15:22 Thurles

Thursday 3 November 2022

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Ballagh Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:22 | Winning time: 5m 12.00s

Global Equity^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 123

4/1

33/1, below form eighth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.8f, heavy) 96 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 5457-P8

Rebel Early⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke| OR: 120| D

33/1

Latest win in hurdle at Cork in January. 25/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, heavy), pulled up after 4 out. Off 6 months.

Form: 013PPP-

Hope Des Blins¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 109

15/2

Very good second of 9 in novice chase (33/1) at this course (20.7f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others preferred.

Form: 53F592

Irregularheartbeat¹⁷⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Jordan Gainford| T: T O'Brien| OR: 107

9/1

16/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.4f, good) 175 days ago, running on. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Seamus Spillane. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 47914-5

Aprils Joy^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 105| D

7/1

11/4, very good third of 8 in novice chase at Downpatrick (19.2f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Fairly treated, returned to hurdling, and is expected to be bang there.

Form: 472363

Annie Pender^h⁵¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: J Queally| OR: 104

14/1

5/1, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft). Off 17 months. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4378/88-

First Dare^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 102

9/1

Much improved when making a winning hurdling bow in 14-runner novice at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 16/1) 21 days ago. May have more to offer now switched to handicapping.

Form: 55U1

Romella^t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: J J Walsh| OR: 101

20/1

Eighth of 20 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Punchestown (16.3f, good) 23 days ago. Up in trip. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 6-00008

Must Be Dreaming¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: G Ahern| OR: 99

11/2

100/1, ninth of 10 in novice hurdle at Cheltenham (19.9f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Booking of Quirke a plus. Not out of things.

Form: 335659

Game And Glory²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 95| D

3/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle (8/1) at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft) 21 days ago, pushed out. 6 lb higher now but not taken lightly.

Form: 097431

Forecasts

Game And Glory (3/1), Global Equity (4/1), Must Be Dreaming (11/2), Aprils Joy (7/1), Hope Des Blins (15/2), Irregularheartbeat (9/1), First Dare (9/1), Annie Pender (14/1), Romella (20/1), Rebel Early (33/1)

FIRST DARE took her form up a notch when scoring on her debut over timber at Tramore last month and likely has more to give yet. She can follow up. Aprils Joy and Game And Glory are feared most.