15:05 Thurles

Monday 13 March 2023

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Killinan Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 4m 37.6s

Benjis Benefit⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: J J Mangan| OR: 95

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fell in novice hurdle (13/2) at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 95 days ago looking sure to be placed. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 4-09F

Staging Post^t⁷⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: I J Power| T: M M McNiff| OR: 95| D

25/1

Blinkered for 1st time, thirteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft, 125/1) 75 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 4-P9P00

Dylan Lombardy^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 94

5/2

Solid ½-length second of 18 to Port Rashid in handicap hurdle at this course (16.3f, good to soft, 10/1) 18 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 7307P2

Port Rashid¹⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss J Townend| T: T Townend| OR: 93| CD

9/2

14/1, won 18-runner handicap hurdle at this course (16.3f, good to soft) 18 days ago by ½ length from Dylan Lombardy, driven out. Merits consideration.

Form: 5667-31

Nusra¹³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: G Ahern| OR: 88

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 22/1, below form ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (15.8f, good to soft) 130 days ago.

Form: 9/0559

Mahlers Cove²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 87

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, below form sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 25/1) 25 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: P66856

Pidoyne^t⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 86

13/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 12/1) 41 days ago, travelling as well as any. Leading claims.

Form: 800PP2

Flashthelights^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: S McConville| OR: 85| D

5/1

22/1, respectable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 25 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4-P6703

Kanors Girl⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 85

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, heavy, 50/1) 72 days ago.

Form: 80P00

Ramble On Muller⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P A Fahy| OR: 85

9/1

Eighth of 22 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, heavy) 72 days ago.

Form: 400068

Katzoff¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 83

28/1

28/1, well-beaten last of 18 to Port Rashid in handicap hurdle at this course (16.3f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 0P0-880

One More Lass^h¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 80

100/1

Fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: P38P00

War Thunder²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: D J Ryan| OR: 80

40/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 33/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 07-00P0

Non-Runners

Galactica⁴⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: L P Dempsey

Warm In Gorey²⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: P J O'Hanlon

Mullins Cross⁵⁵

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: M G Mcguane J: Shane Fenelon

Toon Town⁷⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: Brendan Walsh J: Reserve 1

Karayaz¹⁷

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: John Cullen J: Reserve 2

Breagagh²⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: S Millar J: Mr N Gault

Forecasts

Dylan Lombardy (5/2), Port Rashid (9/2), Flashthelights (5/1), Pidoyne (13/2), Benjis Benefit (8/1), Warm In Gorey (8/1), Ramble On Muller (9/1), Mahlers Cove (11/1), Galactica (14/1), Kanors Girl (16/1), Staging Post (25/1), Nusra (25/1), Mullins Cross (25/1), Katzoff (28/1), Karayaz (33/1), Breagagh (33/1), War Thunder (40/1), Toon Town (66/1), One More Lass (100/1)

Having improved when second in first-time cheekpiecs at Limerick in January. PIDOYNE looks the way to go. A 2 lb nudge for that is fair enough and she is taken to go one better here. Dylan Lombardy returned to form when a touched off by Port Rashid here last time and, if able to build on that, he could be the one to follow the selection home. Warm In Gorey is another to consider.