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Thursday 11 May 2023

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Tote Fantasy Who's In Your Stable Handicap Hurdle (80-123)

Off time: 17:19 | Winning time: 4m 1.07s

Quirt Evans^t²¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 123

100/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 100/1, last of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, good). Off 7 months. Down in trip.

Form: P47400-

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Cerberus^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: A Leahy| OR: 120| D

22/1

Twelfth of 16 in maiden (20/1) at Limerick (8f, soft) 19 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on. Fairly useful hurdler.

Form: 4P/8549-

Francois^b,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr B Dunleavy⁽⁷⁾| T: Mary Ellen Doyle| OR: 120

40/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, carried out in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft, 100/1) 14 days ago. Blinkers now the headgear of choice.

Form: 50355C-

Walnut Beach¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 120| D

14/1

66/1, below form thirteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 614300-

Auckland^p¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A Mullins| OR: 117

16/1

Winner in hurdle at Killarney in May. Ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (24f, heavy, 8/1). Off 6 months. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 2/18049-

As Tears Go By²⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 111

16/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in July. Eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Ballinrobe (18f, good). Off 8 months and isn't obviously well treated but he's in top hands.

Form: 0/148-

Bal De Rio²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 110| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in April. Bit below form fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft, 9/2) 21 days ago, never on terms.

Form: 0F1715-

Grange Walk^b¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 110| D

10/3

Latest win in chase at Gowran in March. Below form seventh of 14 in handicap chase at Punchestown (16f, good to soft, 33/1) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 374F17-

Vischio¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 110| D

40/1

50/1, eighteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Still 7 lb above last winning mark.

Form: 14/7180-

Boom Boom Boom¹⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 109

11/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap (7/2) at Dundalk (16f). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut for shrewd yard so market check advised given progress on the level.

Form: 63833U/

Big Island¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 107

11/2

Winner in hurdle at Galway in September. Good third of 16 in handicap (18/1) at Limerick (8f, soft) 19 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 057195-

Morning Logic^h²¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 106

33/1

11/1, below form eleventh of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.3f, good). Off 7 months.

Form: 20/4330-

Pont Audemer⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 110| D

5/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in January. 6/1, good third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 52 days ago. Progressing well and a must for the shortlist.

Form: 000133-

Betty Dutton²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 101

4/1

Promising sort. 8/1, creditable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.2f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Open to improvement. RESERVE.

Form: 263146-

Non-Runners

Eclair De Beaufeu¹⁵

Weight: 11-13| Age: 9

T: P Fenton J: Niall Moore

Tom McGreevy²¹⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: Liz Doyle J: J P O'Sullivan

New Ross⁶⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: J P O'Brien J: J J Slevin

Future Proof⁷⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Grange Walk (10/3), Betty Dutton (4/1), Pont Audemer (5/1), Big Island (11/2), Bal De Rio (6/1), Future Proof (13/2), New Ross (8/1), Tom McGreevy (10/1), Boom Boom Boom (11/1), Walnut Beach (14/1), As Tears Go By (16/1), Auckland (16/1), Cerberus (22/1), Eclair De Beaufeu (25/1), Morning Logic (33/1), Vischio (40/1), Francois (40/1), Quirt Evans (100/1)

The interesting one here is BOOM BOOM BOOM on handicap debut over hurdles given he's improved on the level since we last saw him tackling obstacles. Pont Audemer is a rock-solid opponent, with Tom McGreevy completing the shortlist.