15:55 Kilbeggan

Sunday 5 June 2022

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Axa Smart Farm Insurance Midlands National Day Friday 8th July Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 3m 59.4s

Darkened^b,t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: J J Slevin| T: D Hogan| OR: 101| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 13/2, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Not one to write off.

Form: 42000-7

Jakie Mac^p1,h1²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: D Murphy| OR: 100

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Clonmel (16.4f, good) 24 days ago. Hood on 1st time, cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: P6636-0

Millyinthemiddle⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| OR: 99

10/1

33/1, pulled up in novice chase at Clonmel (20f, heavy) 94 days ago. Worthy of some interest back over hurdles, particularly if the market speaks in her favour.

Form: 0753/PP-

Run Like Fada³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 99

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, very good 2¼ lengths third of 14 to Tullypole Annie in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.1f, good) 33 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 089-3

Makfils^t²³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 97

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, below form eleventh of 18 in handicap at the Curragh on Flat debut. Needs to up his game in this sphere.

Form: 70996-

Always Enchanting⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 95

16/1

Eighth of 9 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 13/2) 94 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Worth a market check.

Form: 46/9478-

Dixon Line⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton| OR: 100

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, last of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 60 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Bit below form on last hurdle outing.

Form: 0967-

Helios Smart³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: B Connell| OR: 95

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 17 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, good to soft, 66/1) 34 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 00-9

Profound²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Derek McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 94| D

20/1

Two wins from 4 runs last season. Below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Wexford (17f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 7/5151-8

For The Cause^t1⁷⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell| OR: 93

20/1

Seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.5f, soft, 11/2) 75 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Could do better.

Form: 600667-

Longhouse Force⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: B McMahon| OR: 93

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (15.1f, good, 100/1) 45 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 00600-

Tullypole Annie²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: P Flood| OR: 97

4/1

Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in May. 4/1, very good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, good to soft) 22 days ago, sticking to task. Excellent claims.

Form: 9005-12

Berliet Express^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 88| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 7/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, good to soft) 11 days ago, conceding first run. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 7F090-3

Tim Rocco⁴⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Jordan Gainford| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 87| D

14/1

Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at this course (15.1f, good) 45 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 95/8FU6-

Non-Runners

Ashqar²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: D Queally J: Shane Fitzgerald

Fil The Power²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: K Smith J: Phillip Enright

Cracklinrose¹⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: J P Ryan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Run Like Fada (7/2), Tullypole Annie (4/1), Berliet Express (13/2), Darkened (8/1), Makfils (8/1), Ashqar (10/1), Fil The Power (10/1), Millyinthemiddle (10/1), Helios Smart (14/1), Tim Rocco (14/1), Always Enchanting (16/1), For The Cause (20/1), Profound (20/1), Longhouse Force (25/1), Dixon Line (28/1), Jakie Mac (28/1), Cracklinrose (50/1)

TULLYPOLE ANNIE arrives firmly on the up and, having just been denied at Wexford 22 days ago, she's fancied to resume winning ways. Run Like Fada was third to the selection last time but is now on better terms, so he's feared most, and C&D Darkened is worth considering.