15:07 Downpatrick

Friday 7 October 2022

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Roadstud Installations Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 4m 21.80s

Ballinlough Gale^h,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 101

4/1

15/2, creditable third of 16 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, soft) 7 days ago. Has to be taken seriously back in a handicap.

Form: 642533

Daisy Dufresne²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 101

11/2

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in July. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Navan (15.8f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 412336

Single Edition^h1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Slevin| OR: 102

10/1

Winner in bumper at Down Royal in May. 3/1, creditable third of 16 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, soft) 7 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 6-16483

Willyouwalkwithme²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: H Smyth| OR: 100| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win in hurdle at Sligo in August. 16/1, bit below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (18.8f, good) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 9-26109

Blackjack Boy⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C A Landers| T: J Barcoe| OR: 99

25/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good, 25/1) 85 days ago, struggling before end of back straight. First run for yard after leaving Eric McNamara.

Form: UU-578P

Gamigin²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: N C Kelly| OR: 100

50/1

Eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (18.8f, good, 125/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 4647-70

Ask The Leader^t³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D M Christie| OR: 98| C

7/1

9/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at this course (18.8f, good) 39 days ago, driven clear. Tongue strap back on and task is to back that up.

Form: 307501

Innellan Shore⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 99

20/1

14/1, eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 0-46558

Trishknowsbest^h,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: P Griffin| OR: 95| CD

9/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (7/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago by ¾ length from Darkest Hour, driven out.

Form: 965951

Karayaz⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: John Cullen| OR: 93

33/1

Fell in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, soft, 12/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 90-298F

Darkest Hour^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 91

5/1

Creditable ¾-length second of 15 to Trishknowsbest in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good, 7/1) 21 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 736232

Dixon Line⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton| OR: 91

28/1

28/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24.2f, good to soft) 8 days ago, behind when pulled up early in straight. Back down in trip.

Form: 7-54P8P

Well Joey^t¹³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: P Stafford| OR: 89| C

18/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2020. 14/1, below form eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good) 13 days ago.

Form: 432800

Calahill^b,t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 82

22/1

25/1 and blinkered for 1st time, fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, soft) 7 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: F-860P4

Forecasts

Ballinlough Gale (4/1), Trishknowsbest (9/2), Darkest Hour (5/1), Daisy Dufresne (11/2), Ask The Leader (7/1), Single Edition (10/1), Willyouwalkwithme (12/1), Well Joey (18/1), Innellan Shore (20/1), Calahill (22/1), Blackjack Boy (25/1), Dixon Line (28/1), Karayaz (33/1), Gamigin (50/1)

BALLINLOUGH GALE will find this easier than the maiden race he contested a week ago and is fancied to regain the winning thread. Trishknowsbest and Darkest Hour filled the first 2 places in a C&D contest 3 weeks ago and head the opposition.