19:30 Down Royal

Friday 26 August 2022

All16:4017:1517:5018:2519:0019:3020:00

Kerry Foods Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 5m 57.80s

Important Message^t³

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D P Dunne| OR: 102

11/2

14/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good to firm) 3 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 40-P233

Lily Light Foot^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 101| D

4/1

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in July. Very good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (25f, soft, 13/2) 24 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 4-23612

Guido Reni^t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 99

12/1

One win from 28 NH runs. Twenty four runs since last win in 2018. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, good, 5/1) 9 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8-75334

What An Ocean⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 99

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/2, below form seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.1f, good to soft) 84 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut with bit more needed.

Form: P262-27

He Fitz In^p⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 98| D

16/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 35 lengths fifteenth of 16 to Lily Light Foot in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good, 15/2) 42 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 665-410

Canteeny Benny^b1⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: P W Flynn| OR: 97

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 12/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, good fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (20f, good) 53 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut and not dismissed.

Form: 0-3555

Supreme Vinnie^t¹⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 97| D

17/2

Good third of 14 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Tramore (21f, good) 14 days ago, finishing well. Firmly in the picture off an unchanged mark.

Form: 6027-93

Emir De Rots¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 96

10/1

40/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.8f, good) 18 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 4507-08

Dicebox^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 93

10/1

Good fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Wexford (24f, good) 21 days ago, racing lazily. Considered.

Form: 4P9-065

Game And Glory^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: J B Foley⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 91

25/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 19 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 456-097

Gold Creek^t1²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: S Curling| OR: 88

9/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap chase (13/2) at Roscommon (21f, soft) 24 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Tongue strap on 1st time. First run for yard after leaving Aengus King with work to do.

Form: 504649

Chief Seattle⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 87| BF

4/1

Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in July. Very good second of 16 in handicap hurdle (10/3) at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good) 4 days ago, conceding first run. Has to be taken seriously off the same mark.

Form: 713442

So Ladylike¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 86| D

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 19 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 31-6470

Non-Runners

For The Cause³⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Simon Torrens

My Ladeen³³⁶

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: J Fahey J: Non Runner

Anseo⁹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: J T R Dreaper J: P J Carberry

Chief Black Robe¹⁹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Myladyrose³⁸

Weight: 10-6| Age: 9

T: Mrs A Mooney J: Reserve 2

King's War⁴²

Weight: 10-6| Age: 13

T: Mrs A Mooney J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Lily Light Foot (4/1), Chief Seattle (4/1), Important Message (11/2), Supreme Vinnie (17/2), Gold Creek (9/1), Dicebox (10/1), Emir De Rots (10/1), King's War (11/1), For The Cause (11/1), Guido Reni (12/1), What An Ocean (14/1), Canteeny Benny (14/1), He Fitz In (16/1), Game And Glory (25/1), Chief Black Robe (25/1), Myladyrose (33/1), Anseo (33/1), My Ladeen (33/1), So Ladylike (40/1)

A few with chances but CHIEF SEATTLE can race off the same mark as when a very good second in a big field at Ballinrobe so gets the nod. Supreme Vinnie is also weighted to have a say and shaped well when third at Tramore so rates a major threat, with Lily Light Foot and Dicebox firmly in the mix too.