16:40 Killarney

Friday 19 August 2022

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Larkin's Bar & Francie Sheahan's Bar Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 3m 59.1s

Felix Desjy^p²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 143| CD

12/1

Unreliable type. Eight wins from 28 NH runs. 28/1, well behind when brought down 4 out in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, good) 22 days ago won by Tudor City. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7001-4B

Tudor City^t²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr B W Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 143

8/1

Career best when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle (22/1) at Galway (16f, good) 22 days ago, quickening well to lead approaching the final 100 yds. 7 lb higher today but warrants plenty of respect if arriving in the same mood.

Form: 7000-11

Top Bandit²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 135

10/1

Four wins from 6 runs last season. Behind when fell heavily 4 out after 4 months off in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, good, 18/1) 22 days ago won by Tudor City.

Form: 31110-F

Rich Belief^b¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: B J Cooper| T: K Thornton| OR: 128

9/2

Won 10-runner handicap (7/4) at Leopardstown (15f, good) 15 days ago. Clearly in good form and has be respected back over timber.

Form: 261-214

Charli Parcs^h¹⁹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: A A Howard| OR: 126| D

33/1

80/1, sixteenth of 27 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) when last seen 6 months ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 010/P80-

Purple Mountain²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 125| BF| CD

5/1

Two wins from 4 runs last season. 3/1, got back on the up after 8 months off when 6¼ lengths third of 18 to Outback Flyer in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good) 23 days ago. His mark clearly a workable one, he's a leading contender.

Form: 0/1160-3

Outback Flyer^h²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 119| D

7/2

11/1, showed much improved form after 3 months off when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good) 23 days ago, drawing clear final 50 yds having travelled strongly throughout. 8 lb higher today but fancied to be in the mix.

Form: 03410-1

Effernock Fizz^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: C Collins| OR: 116| D

13/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Miss Katy Brown when third of 10 in beginners chase (10/3) at Wexford (20f, good) 14 days ago, let down by her jumping. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 43-2243

Skippin Court²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: N J Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 116| D

13/2

Latest win in hurdle at Sligo in July. Not in same form when twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Galway (22.5f, good) 23 days ago. Back down in trip and needs to leave that effort well behind to feature.

Form: 1000-10

Rock On Seamie¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 109

25/1

One win from 21 NH runs. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to firm, 9/1) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Has work to do.

Form: 73-2503

Non-Runners

Jiving Jerry²¹

Weight: 10-1| Age: 7

T: J Barcoe J: C A Landers

Forecasts

Outback Flyer (7/2), Rich Belief (9/2), Purple Mountain (5/1), Effernock Fizz (13/2), Skippin Court (13/2), Tudor City (8/1), Top Bandit (10/1), Felix Desjy (12/1), Jiving Jerry (14/1), Rock On Seamie (25/1), Charli Parcs (33/1)

PURPLE MOUNTAIN got back on the on up after 8 months off when third to Outback Flyer at Galway just over 3 weeks ago, and with that outing sure to have blown away any cobwebs, Willie Mullins' charge is fancied to make it third time lucky in handicaps. The aforementioned Outback Flyer doesn't have many miles on the clock so she heads up the dangers with the potential of better to come, while Tudor City set Galway Hurdle history last month and he looks best of the rest.