19:05 Ballinrobe

Tuesday 31 May 2022

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www.mchale.net Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 6m 37.20s

Maxxum²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 100

10/3

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in March. 12/1, creditable fifth of 12 in novice hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 76416-5

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Not So Simple^b¹⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 99| D

6/1

Creditable eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Limerick (21f, heavy) 154 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 835408-

Aliym^v1²³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: T Hogan| OR: 98

16/1

Last of 9 in novice chase (14/1) at Downpatrick (19.2f, soft) on debut over fences. Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 571309-

Double Jubilee¹⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 97

14/1

66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.5f, soft) 171 days ago, pulled up 2 out.

Form: 6607FP-

Key Commander⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Doyle| OR: 97| D

7/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Brought down in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Kilbeggan (23.3f, good) 40 days ago.

Form: 848P4B-

Birdie Blitz⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 95

11/4

Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good, 5/1) 40 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 8/45004-

Moyode Mist⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 85

66/1

Thirteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft, 80/1) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 3770-00

Oskar High¹⁵⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Brian Hayes| T: N Lee| OR: 85| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 155 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Engaged 6.50 here Monday.

Form: 8P8000-

Costalita^p⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 82

9/2

Creditable fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 54 days ago.

Form: 06/PP24-

Oh'herewego^p²⁴⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 10-10| J: J J Slevin| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 82| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good, 40/1), needing stronger gallop. Off 8 months. Up in trip.

Form: P00P/09-

Cornhill Lass^t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 80

40/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 6 days ago.

Form: 00/30-P9

Non-Runners

Glenabo Bridge¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 11

T: O McKiernan J: J B Foley

Forecasts

Birdie Blitz (11/4), Maxxum (10/3), Glenabo Bridge (4/1), Costalita (9/2), Not So Simple (6/1), Key Commander (7/1), Double Jubilee (14/1), Oskar High (14/1), Aliym (16/1), Oh'herewego (25/1), Cornhill Lass (40/1), Moyode Mist (66/1)

BIRDIE BLITZ is well worth a go at this sort of trip so could be worth chancing. Glenabo Bridge and Maxxum are others to consider.