19:00 Sligo

Wednesday 17 August 2022

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Sligo Chamber Of Commerce & Industry Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 5m 4.2s

Ballinlough Gale^h,t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 100

8/1

Good second of 13 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at this course (17.9f, good) 13 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 064642

Ciankyle¹⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 100| C

18/1

Course winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap chase (40/1) at Galway (18.2f, soft) 17 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 21-0468

Sphagnum^t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: J P Broderick| OR: 100| BF| C

5/2

Course winner in July. Good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good, 13/8) 34 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 74-5812

It's Time Again⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: David Barry| OR: 98| D

7/1

Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in May. 9/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.8f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: P-11773

He's Leading Me On^t⁶^{(ex 7)}

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: L Young| OR: 90| BF| D

9/4

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.5f, good to firm, 3/1) 6 days ago, plenty in hand. Carries penalty. Enters calculations.

Form: 322221

Massons Castle^t1⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 94

40/1

Below form seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good, 66/1) 44 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 0179P-7

Zaccarela^t1¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 94

11/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good, 14/1) 12 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 39-4528

Pour The Wine¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 92

13/2

12/1, creditable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good) 12 days ago, barely adequate test. Should improve.

Form: 3487-67

Anseo⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Carberry| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 86

50/1

6/1, tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, good to soft) 84 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 900P-60

Beat Of The Sea^b¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 84

25/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2020. Twelfth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.8f, good to soft, 20/1) 16 days ago. Blinkers on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 350860

Go Large¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: W Durkan| OR: 88

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Wexford (24f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 070-9

La Scala Note¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin| T: Miss J M Lee| OR: 83

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, ninth of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (17f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0P-7599

Zagnzig^p¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H Smyth| OR: 80

40/1

One win from 46 NH runs. Twenty nine runs since last win in 2018. Eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 10 days ago.

Form: 6-4F508

Non-Runners

Banada Bridge³⁰⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: Mrs D Foster J: Jordan Gainford

Forecasts

He's Leading Me On (9/4), Sphagnum (5/2), Pour The Wine (13/2), It's Time Again (7/1), Ballinlough Gale (8/1), Zaccarela (11/1), Ciankyle (18/1), Beat Of The Sea (25/1), Banada Bridge (33/1), Zagnzig (40/1), Massons Castle (40/1), Anseo (50/1), Go Large (50/1), La Scala Note (66/1)

HE'S LEADING ME ON had plenty in hand at Tramore last week and might be up to defying a penalty under Sean Flanagan. Sphagnum and Ballinlough Gale are others who arrive in form, while Pour The Wine was better than she showed on handicap debut and is one who could have more to offer for the Peter Fahey team.