15:25 Killarney

Sunday 14 May 2023

All13:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:2516:5517:25

Oyster Tavern Handicap Hurdle (Listed)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 4m 7.4s

Magnor Glory^h³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 134| C| D

11/4

Course winner. Two wins from 5 runs last season. Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Fairyhouse (16.4f, soft) 36 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 1/61014-

Cask Mate^t³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 130

25/1

Fifth of 8 in minor event hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft, 14/1) 35 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2020F/5-

Glan^h¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 128| D

14/1

25/1, bit below form tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Yard also saddles Gordons Aura.

Form: 1P/04P0-

Mighty Tom¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: D F O'Regan| T: C Collins| OR: 128

9/2

First run since leaving Thomas Cooper when third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.1f, good to soft, 40/1) 15 days ago. Each-way shout.

Form: 31P0/03-

Man O Work¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey| OR: 127

6/1

Creditable seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 5/24FP7-

Purple Mountain²⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Brian Hayes| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 125| CD

125/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good to soft, 5/1), losing touch from 4 out. Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins. Others preferred.

Form: 1160/3P-

Typical Thomas¹³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fahey| OR: 124

25/1

Winner over hurdles at Downpatrick in July. 16/1, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft) 136 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Must improve.

Form: 164229-

All Those Years²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 123

9/1

Fairly useful winner at 18f in chases. Fell in novice chase at Tipperary (20.2f, soft, 5/2) 26 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Needs a second look.

Form: 65813F-

Doyen Ta Win^h,t1⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: D Queally| OR: 122| BF

10/1

Three wins from 11 runs last season. Latest win in hurdle at Wexford in March. 3/1, good second of 9 in minor event hurdle at Naas (16.3f, soft) 45 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. One to consider.

Form: 231112-

Kilbree Warrior^b,t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 119

10/1

16/1, career best when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.4f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Up 10 lb but he won by a wide margin and should make another bold bid.

Form: 217261-

Vultan^p1,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 116

125/1

Temperamental sort. Last of 16 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Fairyhouse (16.4f, soft) 36 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 21/0P00-

Gordons Aura¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

18/1

12/1, unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Each-way claims based on his third of 19 at Fairyhouse on penultimate start.

Form: 43173U-

Listentillitellyea¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 112

10/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. 33/1, carried out in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 83260C-

Sacchoandvanzetti^p,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Queally| OR: 111

11/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, creditable ninth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.8f, good to soft, 33/1) 18 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0/90389-

Forecasts

Magnor Glory (11/4), Mighty Tom (9/2), Man O Work (6/1), All Those Years (9/1), Kilbree Warrior (10/1), Doyen Ta Win (10/1), Listentillitellyea (10/1), Sacchoandvanzetti (11/1), Glan (14/1), Gordons Aura (18/1), Typical Thomas (25/1), Cask Mate (25/1), Vultan (125/1), Purple Mountain (125/1)

The vote goes to KILBREE WARRIOR, who out plenty of daylight between himself and his rivals when landing a big-field Fairyhouse handicap last month. If in a similar mood back down in trip here, a 10 lb rise may not be enough to stop him going in again. At the foot of the weights, Sacchoandvanzetti is of interest and may well have a part to play, while All Those Years is of interest back hurdling and the in-form Doyen Ta Win also needs considering.