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Kevin Sheedy Bowel Cancer Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 13:38 | Winning time: 4m 31.0s

Look Dont Touch^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 109

13/2

Good third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.3f, good to soft, 12/1) 22 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 5460U3

Ballybawn Belter³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 104| D

17/2

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 14/1, below form seventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.3f, heavy) 34 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 1-257

Young Fitzy^h¹⁰⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 104| D

25/1

18/1, bit below form eleventh of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good) 107 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Declan Queally.

Form: 814-000

Steppenwolf^p1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 103

11/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in May. Fell in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Thurles (20.7f, soft) 27 days ago. Back down in trip. Booking of Buckley a plus. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: U0-146F

Attitash²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: Jennifer Monaghan| OR: 102

16/1

First run since leaving Willie Mullins when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.7f, soft) 27 days ago, weakening after 3 out. Down in trip.

Form: 00/231-P

Navy Waves²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: E Dwan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Cashin| OR: 102| D

28/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Seventh of 8 in minor event hurdle (40/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 25 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0F717

Mary's Pride^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 100| CD

11/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, soft, 25/1) 27 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 1/0P7-80

Future Proof^p²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 99| D

33/1

One win from 28 NH runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. Fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Punchestown (16.3f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 667700

Sixhandsinmypocket²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 99

8/1

Improved when third of 13 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 25/1) 29 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 9U07-03

Broadford Publican³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 98

7/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, tenth of 23 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, soft) 39 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve.

Form: 440

Peace Party^h,t²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 98| D

9/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Respectable third of 16 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Thurles (16.2f, soft) 27 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 947U83

The King Of Prs²⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 98

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Cork (16f, heavy). Off 8 months.

Form: 0090-

Sirjack Thomas⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Ewing| T: A McGuinness| OR: 97

12/1

40/1, below form seventh of 16 in handicap at Naas (10f, heavy) 45 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. 7/10 on last hurdle outing. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 000957/

Bella Union⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 93

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 16 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Gowran (16f, soft) 82 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 44-009

Elzoom²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Crawley| OR: 92

40/1

Unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy, 80/1) 29 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 0700-0U

Gaelic Des Chastys⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: J J Slevin| T: A Donoghue| OR: 88

15/2

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, heavy, 11/2) 43 days ago. Engaged 3.06 Naas Tuesday.

Form: 3009-30

Non-Runners

Atlantic Wonder¹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 1

Only One Plan¹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Come On Sally¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 8

T: P M Pierce J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Broadford Publican (7/2), Look Dont Touch (13/2), Gaelic Des Chastys (15/2), Sixhandsinmypocket (8/1), Ballybawn Belter (17/2), Peace Party (9/1), Bella Union (10/1), Mary's Pride (11/1), Steppenwolf (11/1), Sirjack Thomas (12/1), Atlantic Wonder (14/1), Attitash (16/1), Come On Sally (20/1), Only One Plan (20/1), Young Fitzy (25/1), Navy Waves (28/1), Future Proof (33/1), The King Of Prs (40/1), Elzoom (40/1)

SIXHANDSINMYPOCKET made quite an eyecatching return from a break when third in a maiden at Limerick last month and might be worth chancing now switching to handicap company. Broadford Publican is another who could have more to come now handicapping and heads the dangers along with Thurles third Peace Party and top-weight Look Don't Touch.