14:30 Listowel

Saturday 24 September 2022

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M.J. Carroll ARRO Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 57.70s

Unexpected Depth^p¹⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 137| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 40/1, respectable tenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.1f, soft) 147 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 0/99200-

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Nibblers Charm³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: R Hackett| OR: 131| CD

18/1

Five wins from 19 NH runs. Good fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Killarney (22.4f, good) 35 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 934-P44

Bread And Butter¹³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham| OR: 125| D

18/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 132 days ago.

Form: 23303-0

Young Dev¹⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan| OR: 122

66/1

Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in February. 8/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (24.7f, good to soft) 159 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: 33132P-

Auckland^p⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 120| BF| D

9/1

Winner in hurdle at Killarney in May. 11/2, eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good) 71 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 7202-18

Blanketontheground⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 118

8/1

Creditable third of 6 in minor event hurdle at this C&D (good, 16/1) 6 days ago. Others look better treated.

Form: 21/R-433

Downtown Queen^t⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: C P McNamara| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 116| D

18/1

2 wins from 3 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in July. 4/1, last of 6 in novice hurdle at Tramore (20.5f, good to firm) 44 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Not one to write off.

Form: 260-116

Skippin Court³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 116| C

6/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle at Sligo in July. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 13/2) 36 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 000-106

Watch The Weather^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: R P Cody| OR: 116| D

11/4

Promising sort. 2 wins from 4 runs this season. Good second of 10 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Ballinrobe (21.8f, good) 15 days ago. Thriving and open to further improvement.

Form: 8P-6112

Alvaro³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E McNamara| OR: 114

7/1

Winner in hurdle at Tramore in April. Good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.4f, good, 18/1) 35 days ago. Booking of Flanagan a plus. Another bold show likely.

Form: 01-3P32

Ballybaun Star^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: C Halpin⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 114

40/1

Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in May. 14/1, fourth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 22 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 4-217F4

Dorans Boy³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 113

16/1

Winner in hurdle at Cork in August. 22/1, fourth of 7 in minor event hurdle at this course (16f, good) 3 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 4-77314

Ballyadam Destiny^p,t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 111| D

18/1

6/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others make more appeal.

Form: 33-4470

Listentillitellyea²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 111| BF

13/2

18/5, creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good) 29 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 032283

Son Of Hypnos^p⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: K Smith| OR: 111

12/1

Fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, good, 16/1) 5 days ago. Up in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 900-804

Non-Runners

Damalisque¹¹⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: E & P Harty J: Mark Walsh

Jimmy Jimmy³⁰⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Krabat¹⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: M J McDonagh J: C A Landers

Forecasts

Watch The Weather (11/4), Skippin Court (6/1), Listentillitellyea (13/2), Alvaro (7/1), Blanketontheground (8/1), Jimmy Jimmy (8/1), Auckland (9/1), Son Of Hypnos (12/1), Unexpected Depth (12/1), Krabat (12/1), Dorans Boy (16/1), Damalisque (16/1), Nibblers Charm (18/1), Bread And Butter (18/1), Ballyadam Destiny (18/1), Downtown Queen (18/1), Ballybaun Star (40/1), Young Dev (66/1)

WATCH THE WEATHER is getting better by the run and travelled smoothly when second at Ballinrobe recently, so he's fancied to regain the winning thread with Rachel Blackmore taking over. Listentillitellyea, Krabat and Alvaro all arrive in good order and pose feasible dangers to the selection.