19:30 Tramore

Friday 12 August 2022

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Assembly Tech Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 5m 13.90s

Young Fitzy^h,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: J B Foley⁽³⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 108| C

10/1

Course winner. Three wins from 10 runs last season. 16/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fourteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 18814-0

Father Jed⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 104| D

18/1

Three wins from 11 runs last season. 14/1, last of 8 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.2f, good) 8 days ago, needing stiffer test. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 150P28

Some Dove⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 104

7/1

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in June. 8/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 5 days ago, left poorly placed. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 950-154

Yulong Voice^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: S Nolan| OR: 103

9/2

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, good, 5/1) 22 days ago, bit in hand. Big shout again.

Form: 045-271

Basil's Boy^h²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 102| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Good seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Limerick (24f, good) 22 days ago. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 7/5-PF77

Bear Claws^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 99| C

10/1

Course winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, twelfth of 15 in handicap (18/1) at Killarney (14.1f, good) 30 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Not discounted.

Form: 700-042

Anyonecanhaveitall^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E Doyle| OR: 98

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 18f on the Flat. Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Killarney (17f, good) 28 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0-0640

Mizuma^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: V Halley| OR: 98

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 142-630

Elegant Dan¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: D F O'Regan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 97| CD

33/1

C&D winner. One win from 23 NH runs. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 40/1, seventh of 11 in novice chase at this course (21.6f, good to firm) 1 day ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 95080-7

Supreme Vinnie^t⁶⁹

Age: 13| Weight: 11-2| J: Brian Hayes| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 97| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 22/1, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.6f, good to soft) 69 days ago.

Form: 76027-9

Where's Bunny⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny Mullins| T: N Dooly| OR: 97

4/1

Fifth of 6 in handicap chase at Wexford (16f, good, 4/1) 7 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 951235

Rocc On Eddie^p1,t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D Budds| OR: 92

50/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Roscommon (25f, soft) 10 days ago, losing touch quickly back straight. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 78909-P

Whatsstoppingyou⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: R Hackett| OR: 88

9/1

Below form tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft, 6/1) 43 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 460-330

Holditinyourhead²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 85

14/1

Thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good, 28/1) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 664-600

Forecasts

Where's Bunny (4/1), Yulong Voice (9/2), Some Dove (7/1), Basil's Boy (7/1), Whatsstoppingyou (9/1), Bear Claws (10/1), Young Fitzy (10/1), Supreme Vinnie (14/1), Holditinyourhead (14/1), Mizuma (14/1), Anyonecanhaveitall (18/1), Father Jed (18/1), Elegant Dan (33/1), Rocc On Eddie (50/1)

The vote goes to SOME DOVE, who wasn't seen to best effect when fourth on her recent handicap debut at Downpatrick and she is now 1 lb lower in the weights. Yulong Voice is an obvious threat on the back of his Limerick success, for which a 5 lb rise looks manageable, while Where's Bunny should have a part to play back in this sphere and a case can also be made for Bear Claws.