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Friday 19 August 2022

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Tom Lynam Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 17:36 | Winning time: 4m 36.1s

Clever Currency^p,t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: P W Flynn| OR: 109

28/1

Sixth of 10 in novice chase at Roscommon (16.3f, soft, 33/1) 17 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 74P-P86

Deja Rouge²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 108

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form twelfth of 20 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Galway (16.6f, good to soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 59-60

Rotten Row⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 105

7/1

Career best when winning 6-runner maiden hurdle at Tramore (20.5f, good to firm, 25/1) 8 days ago, quickening clear. Merits consideration.

Form: 8F77-01

Via Rosa¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 105

10/1

5/2, career best when winning 14-runner maiden hurdle at Sligo (17.9f, good) 15 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Progressing well recently.

Form: 0P-4631

Fulysse¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 103| D

33/1

One win from 1 run last season. 22/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.8f, good to soft) 18 days ago, folding tamely end of back straight. Dangerous if scaling a revival.

Form: P3P6/1-P

Lariat^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: A McGuinness| OR: 103

11/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, creditable second of 8 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, soft, 16/1) 19 days ago, no match for winner.

Form: 03670/2

Sargent Lightfoot^h¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: D F O'Regan| T: A Murray| OR: 103| CD

15/8

C&D winner. Winner in hurdle here in July. 5/1, creditable fourth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.8f, good to soft) 18 days ago, finishing with running left. Can make presence felt.

Form: 7464-14

Joeswayornoway^b,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 102

18/1

One win from 24 NH runs. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.9f, good, 33/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 6F9-804

Lady Heath^t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: L Fowler| OR: 102

16/1

16/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, 28¾ lengths eighth of 9 to Innisfree Beauty in handicap hurdle at Sligo (16.9f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 9837/5-8

Mountain Fox^t¹¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: F Oakes| OR: 102

18/1

22/1, tenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 113 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 26704/0-

Grozni¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 100

8/1

Well held on both starts since joining this yard but his mark has come down and a market movice would be interesting.

Form: 35P-090

Run Like Fada^p1¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 98

10/1

22/1, bit below form seventh of 19 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.8f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 89-3287

Veneziano Springs^t²³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: D Hogan| OR: 97

80/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Blinkered for 1st time, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 28/1). Off 7 months. Stable in good form.

Form: 578000-

Rare Conor¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-11| J: C Halpin⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 92

10/1

Remains a maiden after 31 NH runs. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 15/2) 12 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 7-80634

Milan Echo^t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: V Halley| OR: 92

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good to soft) 42 days ago won by Sargent Lightfoot, pulled up approaching last. Not easy to make a case for. RESERVE.

Form: 3-0400P

Non-Runners

Wojood⁶

Weight: 12-4| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: D King

Innisfree Beauty²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: Ciaran Murphy J: Richard Condon

Forecasts

Sargent Lightfoot (15/8), Wojood (5/1), Lariat (11/2), Rotten Row (7/1), Grozni (8/1), Rare Conor (10/1), Via Rosa (10/1), Run Like Fada (10/1), Lady Heath (16/1), Innisfree Beauty (16/1), Mountain Fox (18/1), Joeswayornoway (18/1), Deja Rouge (22/1), Clever Currency (28/1), Fulysse (33/1), Milan Echo (50/1), Veneziano Springs (80/1)

WOJOOD arrives in search of a quick hat-trick after wins over hurdles and on the Flat this month and might be up to defying the handicapper again assuming his busy spell hasn't caught up with him. Rotten Row and Via Rosa are both respected on the back of recent maiden wins, while Sargent Lightfoot backed up last month's course win with a fourth at Cork last month and also makes the shortlist.