16:30 Sligo

Sunday 10 July 2022

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Sligo Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 6m 41.40s

Don't Tell Allen³²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: J Queally| OR: 112

7/2

Career best when winning 12-runner novice hurdle (11/1) at Wexford (24.5f, good to soft) 32 days ago, driven out. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4/055-P1

The Red Menace³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: S K Ryder| OR: 111| C

14/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Below form third of 6 in hunter chase at Listowel (24f, heavy, 7/2) 34 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 5PP1P-3

Turbojet^b,t³⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-13| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 111

7/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Shaped as if still in good form when third of 8 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good to soft, 10/3) 37 days ago. Up in trip. Blinkers back on. Solid claims.

Form: 0PP6-23

The Dabbler^p⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Adam Ellis⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 110

18/1

Fell in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft, 22/1) 40 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 22BP2-F

Quaker Island¹⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: J B Foley⁽³⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 109

8/1

50/1 and blinkered for 1st time, below form eleventh of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.5f, heavy) 147 days ago.

Form: 603P80-

Arthur's Baby^t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 107

17/2

Creditable third of 6 in handicap chase (9/2) at Downpatrick (19.2f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly up in trip. Respected.

Form: 93004-3

Highland Sting³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 106

14/1

11/1, fifth of 9 in novice chase at Clonmel (22.8f, good to soft) on debut over fences 30 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Something to prove.

Form: P45P-55

Bang On Target^h⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: L Fowler| OR: 98

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 12/1, excellent third of 14 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, good to soft) 52 days ago. Up in trip. Likely to progress further now handicapping, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 305-3

Not So Simple^b³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 98

15/2

Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Clonmel (24f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Could make his presence felt with a clear round of jumping.

Form: 5408-35

Silver Planeur^p,t⁴⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Corey McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 95| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 50/1, fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, good to soft) 45 days ago. Can make presence felt if able to back that up.

Form: 19P0P-4

Brogine^v1⁴⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 10-9| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: S Braddish| OR: 93

12/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 10/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, good to soft) 45 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 60B-620

Non-Runners

Lighthouse Rose²⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: M M McNiff J: Gary Noonan

Icee M B A²

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: M Hourigan J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Clonguile Way⁸

Weight: 10-6| Age: 9

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

Force Of Forces⁴¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 9

T: I Madden J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Don't Tell Allen (7/2), Bang On Target (6/1), Icee M B A (6/1), Turbojet (7/1), Not So Simple (15/2), Silver Planeur (15/2), Quaker Island (8/1), Arthur's Baby (17/2), Brogine (12/1), Highland Sting (14/1), The Red Menace (14/1), Clonguile Way (16/1), Lighthouse Rose (16/1), The Dabbler (18/1), Force Of Forces (33/1)

DON'T TELL ALLEN improved to land a novice at Wexford last time and, with that form backed up by the time, he's fancied to go in again having been allotted a reasonable opening mark. Turbojet is a danger and Bang On Target looks a potential improver on handicap debut, so she's worth monitoring in the betting.