16:50 Thurles

Saturday 18 March 2023

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:20

Leugh Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 6m 17.9s

Shantou Lucky³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 108

12/1

Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21f, good to soft, 13/2) 38 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others still more persuasive.

Form: 844466

Cher Why Not²⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: A McCurtin| T: T Doyle| OR: 104| CD

12/1

Course winner. 11/2, creditable 8¾ lengths seventh of 15 to Dr Val in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.4f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 541347

Dr Val²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 103

6/1

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.4f, good to soft, 20/1) 24 days ago, driven out. Can give another good account.

Form: 5282P1

Lizlucky^t¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Foley| OR: 103

11/2

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in October. 13/2, respectable seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good) 13 days ago. Claims.

Form: 513427

Lizrona^p⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Eric Larkin| OR: 102| C

16/1

Blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 8 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (25.5f, soft, 14/1) 49 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on. Difficult ask.

Form: 376156

Ballyglass Beauty^h1⁸⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Adam Ellis⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 99

9/1

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in September. Good second of 18 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Punchestown (23.4f, soft) 89 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 613422

Owl Creek Bridge^b¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 99

50/1

Behind when fell 9th in handicap chase at Clonmel (23f, soft, 28/1) 16 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers back on with work to do.

Form: 0-00P8F

Sean Says²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Sweeney| OR: 98| C

16/1

16/1, took a step back in the right direction when sixth of 17 in handicap chase at this course (21.9f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Considered.

Form: 0705P6

Coole Vision^t⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Melanie Horsman⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 95

66/1

Eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Fairyhouse (20.4f, soft) 49 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 857040

Killinure Lass¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: B McMahon| OR: 90

10/1

Below form sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Clonmel (24f, soft) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 630926

Mrs Watson³³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: P Croke| OR: 88

28/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in January 2022. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good, 12/1). Off 11 months. Up in trip. Needs to hit the ground running.

Form: P51P0P-

Robin De Light⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 87

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 79 days ago, left behind 4 out. Up in trip.

Form: 000-P

Tangental¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: J J Slevin| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 87

7/4

1 win from 2 runs this season. Won 12-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24f, soft, 2/1) 16 days ago. Impressive there so has good chance on form despite taking a 7 lb rise.

Form: 0800-51

Whip Whitaker¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 82

33/1

100/1, last of 5 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 649055

Non-Runners

Pale Blue Dot¹³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: D Hogan J: D King

Duffys Getaway¹

Weight: 10-3| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Forecasts

Tangental (7/4), Lizlucky (11/2), Dr Val (6/1), Ballyglass Beauty (9/1), Killinure Lass (10/1), Pale Blue Dot (10/1), Cher Why Not (12/1), Shantou Lucky (12/1), Duffys Getaway (12/1), Sean Says (16/1), Lizrona (16/1), Mrs Watson (28/1), Whip Whitaker (33/1), Owl Creek Bridge (50/1), Coole Vision (66/1), Robin De Light (66/1)

TANGENTAL impressed when going in at Clonmel last time and a 7 lb rise in the weights doesn't look sufficient to prevent him from following up. Ballyglass Beauty is feared most on the back of his good Punchestown second, with Sean Says, Cher Why Not and Dr Val all shortlisted too.