15:45 Thurles

Thursday 6 October 2022

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Littleton Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 15:48 | Winning time: 2m 47.6s

(9)

L'Un Deux Trois^p,t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 65| D

11/1

Latest win at Limerick in June. 14/1, fair sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.8f, good) 19 days ago. Weighted to go close returned to this sphere.

Form: 10-9012

(17)

Out On Friday³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: K J Leonard| T: P Byrne| OR: 63

10/1

Latest win at Gowran in August. Eleventh of 17 in handicap (9/2) at Galway (8.6f, soft) 30 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Can make presence felt if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 582160

(11)

Wojood^p,t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: D King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 61| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 9/1, creditable seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good) 17 days ago. Not discounted back on the level.

Form: 009142

(7)

Isaiah⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 60| BF

9/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Navan in May. Good third of 12 in handicap (7/2) at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 52 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 090/103

(12)

Alfalfa¹⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: W J Lee| T: T Doyle| OR: 59

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 17 in handicap (33/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good). Off 148 days. Significantly up in trip with work to do.

Form: 0860-0

(10)

Dinamine²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: D P Dunne| OR: 54

14/1

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 10/1) 20 days ago. Others are much preferred.

Form: 592950

(5)

Kalmira^p⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: S Crawley| OR: 54| D

6/1

15/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fair eighth of 12 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 52 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 0-18048

(16)

Fair Damsel³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: R Brabazon| OR: 52

7/1

Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap (17/2) at Navan (10f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Up in trip with something to find at these weights.

Form: 055-005

(6)

Litteratus^t⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 56

18/1

Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Killarney (11.2f, good to soft) 87 days ago. Tongue strap back on and no forlorn hope.

Form: 398726

(3)

Itsalonglongroad^t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: C Coakley| OR: 48| D

25/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Pulled up in handicap chase (28/1) at Listowel (20f, good) 13 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 907796

(1)

Bolero^p1⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 47

11/4

Good second of 16 in handicap (15/2) at Bellewstown (12f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and well in the mix off a 3 lb lower mark.

Form: 930-092

(2)

Cablegram⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, ninth of 15 in claimer at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft), merely closing up late. Off 97 days. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 07099

(8)

Duke Otto¹²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: P J Flynn| OR: 47

25/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.1f, good to soft, 17/2) 125 days ago. Off 125 days. Modest on the Flat, poor effort on last Flat outing.

Form: 080/9-40

(4)

Hinemoa⁷²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 47

80/1

40/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 24 months.

Form: 000600/

(13)

Stabila^p1,t1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: James J Doyle| T: M Flannery| OR: 47

80/1

200/1, eighth of 12 in juvenile hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.7f, good) 27 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time, cheekpieces on for 1st time. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 004000

Non-Runners

(14)

Duleek Street³⁸

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

(18)

Make The Switch³⁸

Weight: 9-12| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 2

(15)

Starlight Rose³⁸

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: Thomas Dowling J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Bolero (11/4), Isaiah (9/2), Kalmira (6/1), Fair Damsel (7/1), Wojood (7/1), Out On Friday (10/1), L'Un Deux Trois (11/1), Dinamine (14/1), Duleek Street (14/1), Litteratus (18/1), Starlight Rose (20/1), Itsalonglongroad (25/1), Alfalfa (25/1), Duke Otto (25/1), Make The Switch (25/1), Cablegram (66/1), Stabila (80/1), Hinemoa (80/1)

A few with chances but L'UN DEUX TROIS returns to the level fit from hurdling and on a handy mark so can add to his Limerick success in the summer. Bolero bounced back to form when runner-up at Bellewstown last time and is feared most in first-time cheekpieces, with Roscommon-third Isaiah and C&D winner Wojood two others who need factoring into a very open handicap.