18:30 Roscommon

Tuesday 14 June 2022

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Roscommon Racecourse Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 3m 53.7s

Shantou Warrior¹⁹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 95

7/1

One win from 23 NH runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft, 4/1), running on late. Off 6 months. Shortlist material.

Form: 365265-

Vale Of Glory^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 95

20/1

Twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, soft, 18/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 0/2P6-40

Lady De Vesci^t²⁰⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: E A Fitzgerald⁽⁴⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 94| BF

25/1

Respectable eighth of 13 in handicap (9/4) at Dundalk (10.7f), finding little. Off 6 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Creditable on last hurdle outing. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: B42344-

Dylan Oak²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Annalise Cullen⁽⁴⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 93| BF

9/2

Creditable third of 20 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 40536-3

Fallen Forest^b³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Richard Condon⁽⁴⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 93

14/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good, 12/1) 32 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Below form on last hurdle outing.

Form: 59U4/F4-

Junior Bee^h³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J B Foley| T: M A Molloy| OR: 93

11/4

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, good to soft, 13/8) 31 days ago, battling well.

Form: U633-21

Tuckmill^b²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁴⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 93| D

11/1

Winner in hurdle at Naas in March. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft, 9/1) 26 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: F0610-6

Another Affair^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽²⁾| T: V C Ward| OR: 92

33/1

Ungenuine type. 150/1, good eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good) 17 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 9P699-8

Inforapenny¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: M M McDonagh⁽²⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 91

11/2

11/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0422P-6

Percy Pi²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁴⁾| T: B W Duke| OR: 90

28/1

Twelfth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft, 33/1) 21 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 5209-00

Golden Sandbanks^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁴⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 86

15/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, fifth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft, 20/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 0097-95

Ballycastle Brat^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: T N Brett⁽⁴⁾| T: L Young| OR: 84

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Tramore (21.1f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 009-07

Eye Of The Dragon^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Corey McGivern⁽⁴⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 83

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, seventeenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft, 50/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 706-0

Eddies Pride^h,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁴⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 80

20/1

Remains a maiden after 20 NH runs. Creditable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 0556-27

Fair Minded⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: C Brassil| T: D McDonogh| OR: 80

14/1

One win from 21 NH runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Below form eleventh of 20 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 75 days ago.

Form: 255400-

Grinn^p,t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 80

14/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Tramore (16.8f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 548-789

Non-Runners

Finnians Row¹¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: D A McLoughlin J: Reserve 1

Red Striker²

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: A McNamara J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Junior Bee (11/4), Dylan Oak (9/2), Inforapenny (11/2), Shantou Warrior (7/1), Golden Sandbanks (15/2), Tuckmill (11/1), Grinn (14/1), Fair Minded (14/1), Fallen Forest (14/1), Vale Of Glory (20/1), Eddies Pride (20/1), Lady De Vesci (25/1), Percy Pi (28/1), Red Striker (33/1), Another Affair (33/1), Finnians Row (33/1), Eye Of The Dragon (66/1), Ballycastle Brat (66/1)

SHANTOU WARRIOR was left with too much to do at Punchestown when last seen in December and is appealing here off a workable mark. The 8-y-o went close on his reappearance last year, so the lack of a recent run shouldn't be an issue. Junior Bee is feared on the back of her battling success at Wexford and Dylan Oak also enters calculations on the back of his encouraging reappearance display. Tuckmill completes the shortlist.