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Tuesday 30 May 2023

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FBD Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 5m 52.00s

Iridescent⁶¹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fogarty| OR: 95

8/1

Below form tenth of 23 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Naas (18.9f, soft) 61 days ago. Return to longer trip a plus and must enter calculations.

Form: 694760-

Bugscuffle²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 91| C

9/4

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (9/2) at this course (21.1f, good to soft) 28 days ago, responding well. Remains feasibly treated and is one for the shortlist.

Form: P3073-1

Getaway Train^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: D Hassett| OR: 91

9/1

33/1, below form tailed-off ninth of 15 to Bugscuffle in handicap hurdle at this course (21.1f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 00098-9

Gold Haven¹⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: P W Flynn| OR: 90

15/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving Michael Mulvany when good fifth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22.4f, good to soft, 12/1) 107 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 090925-

Stellar Symphony^p1¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr A T Feeney⁽⁷⁾| T: E Kent| OR: 88

18/1

Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23f, good to soft, 25/1). Off 7 months. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not out of things.

Form: 43P2-25

Ciankyle²⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Cluskey| OR: 87| C

18/1

Course winner. Sixth of 13 in handicap chase (50/1) at Downpatrick (23.5f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others preferred.

Form: 68089-6

Tuff Days⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: Michael Barry| OR: 87

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at this C&D (good) in August. Successful in points earlier this month. Others more persuasive.

Form: 052-213

Fairland¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 86

10/1

11/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 13 in novice chase at Downpatrick (19.2f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 223-116

Zahina¹⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Broderick| OR: 86

100/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, eighth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Off 6 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Significantly up in trip. Improvement required on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 007-

Ardfert Mary⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 84

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, first run since leaving Anthony Mullins when ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (22.1f, good to soft) 97 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000/9-

Duffys Getaway^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 81

4/1

Aided by first-time cheekpieces when good fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.8f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Races off same mark and holds strong claims.

Form: 0/0457-4

Fair Day¹⁰⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: G Hassett| OR: 80

40/1

Twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Navan (20f, good). Off 23 months. First run for yard after leaving P. J. Hassett. Likely best watched.

Form: 00/5F5F-

Joan Of Pimlico^b,t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: B W Duke| OR: 80

40/1

Fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft, 14/1) 7 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 9000F-0

Shackleton Island²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 80

125/1

Fifteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.8f, good to soft, 125/1) 24 days ago. Readily opposed.

Form: 079P/0-0

Uppertown Mya^p⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 82

28/1

20/1, first run since leaving Mary E Doyle when sixteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, soft) 42 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Makes limited appeal. RESERVE.

Form: P/835P0-

Non-Runners

Lough Na Fooey¹⁹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: L Young J: Non Runner

Coco Lightning¹⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: T P O'Connor J: Reserve 2

A Fortune Out West¹⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Bugscuffle (9/4), Duffys Getaway (4/1), A Fortune Out West (13/2), Tuff Days (7/1), Gold Haven (15/2), Iridescent (8/1), Getaway Train (9/1), Fairland (10/1), Coco Lightning (16/1), Ciankyle (18/1), Stellar Symphony (18/1), Ardfert Mary (25/1), Lough Na Fooey (25/1), Uppertown Mya (28/1), Joan Of Pimlico (40/1), Fair Day (40/1), Zahina (100/1), Shackleton Island (125/1)

DUFFYS GETAWAY has been given a chance by the handicapper and posted his best effort over hurdles when fourth at Cork earlier this month. He gets the nod in an open-looking contest. Bugscuffle and Iridescent should also go well.