17:45 Tipperary

Thursday 5 May 2022

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Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 17:47 | Winning time: 6m 36.02s

Definiteadare^t1²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: T B Lyons⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 108

25/1

Latest win in hurdle at Listowel in September. Bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft, 14/1) 28 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 51P968-

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Aprils Joy^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 107| D

25/1

14/1, tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good to soft) 27 days ago.

Form: BP/1070-

Sweet Sting⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Bowe| OR: 106| CD

15/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.3f, soft, 25/1) 68 days ago. Rejoined former yard, potentially well treated now and has won on both previous visits to this track. Very interesting.

Form: 500985-

Grozni¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan| OR: 104

9/1

Winner in bumper at Market Rasen in May. 9/2, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.4f, heavy) 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 15435P-

Mastermind⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 104

16/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2018. Bit below form ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 59 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Questions to answer.

Form: 5F8039-

Bite That²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 102

33/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 23PP50-

Sean Says²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Ms S Verling⁽⁷⁾| T: R Sweeney| OR: 102

40/1

Latest win in chase at Thurles in December. 18/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Clonmel (22.8f, good to soft) 21 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: 19607P-

No Thanks²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 100

15/2

Fairly useful winner at 17f on flat. Pulled up in novice chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft, 3/1) 24 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and ran well at Naas on last go over them. One to consider.

Form: 4613/3P-

Chosen Hour^t⁵⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 99| CD

66/1

C&D winner. First run since leaving Sean Aherne when fourteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Gowran (19.8f, heavy) 54 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 48P/000-

A Different World^t,v¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: M Brassil| OR: 98| D

10/3

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in October. 9/2, creditable second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (23.3f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 144262-

Lucailem^p1³⁰⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B J Cooper| T: M J Smith| OR: 98

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 10 months. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 5508/0-

Beeverstown Bullet¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: R Deegan| T: M A Cahill| OR: 97

28/1

Respectable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good, 11/1) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 6/53466-

En Avant^h1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Brian Hayes| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 97

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 24 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P/5630-

Highland Penny^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: D F O'Regan| T: R P Cody| OR: 97

16/1

Below form sixth of 17 in novice hurdle at Cork (19f, heavy, 16/1) 18 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 600526-

Roped In¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr J G Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D G Murphy| OR: 97

15/2

28/1, good second of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (24.4f, heavy) 17 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 3620P2-

Sanibel Island¹⁰⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Gearoid Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Gearoid Brouder| OR: 97

50/1

Thirty five runs since last win in 2017. 33/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap chase at Down Royal (20f, good to soft) 100 days ago, possibly amiss. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 543360-

Didn'tsleepawink¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 96

33/1

25/1, fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.4f, heavy) 18 days ago.

Form: 6/70705-

Hillsin²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 96

7/1

11/2, third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 28 days ago. This longer trip should suit.

Form: 000083-

Lighthouse Lady^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Kent| OR: 96

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Thurles in October. Below form seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 13 days ago. Up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 2617P7-

Direct Image¹⁷⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 96| D

9/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap chase (5/2) at Fairyhouse (24f, good to soft) 177 days ago, comfortably. RESERVE.

Form: 9/53111-

Non-Runners

Classic Concorde¹⁴

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: A McNamara J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Fizzlestick⁷¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 9

T: C O'Dwyer J: C G O'Dwyer

Nicole's Milan⁵⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 11

T: S Aherne J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

A Different World (10/3), Hillsin (7/1), Roped In (15/2), Sweet Sting (15/2), No Thanks (15/2), Direct Image (9/1), Grozni (9/1), Fizzlestick (10/1), Classic Concorde (12/1), Highland Penny (16/1), Mastermind (16/1), En Avant (18/1), Lucailem (22/1), Aprils Joy (25/1), Definiteadare (25/1), Beeverstown Bullet (28/1), Didn'tsleepawink (33/1), Lighthouse Lady (33/1), Nicole's Milan (33/1), Bite That (33/1), Sean Says (40/1), Sanibel Island (50/1), Chosen Hour (66/1)

SWEET STING is interesting back at the scene of her last two wins and could be worth chancing. No Thanks and Roped In are a couple of others to note.