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Friday 8 July 2022

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Mallow Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 18:05 | Winning time: 4m 6.50s

Filon D'Oudairies³³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Broderick| OR: 109| D

20/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap chase (11/1) at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles with more needed.

Form: 0135-P7

Swelltime²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: W J O'Doherty| OR: 109| D

5/1

Creditable third of 15 in handicap at Limerick (11.3f, good, 13/2) 21 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler who is expected to be bang there.

Form: 4696-25

Look Dont Touch^t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 108

15/2

Good fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (18.5f, good to soft, 12/1) 39 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 4790-54

Ballycaines³⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: B A Murphy| OR: 106

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 12 in handicap (125/1) at this course (12f, good to soft). Off 13 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles and needs to bounce back.

Form: 52593/

Romella^t³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 106| D

12/1

Three wins from 5 runs last season. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (18.5f, good to soft, 20/1) 39 days ago. Looks competitive on her best form.

Form: 41116-0

Backing Band⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 105| D

14/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 25/1, career best when winning 11-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 56 days ago. Much respected on his handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 9/0-U1

Gift Of Kings⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 105

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 10f on flat. 5/1, last of 11 in handicap at Bellewstown (14.3f, good) 79 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Open to progress. Considered.

Form: 8690-

Ashqar^t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D L Queally| T: D Queally| OR: 102| D

20/1

One win from 29 NH runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 11/1, only eighth of 9 in handicap chase at Tramore (15.2f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 590-608

Malbas⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 102

18/1

Thirteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft, 20/1) 8 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 24009-0

Mephisto⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Keane| OR: 102

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 18/1, respectable eighth of 15 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 42 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut with more required.

Form: 0PP/44-

Toms Courage^h⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 101| D

8/1

Below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, good, 16/1) 57 days ago. Needs to step forward.

Form: 08F08-8

Sequoiaspirit¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 99| BF

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 13f on flat. Respectable tenth of 18 in minor event (28/1) at the Curragh (12f, good) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Enters calculations.

Form: 00/62-4

Masterstonemason^p⁹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: F Costello| OR: 98| BF| D

22/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in March. Eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 92 days ago, so more needed.

Form: 454P10-

Capture The Action^b⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan| OR: 97| D

25/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft, 25/1) 8 days ago.

Form: 2PP-89P

Automatic⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: C P McNamara| T: W J Burke| OR: 95| D

50/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 50 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 69/50P-0

Der Mc⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M J O'Connor| OR: 92

17/2

Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Killarney (16.8f, soft, 9/2) 52 days ago, left poorly placed. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0P86/F0-

Pepperocco^h1³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D H Kelly| OR: 92

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 32 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut with hood on 1st time.

Form: 300-59

Just Jacob^t⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 92

5/1

8/1, unseated rider 1st in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft) 45 days ago. Others are preferred.

Form: P000-8U

Good Bye Milan⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: S Braddish| OR: 91| D

14/1

10/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Tramore (16f, good) on debut over fences 5 days ago, tailed off when pulled up 3 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter. RESERVE

Form: 6P0-12P

Non-Runners

Figurehead⁷¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: S Aherne J: Keith Donoghue

My Boy Bob¹⁸³

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 2

Percy Pi²⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: B W Duke J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Just Jacob (5/1), Swelltime (5/1), Sequoiaspirit (13/2), Look Dont Touch (15/2), Toms Courage (8/1), Der Mc (17/2), My Boy Bob (10/1), Romella (12/1), Good Bye Milan (14/1), Backing Band (14/1), Malbas (18/1), Ashqar (20/1), Filon D'Oudairies (20/1), Mephisto (20/1), Figurehead (20/1), Masterstonemason (22/1), Capture The Action (25/1), Gift Of Kings (25/1), Pepperocco (33/1), Ballycaines (33/1), Percy Pi (33/1), Automatic (50/1)

Plenty are in with a shout. SWELLTIME arrives on the back of a good recent run on the level so this well-weighted sort is taken to go in at the chief expense of in-form Sequoiaspirit. Look Don't Touch and Gift of Kings are two others to consider in an open handicap.