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Copper Coast Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 4m 16.70s

Mac's Xpress¹¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 102

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 7 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (17f, soft, 50/1) 112 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Respected.

Form: 0-F076

Wrecking Ball Paul^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Mulligan| OR: 102

17/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, good fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 18 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 0-4PP94

Doyouthinkso^t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J P Flavin| OR: 101| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Winner in hurdle here in October. 66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 37 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0/2-017P

Our Bobby^p¹⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: I J Power| T: J M Burke| OR: 100| BF| D

5/1

9/2, respectable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, soft) 144 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 2F33F4

Downtherefordancin¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 102

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twentieth of 23 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (16.3f, soft, 50/1) 18 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 0700

Gendarme⁹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 94| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.8f, heavy, 66/1) 90 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 11-0000

Mahlers Cove¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 94| D

13/2

Winner in hurdle at Thurles in March. Respectable tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16.3f, soft, 9/1) 18 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 685610

Take My Hand¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: M Mulvany| OR: 94

6/1

Creditable eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16.3f, soft, 14/1) 18 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: P58738

War God^t¹⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: R Deegan| T: R Donohoe| OR: 90| D

25/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (40/1) at Clonmel (20.4f, heavy) 151 days ago, tailed off when pulled up 2 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back down in trip. Thirteen runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 96P06P

Pidoyne^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 89

10/3

13/2, excellent second of 13 to Mahlers Cove in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.4f, heavy) 35 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 00PP22

Fowler For Four⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 87

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000

Grizabella¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 91

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 10f on flat. Twelfth of 14 in juvenile hurdle (80/1) at Fairyhouse (16.2f, heavy) 160 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve.

Form: 560

Prince Of Air³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 81

10/1

Creditable eighth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.4f, soft, 66/1) 36 days ago. In the mix. RESERVE.

Form: 99800-8

Non-Runners

Bite That⁶⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: P J Flynn J: Gary Noonan

Cruisin Susan¹⁶⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: J A Berry J: R A Berry

Globetrottersivola¹³⁰

Weight: 10-6| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Be My Hero¹⁸

Weight: 10-6| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Pidoyne (10/3), Our Bobby (5/1), Take My Hand (6/1), Mahlers Cove (13/2), Doyouthinkso (7/1), Wrecking Ball Paul (17/2), Prince Of Air (10/1), Cruisin Susan (10/1), Be My Hero (10/1), Gendarme (11/1), Mac's Xpress (12/1), Bite That (16/1), Globetrottersivola (20/1), Grizabella (25/1), War God (25/1), Downtherefordancin (28/1), Fowler For Four (66/1)

PIDOYNE signalled she is ready to go in again when an excellent second to Mahlers Cove at Thurles so Henry de Bromhead's mare gets the nod at the chief expense of handicap debutante Grizabella. Our Bobby is another weighted to have a say in an open-looking handicap.