15:35 Downpatrick

Friday 16 September 2022

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J P C Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 5m 24.10s

Bella Bliss^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 116| D

3/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 2 wins from 6 runs this season. 7/4, career best when winning 5-runner novice hurdle at Cartmel (22.1f, good) 18 days ago. Unexposed over this trip.

Form: 534211

Desertmore House^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Brassil| CD

6/1

Career best when winning 10-runner novice hurdle (8/1) at this course (21.7f, good) on hurdles bow 18 days ago, driven clear. Should improve.

Form: 90-8561

Magheralin Mick⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell

7/1

Fair hurdler. Career best when winning 9-runner novice hurdle (18/5) at Sligo (20.2f, good) on hurdles bow 43 days ago. Stable having good spell. Thriving but needs to step up again.

Form: 65-4341

Some Dove³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 110| D

6/1

Fair hurdler. 2 wins from 4 runs this season. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (21f, good, 7/1) 35 days ago, always holding on.

Form: 50-1541

He's Leading Me On^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: C P McNamara| T: L Young| OR: 105| D

7/2

Fair hurdler. 9/4, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, good) 30 days ago, always holding on. Has good chance on form.

Form: 222211

Paidi's Passion²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Ewing| T: D M Christie| D

11/1

Confirmed debut when winning 11-runner novice hurdle (9/1) at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good) 25 days ago. May have more to offer.

Form: 53PP-21

Ladiam^h³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 101| D

11/1

Modest hurdler. Career best when winning 16-runner novice hurdle (7/2) at Sligo (20.6f, good) 30 days ago, driven out.

Form: 956221

Prince Zaltar⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J B Foley⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 101

9/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Tramore in April. 14/1, seventh of 8 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, soft) 47 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 631-3P7

Wee Rupert^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: K J Brouder| T: N C Kelly| OR: 90

66/1

Modest hurdler. 50/1, creditable 28½ lengths fifth of 10 to Desertmore House in novice hurdle at this course (21.7f, good) 18 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: P4-1475

Non-Runners

Benz¹³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Forecasts

Bella Bliss (3/1), He's Leading Me On (7/2), Desertmore House (6/1), Some Dove (6/1), Magheralin Mick (7/1), Benz (7/1), Prince Zaltar (9/1), Paidi's Passion (11/1), Ladiam (11/1), Wee Rupert (66/1)

BELLA BLISS is unexposed over this trip and arriving in top form, she could be the way to go in a what is an open novice. He's Leading Me On and Magheralin Mick are just a couple of potential threats.