17:50 Kilbeggan

Thursday 20 April 2023

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Off time: 17:51 | Winning time: 4m 30.01s

Bal De Rio⁶^{(ex 7)}

Age: 10| Weight: 12-6| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 101| D

9/2

Improved to win 8-runner handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, soft, 4/1) 6 days ago, going clear. Remains well treated on old form and should go well again.

Form: 20F171

Mister Twist^b³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 102

18/1

8/1 and blinkered for 1st time, good second of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.5f, heavy) 30 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Respected.

Form: B89842

Vale Of Glory⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 102

16/1

25/1, below form seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 45 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 025177

Fanoir^h³⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 100

25/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in April 2022. 10/1, creditable sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft). Off 11 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 25821-6

The Niffler^h,t1⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 100

12/1

22/1, below form eighth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 40 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 3-00808

Golden Sandbanks^p,t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 99

4/1

3 wins from 9 runs this season. Fair winner at 12f on flat. 5/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 27 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Enters calculations.

Form: 112132

Themanintheboots⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 98

28/1

Fourth of 5 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (17f, heavy, 100/1) on debut over fences 96 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000U94

General Clermont¹⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 97

40/1

Remains a maiden after 25 NH runs. Eighteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.6f, good to soft, 22/1) 152 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 504550

Housemartin¹¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 96

9/1

Below form eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 7/2) 112 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 2-35408

Lucky Zebo⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 95

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form sixth of 14 in novice hurdle (10/3) at Limerick (16f, soft) 79 days ago. Showed promise on penultimate outing and remains with potential now handicapping.

Form: F20U36

Mastermind⁸⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: S Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 95

28/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2018. 12/1, fifteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 84 days ago. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 909270

Willywampus⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: Eamon Courtney| OR: 95

18/1

First run since leaving Donal Commins when pulled up in novice chase (12/1) at Clonmel (20f, heavy) 63 days ago, headed before 5 out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 9-P222P

Benjis Benefit³⁸

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

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 8/1, below form seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.4f, heavy) 38 days ago, not knocked about. Not dismissed.

Form: 4-09F7

Ringsend John^p1²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: T Cooper| OR: 94

10/1

Brought down in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Naas (18.9f, soft) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 89798B

She's Commanche⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A Murray| OR: 92

12/1

Ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft, 7/1) 57 days ago. Others more persuasive. RESERVE.

Form: 364F-P9

Non-Runners

She's Tobias¹⁸¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: Ciaran Murphy J: E Walsh

Buzz Light⁶³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: Thomas Dowling J: Mr P A King

Herculaneum²¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: N C Kelly J: Reserve 2

Deo Bellator¹⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 10

T: S Millar J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Lucky Zebo (10/3), Golden Sandbanks (4/1), Bal De Rio (9/2), She's Tobias (6/1), Housemartin (9/1), Ringsend John (10/1), Herculaneum (10/1), The Niffler (12/1), She's Commanche (12/1), Vale Of Glory (16/1), Mister Twist (18/1), Willywampus (18/1), Benjis Benefit (18/1), Fanoir (25/1), Themanintheboots (28/1), Mastermind (28/1), Deo Bellator (33/1), General Clermont (40/1), Buzz Light (50/1)

SHE'S TOBIAS shaped well on several occasions last season and is open to improvement back up in trip starting out for a new stable, so he's worth chancing. Lucky Zebo might well get back on the up, so he's regarded as a danger along with last-time-out winner Bal de Rio.