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Friday 26 August 2022

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Pilgrims Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 3m 55.00s

Listentillitellyea¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 109| BF

18/5

10/3, creditable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good) 18 days ago, shaping as if still in good order. Likely to make his presence felt.

Form: 8-03228

Shumaker^p1¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 105| C

40/1

Last of 12 in handicap at Tramore (16.2f, good, 22/1) 13 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time. More required back in this sphere.

Form: 5P/0P08-

Mephisto⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Keane| OR: 102

20/1

In the process of showing more when fell heavily 2 out in handicap hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft, 20/1) 49 days ago. Not discounted for all he's unsure to build on that.

Form: 0PP/44-F

One Cool Poet^t¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: B J Cooper| T: M J Smith| OR: 101

12/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Gowran (12.4f, good, 10/1) 16 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 2549/P-0

Doyenna^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: L Fowler| OR: 100

4/1

Lightly-raced mare who improved when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 4-431

Makfils^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 100

5/1

11/2, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good) 18 days ago. In good order at present and likely to make an impact if he avoids mistakes.

Form: 996-334

Peace Party^h,t¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 100

7/1

10/1, good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good) 18 days ago, running on late. Merits consideration.

Form: 766-222

Bite That¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 98

15/2

Improved to win 14-runner handicap hurdle (6/1) at Tramore (16f, good) 12 days ago. Not an obvious sort for the follow-up.

Form: 0-PP061

Downthecellar^b1,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 96| BF

7/1

Better than the result (met trouble) when fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to firm, 3/1) 15 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Oe to consider.

Form: 11R22-4

Tincurra Lad²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 96

10/1

Promising individual. 12/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 20 days ago, just holding on. Open to further progress, so demands respect.

Form: F-0671

Vairue¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham| OR: 91

80/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, 26¼ lengths sixth of 15 to Doyenna in novice hurdle (66/1) at Tramore (16f, good) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 00-F006

No Mor Isolation²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 88

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 100/1) 20 days ago. Hasn't shown much to date but might do better now handicapping.

Form: F050

Stander^p,t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R K Watson| OR: 88

80/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. 66/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good) 9 days ago. Booking of Meyler a plus.

Form: 099P/00

Crecerelle¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: S Wilson| OR: 87

22/1

25/1, first run since leaving V. C. Ward when sixth of 11 in novice hurdle at Perth (16.2f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 4/009P-6

Ventnor¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 80

40/1

18/1, first run since leaving John J. Walsh when tenth of 11 in handicap chase at Tramore (15.7f, good) on debut over fences 12 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Booking of Quirke a plus.

Form: 0/006-00

Forecasts

Listentillitellyea (18/5), Doyenna (4/1), Makfils (5/1), Peace Party (7/1), Downthecellar (7/1), Bite That (15/2), Tincurra Lad (10/1), One Cool Poet (12/1), Mephisto (20/1), Crecerelle (22/1), No Mor Isolation (33/1), Shumaker (40/1), Ventnor (40/1), Vairue (80/1), Stander (80/1)

DOYENNA arrives with a progressive profile and did well to get up late in a novice at Tramore a fortnight ago. A well-run race over this slightly longer trip should bring more out of her and she's a confident choice to make a successful switch to handicaps, acknowledging both Peace Party and Tincurra Lad both make appeal in opposition.