18:05 Downpatrick

Friday 19 May 2023

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Earlybird Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 18:05 | Winning time: 5m 34.50s

Tango Theatre^p,t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 95

6/4

Ran creditably after a further 5 months off when second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, soft, 9/2) 5 weeks ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 070P/02-

Echo Gate^p1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 88

16/1

Showed nothing after 6 months off when pulled up in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Cork (24.8f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 00/704-P

Latest Model^t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 87

9/1

Produced best effort to date when fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Clonmel (19.1f, soft) 8 days ago. Should be in the mix again.

Form: 9068U-4

Tingarran Express⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Niall Moore⁽⁴⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 86

6/1

Shaped better than the distance beaten suggested when third of 12 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Clonmel (19.5f, heavy) 43 days ago, third when all but coming down 2 out. Has to be taken seriously from 1 lb lower.

Form: 594823-

A Dublin Job^p⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 85

9/2

8/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, possibly needed the run when eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) 57 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 03P2D0-

Hockworthy Flyer^p,t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Mike O'Connor| T: A McNamara| OR: 84

16/1

Ran no sort of race after 5 months off when tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24f, good to soft, 13/2) 4 weeks ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 57/3740-

Perfect Arch^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: L A McKenna⁽²⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 82

10/1

Respectable ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.8f, good to soft, 11/2) 18 days ago. Up in trip. He's a long-standing maiden so easy enough to look elsewhere for win purposes.

Form: 76582-9

Brownstone^p,t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: M Winters| OR: 81

9/1

22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, wasn't seen to best effect when eighth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, soft) 31 days ago. Significantly back up in trip and should fare better with a fully-fledged jockey taking over.

Form: 807908-

Hide Out^p³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

25/1

Remains a maiden after 23 NH runs. Below form ninth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, soft, 10/1) 31 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: P40489-

Howsthewoman^h,t¹⁷⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: J G Carr| OR: 80

50/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Again ran below form when fourteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy, 40/1) 6 months ago.

Form: 00/7480-

Sulafaat¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: K Callaghan⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 80

33/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 22/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.1f, good to soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 63PP9-P

Tick Along³⁵⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁴⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 87

25/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Respectable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Limerick (19f, good to soft) 11 months ago. RESERVE.

Form: 6403/75-

Non-Runners

Portland Row³⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: J Nash J: Gavin Brouder

Beechroad Winnie²²⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Bidentime¹¹⁵

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: N G Hynds J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Tango Theatre (6/4), A Dublin Job (9/2), Tingarran Express (6/1), Beechroad Winnie (15/2), Latest Model (9/1), Brownstone (9/1), Perfect Arch (10/1), Bidentime (12/1), Hockworthy Flyer (16/1), Echo Gate (16/1), Portland Row (16/1), Tick Along (25/1), Hide Out (25/1), Sulafaat (33/1), Howsthewoman (50/1)

TINGARRAN EXPRESS went close at Clonmel on her penultimate start and having been halted by a shuddering error 2 out back at that venue last month, Philip Fenton's mare gets the verdict to open her account. Tango Theatre was unlcuky to bump into a big improver on return at Ballinrobe 5 weeks ago, so she's put forward as the main danger, ahead of A Dublin Job and Latest Model.