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Sunday 3 July 2022

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Pat Smullen Coast To Curragh Charity Cycle August 27th Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 5m 22.1s

Reverse Polarity²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: M Fahey| OR: 107| C

9/1

Course winner. 9/2, fifth of 11 in novice chase at this course (15.4f, good to soft) on debut over fences 29 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly up in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 3613-35

Tullyveery Lad^b1²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R P Cody| OR: 105| BF

9/2

Below form third of 9 in novice chase at Downpatrick (23.5f, good to soft, 10/3) 22 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 447-F43

Brideswell Lad³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: S Neville| OR: 102| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 7/1, bit below form sixth of 11 in novice chase at this course (21f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5008-36

Good World³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: J B Foley⁽³⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 101

10/1

Pulled up in novice chase at this course (21f, good to soft, 14/1) on debut over fences 30 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 9053-UP

Sight Nor Seen^p,t⁸³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A McNamara| OR: 100| D

15/2

Fourth of 13 in novice chase (9/1) at this course (21.8f, good to soft) on debut over fences 83 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Should give a good account.

Form: 0PP224-

Mizuma^t⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: V Halley| OR: 99

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 100/1) 49 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P3142-6

Royal Recital^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 98

10/1

9/1, sixth of 9 in novice chase at Clonmel (16f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Return to hurdling should suit, so not discounted.

Form: 1470-06

Bear Claws^p,t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 97| C

12/1

Course winner. 12/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (20.6f, good) 19 days ago. Well treated if he can build on that.

Form: 0700-04

Our Dylan²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: D E Mullins| T: P A Fahy| OR: 97

6/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Downpatrick (17.3f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Up in trip. Bit to prove at the moment.

Form: 488-279

Serpolette^h,t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Jordan Gainford| T: E D Delany| OR: 92

22/1

One win from 22 NH runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Down Royal (20.4f, good to soft) 30 days ago.

Form: 508F0-8

Dont Doubt Me⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 89

14/1

13/2, below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, soft) 44 days ago. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 5056-48

Legacy Of Dreams²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Mr B J Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 87

28/1

18/1, sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 20 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 247-456

The Holmeister²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 85

8/1

22/1, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft) 27 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 5430P-4

Island Glory^b1¹⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: Niall O'flynn| OR: 83

16/1

50/1, fifteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 101 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. Something to prove.

Form: 909700-

Non-Runners

Touch Of Oscar⁵⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: M Hourigan J: M M McDonagh

Forecasts

Tullyveery Lad (9/2), Our Dylan (6/1), Brideswell Lad (7/1), Sight Nor Seen (15/2), The Holmeister (8/1), Reverse Polarity (9/1), Good World (10/1), Royal Recital (10/1), Bear Claws (12/1), Dont Doubt Me (14/1), Touch Of Oscar (14/1), Island Glory (16/1), Serpolette (22/1), Mizuma (22/1), Legacy Of Dreams (28/1)

SIGHT NOR SEEN isn't badly treated and arrives on the back of a couple of solid efforts (over fences last time), so he gets the nod in a race that lacks depth. Reverse Polarity, also returning to this sphere having run creditably in a chase, ranks as a danger and the well-treated Bear Claws can't be dismissed having shaped with more encouragement at Roscommon last time.