18:30 Killarney

Thursday 14 July 2022

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Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:32 | Winning time: 4m 55.5s

Speak Now^b1³⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: B W Duke| OR: 92

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.8f, soft), beaten soon after halfway. Off 11 months. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 76/5P-

Problem Solver¹⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: C P McNamara| T: A Leahy| OR: 90

18/1

40/1, looked more straightforward than had been the case when fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft) 5 months ago, nearest finish. Task is building on that here.

Form: 847684-

Search For A Myth⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: R Tyner| OR: 89| BF

6/5

Improved again when second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, good, 6/4) 9 weeks ago, headed soon after last having travelled strongly throughout. Every chance of going one better here.

Form: 00973-2

Shean Glory^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Aherne| OR: 88

14/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in May. 9/1, again ran below form when fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 11 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 07-4100

Ned The Smith³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 87

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 18 in maiden hurdle (80/1) at Listowel (16f, soft) 38 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P8-08

Betterask Jj^p,t¹⁶⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 86

22/1

Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in November. Easy-to-back 12/1, again ran below form when twelfth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, soft) 5 months ago. Will need to hit the ground running to feature.

Form: 92P/1P0-

Buto^p,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 85

14/1

40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (14.4f, good) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 9600-34

Rosy Story^b1,t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Paul Tobin| OR: 85

9/1

Creditable fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Seems to be building up to something and the blinkers go on for the first time.

Form: 30-0624

Miala Araya^h,t1⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J B Foley⁽³⁾| T: P Breen| OR: 84

14/1

50/1, left previous efforts behind sent handicapping after 7 months off when fourth of 19 at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Back up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. May well kick on from that effort here.

Form: 000-4

Worth Presenting¹⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: D Duggan| OR: 84

40/1

Again ran badly when pulled up in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Thurles (23f, good to soft) 5 months ago, weakening early final circuit.

Form: 9800PP-

Rule Of June⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: L Casey| OR: 83

13/2

40/1, made an inauspicious start over fences when last of 11 in at Kilbeggan (25f, good) 12 months ago, tailed off some way out. Switches from chase to hurdles. May well feature back over timber.

Form: 2213-13

Naturally Blond^t³²⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Patrick Cronin| OR: 82| CD

8/1

Caused a shock when winning this corresponding event at 40/1 last year. Well held on both subsequent starts but returning from 10 months off and now 1 lb lower than on that occasion, he may well feature provided he's ready to roll.

Form: 279/199-

Cottage Artist⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: J I Duggan⁽⁷⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good to soft) 45 days ago.

Form: 000-00

Tender Heart^p1⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: S Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: E F Gallagher| OR: 80

28/1

Wasn't seen to best effect on return from 11 months off when twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft, 28/1) 7 weeks ago, not knocked about. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 066/97-0

Beechroad Winnie⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

18/1

15/2, offered little sent chasing when ninth of 11 in at Limerick (17.7f, good) on debut over fences 48 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. RESERVE.

Form: 5994P-9

Adele Co^t⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: D E Mullins| T: Una Corcoran| OR: 84

33/1

28/1, ninth of 16 in maiden hurdle at Clonmel (16.4f, good) 63 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 86890/9

Non-Runners

Coconoir¹⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Leonard Flynn J: D E Mullins

Humps And Bumps²⁴³

Weight: 11-3| Age: 9

T: P Croke J: Shane Fenelon

Watch The Weather¹⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: R P Cody J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Search For A Myth (6/5), Rule Of June (13/2), Naturally Blond (8/1), Rosy Story (9/1), Miala Araya (14/1), Buto (14/1), Shean Glory (14/1), Humps And Bumps (14/1), Beechroad Winnie (18/1), Problem Solver (18/1), Betterask Jj (22/1), Watch The Weather (25/1), Coconoir (25/1), Tender Heart (28/1), Speak Now (28/1), Adele Co (33/1), Ned The Smith (33/1), Worth Presenting (40/1), Cottage Artist (40/1)

A few in with chances but SEARCH FOR A MYTH took another step forward when finishing runner-up at Clonmel 9 weeks ago and she's fancied to go one better here and open her account. Naturally Blond caused a shock when taking this contest last year, so provided he's ready to roll, he's put forward as the main danger from a 1 lb lower mark. Miala Araya and Rule of June are another couple worth considering.