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FBD Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:21 | Winning time: 5m 58.50s

Glenabo Bridge^p,t¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 95| D

5/1

Latest win in hurdle at Down Royal in March. 6/1, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, soft) 10 days ago, sticking to task. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 7812-54

Karla Martina^h³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 94

13/2

16/1, creditable third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 39 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 2/33873-

Story Rory^t⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 93| BF

6/1

7/2, first run since leaving Robert Widger when tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.6f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 633900-

Meeauldsegotia²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 91

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at this course (21.3f, good) 27 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 00-7

Forever On Fire^h⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley| OR: 89

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.5f, soft, 28/1) 69 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 00/79-

Lord M⁵³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 89

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Fairyhouse (23.5f, heavy). Off 17 months. First run for yard after leaving J. P. Dempsey.

Form: 8950/

Buto^p,t²⁸

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

13/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable third of 19 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Down Royal (16.4f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 09600-3

Force Of Forces²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 86

14/1

One win from 21 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2018. 22/1, third of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.3f, good) 27 days ago. Booking of McDonagh a plus. Others more persuasive.

Form: 80P09-3

Joyful Noise⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 85

33/1

33/1, unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 00P0-8U

Cottage Artist⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: James Duggan⁽⁷⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 82

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, eleventh of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24f, good to soft) 6 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip.

Form: 000-0

Lady L'lerom⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 82

13/8

Remains a maiden after 26 NH runs. 15/2, creditable second of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 34086-2

Balgowlah²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 81| D

22/1

One win from 29 NH runs. 14/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.5f, soft) 24 days ago, tailed off when pulled up circuit out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 7870U-P

Eversosaucy^p,t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 80

40/1

Remains a maiden after 20 NH runs. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Downpatrick (21.4f, soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 9PP9-8P

Fairoffthecross^t¹¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: S E Lewis⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hassett| OR: 80

16/1

Below form thirteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, soft, 11/2) 119 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 065660-

Roccorionach²³

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

14/1

Below form eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.2f, good to soft, 22/1) 23 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 00863-8

The Mighty Molly^t¹³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: C J Orr| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 80

66/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft, 66/1) 135 days ago, pulled up after 3 out.

Form: 090/50P-

Non-Runners

Our Brian²³⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 12

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Choice Of Mine¹⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 2

Breffni Brave¹⁷

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Lady L'lerom (13/8), Glenabo Bridge (5/1), Story Rory (6/1), Karla Martina (13/2), Buto (13/2), Breffni Brave (7/1), Force Of Forces (14/1), Roccorionach (14/1), Fairoffthecross (16/1), Balgowlah (22/1), Our Brian (25/1), Joyful Noise (33/1), Meeauldsegotia (40/1), Eversosaucy (40/1), Cottage Artist (50/1), Lord M (50/1), Forever On Fire (66/1), The Mighty Molly (66/1), Choice Of Mine (66/1)

Only a handful of these are appealing based on recent form, namely GLENABO BRIDGE, Karla Martina and Lady L'lerom. The last-named pulled clear of the remainder when second in a big-field Punchestown handicap last week and a reproduction of that would give her every chance. However, she's 0-22 over hurdles and Glenabo Bridge and Karla Martina are taken to fight out the finish, with marginal preference for Oliver McKiernan's representative.