19:00 Killarney

Thursday 14 July 2022

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Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 4m 53.50s

Sphagnum^t⁴^{(ex 7)}

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: D F O'Regan| T: J P Broderick| OR: 89| D

13/8

7/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Sligo (19.9f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Carries penalty. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 074-581

My Friend The Wind³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 94

13/2

Creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft, 22/1) 38 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 3P8U8-3

Da Big Fella^b1¹⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: Eamon Courtney| OR: 91| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Limerick (21f, soft) 163 days ago. Blinkers on first time.

Form: 8/13037-

Joan Of Pimlico^p⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: B W Duke| OR: 90

16/1

14/1, ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.3f, good) 72 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 06340-9

Battle Of Benburb^t⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 88

11/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 17/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good to soft) 41 days ago.

Form: 96P7-96

Deal Again⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 86

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fourteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft, 400/1) 51 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 800-0

O Mio Babbino⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Patrick Cronin| OR: 85

12/1

16/1, pulled up in hunter chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft) 94 days ago, pulled up. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 01146P-

Shannon Gray^t³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 85

25/1

33/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft) 38 days ago, losing touch after 4 out.

Form: 34F0-0P

Battle Away¹⁰⁶¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: J B Foley⁽³⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 83

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, good, 40/1). First run for yard after leaving D. Rohan. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Winning pointer.

Form: 6P1707/

Mooney Boy^p,t1³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 83

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24.5f, good to soft, 33/1) 36 days ago, dropping away soon after. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 009-0P

Present Rock⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 82

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, heavy, 100/1), losing place halfway. Failed to complete all 3 starts in points.

Form: P600P/P-

Power Drive³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: P W Flynn| OR: 81

18/1

Nineteenth of 22 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good, 33/1) 35 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 900P/P0-

Capture The Drama³⁶

Age: 14| Weight: 10-13| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 80| D

33/1

Unreliable type. 20/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, good to soft) 36 days ago, losing place when mistake seventh. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 38U0-7P

Lightning Star^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Jordan Gainford| T: A Leahy| OR: 80

14/1

22/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 14 days ago, weakening quickly 3 out. Others more persuasive.

Form: 06P7-3P

Roscomroe¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 80

14/1

First run since leaving J. P. Broderick when good eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (23.8f, good, 40/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 89/9F0-8

Western Dreaming^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: Jayne Hearne| OR: 80

40/1

14/1, first run since leaving Patrick Breen when ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 0000P-9

Non-Runners

Fly De Megaudais⁴⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: M J McDonagh J: Reserve 1

Jetango⁴⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: K Purcell J: Reserve 2

Profound³⁹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: J Morrison J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Sphagnum (13/8), Battle Of Benburb (11/2), My Friend The Wind (13/2), Da Big Fella (7/1), Jetango (10/1), O Mio Babbino (12/1), Battle Away (14/1), Roscomroe (14/1), Lightning Star (14/1), Joan Of Pimlico (16/1), Power Drive (18/1), Fly De Megaudais (20/1), Profound (20/1), Shannon Gray (25/1), Capture The Drama (33/1), Western Dreaming (40/1), Mooney Boy (40/1), Deal Again (66/1), Present Rock (80/1)

SPHAGNUM snapped a lengthy losing sequence for his yard at Sligo on Sunday and given the manner of that win, the follow up may well be forthcoming under a penalty. My Friend The Wind will likely give it another good go, with Battle Away one to monitor in the betting.