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Tuesday 30 May 2023

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FBD Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 5m 53.30s

Arctic Ambition⁴^{(ex 7)}

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 88| D

11/10

Career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, good to soft, 5/4) 4 days ago, running on. Carries penalty. Stable in good form. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: U041-21

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Highland Sting^b²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 92

16/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. 22/1, creditable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.1f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 4P048-5

I Sea The Moon^v²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 91

14/1

Visored for 1st time, respectable fourth of 19 in novice hurdle (12/1) at Tipperary (15.8f, good to soft) 26 days ago, running on. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 2/P745-4

She's Commanche^b1⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A Murray| OR: 90

25/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 12/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft) 40 days ago, tailing off early final circuit. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 64F/P9P-

Mosaaheb¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 89

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, soft, 20/1) 19 days ago. More needed.

Form: 984-6

Aliunde^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 88

13/2

Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, soft, 6/1) 19 days ago. Each-way chance.

Form: 00073-5

Jesina^t1¹⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 87

50/1

16/1 and blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.8f, heavy) 149 days ago, weakening before 3 out. First run for yard after leaving Mrs J. Harrington.

Form: 059/00P-

Annie Bella^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D M Christie| OR: 85

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Brought down at the first in a maiden chase on recent debut over fences at Downpatrick. Little impact all 3 previous run in this sphere.

Form: 3600-B

Portland Row^b⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 85

22/1

Blinkered for 1st time, fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at this course (22.1f, soft) 46 days ago. Place possibilities if able to build on that here.

Form: 8/60PP4-

Courthill^t⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Michael E Hallinan| OR: 83

100/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at this course (22.1f, soft) 46 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: P/0P000-

Glenmalure Lodge^p²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 83

7/2

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. 17/2, good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.1f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 97P55-2

Brownstone^p,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 80

22/1

Creditable seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.4f, good to soft, 9/1) 11 days ago but no more than an each-way squeak here.

Form: 07908-7

Flemenora^t¹⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy| OR: 80

50/1

40/1, nineteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.9f, soft) 161 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 080690-

Howsthewoman^t¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Carr| OR: 80

80/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. 50/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.4f, good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 0/7480-0

Silverstrand^b³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 80

8/1

Creditable fourth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Naas (23.6f, soft, 80/1) 61 days ago. Wouldn't be without an each-way chance if building on that here.

Form: P0P0P4-

Non-Runners

Asatisfiedmind²⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: D Cullen J: Reserve 1

Janverlil²⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: E McNamara J: Reserve 2

Policy Breaker¹²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: P J Gilligan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Arctic Ambition (11/10), Glenmalure Lodge (7/2), Aliunde (13/2), Silverstrand (8/1), I Sea The Moon (14/1), Highland Sting (16/1), Asatisfiedmind (16/1), Brownstone (22/1), Portland Row (22/1), She's Commanche (25/1), Janverlil (25/1), Mosaaheb (25/1), Policy Breaker (33/1), Jesina (50/1), Annie Bella (50/1), Flemenora (50/1), Howsthewoman (80/1), Courthill (100/1)

ARCTIC AMBITION boasts a good strike rate over fences and opened his account at the twelfth attempt in this sphere at Limerick just four days ago. He is now 2-3 under Danny Gilligan and, provided that this doesn't come too soon, the 8-y-o should prove very hard to beat under a penalty. Glenmalure Lodge remains winless following 17 attempts over hurdles but she's a live each-way player on the back of a solid effort here. Aliunde, Portland Row and Silverstrand are others with each-way claims.