16:40 Downpatrick

Sunday 12 June 2022

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Dunlop Homes Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 4m 14.80s

Hillary John³⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-13| J: P J Carberry| T: B R Hamilton| OR: 94| C

14/1

Course winner. Eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at this course (21.8f, soft) 37 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3004/P-8

Drumbaragh^h⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 93

6/1

28/1, career best when winning 19-runner handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, good to soft) 41 days ago, easily.

Form: 0/P500-1

Red Striker^p,t⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 92

15/2

6/1, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.6f, good to soft) 65 days ago. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces back on.

Form: 000/000-

Batalha¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: I J Power| T: T G McCourt| OR: 90

40/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft). Off 6 months. Hard to fancy.

Form: 8/240FP-

Darkest Hour^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 87

40/1

25/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 57000-7

I Am Spider Man¹⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 87

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 17 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft, 250/1) 166 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Matthew J. Smith. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 800-

Thefaithfulindian^h,t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 87

11/4

20/1 and hooded for 1st time, second of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Obvious claims if he can back up that excellent effort.

Form: 0060/7-2

Perfect Arch^b1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C J Orr| T: J J Lambe| OR: 83

28/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Punchestown (19.6f, good) 14 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Engaged 2.55 here Saturday.

Form: 0043-07

Greenandwhitearmy⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: N McKnight| OR: 82| C

7/2

Course winner. 40/1, respectable seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Not totally discounted.

Form: P6924/7

I'vedoneitall^b1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 82

66/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Clonmel (19.4f, good) 31 days ago, dropping away quickly early final circuit. Blinkers on 1st time. Tough to assess at present.

Form: U0P3P-P

I Don't Get It⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 81

4/1

Remains a maiden after 41 NH runs. Eighth of 13 in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, good to soft, 16/1) on debut over fences 4 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Bit to prove at present.

Form: 206-908

Our Brian²⁴⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Seventh of 8 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at this course (17.8f, soft). Off 8 months. Needs to do more.

Form: P/0P307-

Non-Runners

Kinnegad Lad¹⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Mr B Mulligan

Forecasts

Thefaithfulindian (11/4), Greenandwhitearmy (7/2), I Don't Get It (4/1), Drumbaragh (6/1), Kinnegad Lad (13/2), Red Striker (15/2), Hillary John (14/1), Our Brian (18/1), I Am Spider Man (22/1), Perfect Arch (28/1), Darkest Hour (40/1), Batalha (40/1), I'vedoneitall (66/1)

DRUMBARAGH's recent easy win at Down Royal came from rather out of the blue but there was no fluke about it and it's backed up by the time, so she's well worth a chance to follow up. Thefaithfulindian is a danger and Kinnegad lad can't be dismissed on just his second outing for Gordon Elliott.