17:00 Downpatrick

Sunday 7 August 2022

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Balloo Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 5m 27.50s

Rare Conor¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: C Halpin⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 93

15/2

Remains a maiden after 30 NH runs. Creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Ballinrobe (21.6f, good) 19 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 47-8063

Utah^p1,t⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 93

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 80/1, sixteenth of 17 in handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle run. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 577/70

Townhill Penny^p²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 90| BF

3/1

3/1, good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.8f, good) 25 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0P-6352

So Ladylike²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 88

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, seventh of 10 in novice hurdle at this course (21.8f, good) 25 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve.

Form: P31-647

Menindee¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jordan Gainford| T: D M Christie| OR: 87

16/5

7/1, good third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.6f, good) 19 days ago. Respected.

Form: 08P0-43

Chief Black Robe¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 84

33/1

50/1, fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.6f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 00F0-05

I Can't Remember^b²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: C P McNamara| T: C A McBratney| OR: 82

50/1

33/1, first run since leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell when twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (18.8f, good) 25 days ago. Blinkers on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 70090-0

Rubiana²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 82| BF| C

11/4

First run since leaving Mrs Caroline McCaldin when fourth of 14 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19f, good, 7/2) 23 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Switches from chase to hurdles. One to be interested in off this sort of mark.

Form: 20P89-4

Gibbet Hill²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: A J Black| OR: 81

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, creditable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.8f, good) 25 days ago.

Form: 907P-P6

Greenandwhitearmy^p²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: N McKnight| OR: 81| C

10/1

Course winner. One win from 21 NH runs. Good fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at this course (21.8f, good) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 924/774

Drimsree Lad^t²⁹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 80

50/1

Fell in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.2f, good to soft, 50/1). Off 9 months. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: P50/67F-

Roccorionach¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 80

10/1

18/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.6f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 3-80484

Super Sling^p,t¹²

Age: 12| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr N McParlan| T: S McParlan| OR: 80

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Unseated rider in novice hurdle (80/1) at Perth (20.2f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 0609/U

Zagnzig^p²⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: D F O'Regan| T: H Smyth| OR: 80

33/1

One win from 45 NH runs. Twenty eight runs since last win in 2018. 33/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (18.8f, good) 25 days ago.

Form: 76-4F50

Non-Runners

I Don't Get It¹²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: N McCluskey J: G P Brouder

Nuttorridge¹⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 1

Creggsman⁷⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2

Helly Hansum⁷⁰²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: N C Kelly J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Rubiana (11/4), Townhill Penny (3/1), Menindee (16/5), Rare Conor (15/2), Greenandwhitearmy (10/1), Roccorionach (10/1), I Don't Get It (12/1), So Ladylike (16/1), Creggsman (16/1), Nuttorridge (16/1), Gibbet Hill (25/1), Helly Hansum (25/1), Chief Black Robe (33/1), Zagnzig (33/1), I Can't Remember (50/1), Drimsree Lad (50/1), Super Sling (50/1), Utah (66/1)

RUBIANA made a positive start for this yard when fourth at Kilbeggan last month, the combination of a 9-month absence and pre-race antics (played up beforehand) possibly taking its toll late on having traded 1.35 in-running, and she remains of interest back over hurdles. Townhill Penny and Menindee head the dangers.