17:30 Kilbeggan

Friday 13 May 2022

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Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 3m 54.08s

The Greek^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 119| D

15/2

Winner in hurdle at Leopardstown in December. 28/1, creditable eighth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 4F41P8-

Ena Baie¹³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 116| D

12/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Thirteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 137 days ago.

Form: 908440-

Rodney Bay²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 112

15/2

Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 28/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 053755-

Swelltime²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: W J O'Doherty| OR: 111| D

14/1

Sixth of 7 in minor event hurdle (125/1) at Cork (16f, heavy) 26 days ago.

Form: 86/4696-

Trebizond^t¹³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 111

3/1

Below form 16½ lengths ninth of 26 to The Greek in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 138 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Booking of Blackmore a plus. Has good chance on form.

Form: 47/2219-

Itsalonglongroad^t³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: C Coakley| OR: 110| D

33/1

First run since leaving John McConnell when fell in handicap chase at Tramore (15.1f, good to soft, 17/2) 33 days ago. Since moved yards again.

Form: P3642F-

Bonarc²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 109

5/1

One win from 31 NH runs. Very good third of 6 in novice chase at Clonmel (16f, good to soft, 7/2) 29 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 625363-

Name Me Famous^p,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 108| C| D

5/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at this course (15.1f, good, 6/1) 22 days ago, pushed out. Demands respect in hat-trick bid.

Form: 989P11-

Little Brother¹⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 105| D

40/1

18/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Off 6 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 0/75559-

Turkestan¹⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 105

18/1

Unreliable individual. Seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft, 7/2) 169 days ago, finding less than looked likely.

Form: 0/52227-

Union Park^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 102

9/1

One win from 21 NH runs. Excellent sixth of 14 in novice chase at Cork (20f, heavy, 100/1) 26 days ago, running on. Switches from chase to hurdles. Merits consideration.

Form: 434096-

Inductive^t³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Larkin| OR: 86

40/1

Fourteenth of 17 in handicap (28/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good) 37 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000-

Forecasts

Trebizond (3/1), Bonarc (5/1), Name Me Famous (5/1), Rodney Bay (15/2), The Greek (15/2), Union Park (9/1), Ena Baie (12/1), Swelltime (14/1), Turkestan (18/1), Itsalonglongroad (33/1), Little Brother (40/1), Inductive (40/1)

TREBIZOND had excuses for a mid-field effort on his handicap debut and with Rachael Blackmore taking over, he can confirm his current mark to be a good one. Name Me Famous is in top form so has to go on the shortlist, with Bonarc also of interest.