19:50 Tipperary

Thursday 18 May 2023

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Tipperary Races On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 19:51 | Winning time: 6m 4.90s

Navigator Jack^h,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: E Griffin

9/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fifth of 19 in handicap hurdle at this course (24.3f, good to soft, 33/1) 14 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 53400-5

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Alfieri¹⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr J W Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 13/2, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (22.5f, heavy) 148 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: U4206P-

Florey Spud²³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: D F O'Regan| T: P F O'Donnell| BF

28/1

10/3, respectable fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good). Off 7 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 6622F5-

Fox Fearless¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

22/1

22/1, last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Off 6 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles with work to do.

Form: 9P/0905-

Crimson Chief³¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: J Morrison| D

66/1

28/1, ninth of 13 in handicap chase at Tramore (21.7f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles with more required.

Form: 591159-

Ballyglass Beauty²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack| BF| D

7/1

Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (23.3f, good to soft, 11/4) 28 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 342235-

Cassarina Gold^t²²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith

33/1

Winner in bumper at Cork in August. Seventh of 13 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, good). Off 7 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut but others looks better treated at these weights.

Form: 00/8197-

General Clermont²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D E Fitzgerald

5/1

Remains a maiden after 26 NH runs. 40/1, creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Others still more persuasive.

Form: 045503-

Holiday In Kerry^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara

9/1

Career best when winning 17-runner handicap hurdle at Cork (24.8f, good to soft, 8/1) 12 days ago by 2½ lengths from Kingston Kid. Up 6 lb but still not taken lightly.

Form: FP373-1

King Ferdinand^t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

8/1

Latest win in chase at Thurles in October. Tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 16 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Cork (24.4f, good to soft) 39 days ago, just failing. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 170052-

Kingston Kid^p,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

11/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 22/1, good 2½ lengths second of 17 to Holiday In Kerry in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.8f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 66039-2

Carrig Hill^p³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Seymour| D

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Very good sixth of 19 in novice hurdle at this course (20.2f, soft, 200/1) 30 days ago, better placed than most. More needed on handicap hurdle debut though.

Form: P56/076-

The Last Throw^t¹⁹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M F Morris

40/1

Blinkered for 1st time, fell 7th in novice chase (28/1) at Fairyhouse (23.9f, heavy). Off 6 months. Switches from chase to hurdles and faces an uphill task.

Form: 4759/PF-

Thedancingfarrier³⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr R J Kiely⁽⁵⁾| T: P Kiely| D

25/1

20/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.4f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Back to a potentially lenient mark so not dismissed.

Form: 694050-

Townhill Penny^p²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| D

5/1

Good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (23.3f, good to soft, 8/1) 28 days ago. Winner has gone in since so she's a player off an unchanged mark.

Form: 218952-

Attitash⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Donoghue

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 100/1) 59 days ago. Significantly up in trip with work to do. RESERVE

Form: 31/P000-

Non-Runners

Atlantian³⁹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: L A McKenna

Unheralded¹²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: T J Nagle-Jr J: Reserve 2

Merry Moves²⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: Mrs G O'Connor J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Navigator Jack (9/2), Townhill Penny (5/1), General Clermont (5/1), Atlantian (6/1), Alfieri (7/1), Ballyglass Beauty (7/1), King Ferdinand (8/1), Holiday In Kerry (9/1), Kingston Kid (11/1), Merry Moves (20/1), Fox Fearless (22/1), Carrig Hill (25/1), Thedancingfarrier (25/1), Florey Spud (28/1), Cassarina Gold (33/1), The Last Throw (40/1), Attitash (50/1), Unheralded (50/1), Crimson Chief (66/1)

Lots with chances but Gordon Elliott's mare TOWNHILL PENNY arrives on the back of a good Kilbeggan second and can go one better now off an unchanged mark with that form having been franked. Ballyglass Beauty is weighted to have a say too with Atlantian another who needs considering in a very open handicap.