14:25 Downpatrick

Friday 16 September 2022

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C R Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 4m 29.00s

Red Ball Of Fire⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 109| BF

22/1

7/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, only eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (16.9f, good to soft) 68 days ago.

Form: 910-528

Sphagnum^p,t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: J P Broderick| OR: 109| C

5/2

3/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at this course (21.7f, good) 18 days ago, driven clear. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 581221

Hereditary Rule^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 105

10/3

2 wins from 5 runs this season. Career best when winning 4-runner novice chase (11/8) at Cartmel (21.2f, good) 20 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 1-12421

Ordered Lives^t1³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: M P Fitzgerald| OR: 105

33/1

Below form sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good, 28/1) 35 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 55P-FP6

Callthebarman^t⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: B J Cooper| T: M J Smith| OR: 104

12/1

14/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, good) 42 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Eleven runs since last win in 2019.

Form: 05-7605

Diamondinthemud^p1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Mullins| T: N Slevin| OR: 103| CD

10/1

Good 6½ lengths third of 12 to Sphagnum in handicap hurdle at this course (21.7f, good, 20/1) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can give a good account.

Form: 262103

Wee Willie Nail^t1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 104

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 2/1, creditable second of 10 in novice hurdle at this course (21.7f, good) 18 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Respected.

Form: 3-242

Willyouwalkwithme¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H Smyth| OR: 101| C

16/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle at Sligo in August. Below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good, 16/1) 11 days ago. Can bounce back.

Form: 29-2610

Gamigin^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: N C Kelly| OR: 102

125/1

First run since leaving James McAuley when seventh of 9 in novice hurdle (13/2) at Cartmel (17.2f, good) 20 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 54647-7

Ballinlough Gale^h,t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 99

9/1

Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Sligo (20.6f, good) 30 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 646425

Inforapenny²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Fahey| OR: 98

9/1

Winner in hurdle at Bellewstown in July. 6/1, good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good to firm) 24 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: P-63142

Ciankyle^p⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Cluskey| OR: 97| C| D

66/1

Course winner. 100/1, seventh of 8 in minor event at Laytown (7f) 8 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing so needs to step forward.

Form: 1-04680

Rightful Mind^p,t1¹⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: S McParlan| OR: 89

28/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good to soft, 18/1) 109 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell with work to do.

Form: 02066-P

Mugsy Delight^p²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 84

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good, 66/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 9000

Lesssaidthebetter¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 81

28/1

Remains a maiden after 24 NH runs. Respectable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at this C&D (good) 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: F65-F08

Forecasts

Sphagnum (5/2), Hereditary Rule (10/3), Wee Willie Nail (6/1), Ballinlough Gale (9/1), Inforapenny (9/1), Diamondinthemud (10/1), Callthebarman (12/1), Willyouwalkwithme (16/1), Red Ball Of Fire (22/1), Lesssaidthebetter (28/1), Rightful Mind (28/1), Ordered Lives (33/1), Ciankyle (66/1), Mugsy Delight (66/1), Gamigin (125/1)

HEREDITARY RULE reverts to hurdles on a handy-looking mark after his Cartmel chase victory so gets the nod. Plenty of others are in with a shout, Ballinlough Gale also weighted to have a say and next on the list with in-form duo Inforapenny and Sphagnum much respected too.