

Kemstar¹⁷⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: P Griffin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Junior Bee (11/8), I Don't Get It (3/1), True Destiny (9/1), Presenting Lad (11/1), Brehon Star (12/1), Ventnor (14/1), Buto (18/1), Montel Glory (18/1), Fairytale Bliss (22/1), Kemstar (25/1), Falcon Park (25/1), Drumbaragh (28/1), Fainche (28/1), Grinn (33/1), Just Jacob (33/1), Walkers Point (33/1), Invivo (33/1), Anseo (40/1), Champagne Auction (40/1), Annie Iraya (50/1), Boing (50/1), Boola Belle (66/1)

JUST JACOB and True Destiny are both fairly useful Flat performer who have been handed potentially lenient marks, so they're taken against the field on handicap debut. Most of the others have little chance, but Junior Bee deserves plenty of respect after her smooth-travelling third at Kilbeggan last time.