20:00 Tramore

Saturday 3 June 2023

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Annestown Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 5m 11.3s

Cusp Of Carabelli^p1⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 109| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 8 in handicap chase (11/1) at Ballinrobe (19.4f, good) 5 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 6PP54-7

Story Rory^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 108| D

25/1

Two wins from 6 runs last season. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good, 22/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 31300-0

Bocelli's Voice³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 107

7/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 10/1, unseated rider first on handicap debut at Tipperary (24.3f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Remains with potential.

Form: 2/8551-U

Rock On Pedro¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 106

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 14/1, sixth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (13.7f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May well do better.

Form: 427-

Talk Of The Town¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: P Flood| OR: 106

16/1

First run since leaving Nigel Slevin when fifth of 16 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (15.8f, good to soft, 20/1) 11 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 1427/P-5

Buttons And Bows^b¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Flynn| OR: 102

12/1

Blinkered for 1st time, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20f, good to soft, 16/1) 14 days ago.

Form: P5150-4

Doyouthinkso^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J P Flavin| OR: 101| C

4/1

Course winner. Second of 19 in handicap (18/1) at Navan (13f, soft) 21 days ago, no match for winner. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Significantly back up in trip. Creditable on last hurdle outing.

Form: 2/017P4-

Natural Look²²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 101| BF

11/2

Off the mark at Gowran in October and found only one too good at Thurles (23f) later that month. Off since but may have more to offer yet.

Form: 433212-

Aide De Camp³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Robert Widger| OR: 99

4/1

Fair maiden who ran below form when eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 3 days ago.

Form: P547-88

Sovereign Duke¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 99

11/1

Returned to form after 5 months off when second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good) 16 days ago, closing all way to line. Significantly up in trip.

Form: F43P/0-2

Hand Over Fist¹⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 95

8/1

Seemed unsuited by conditions when ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Limerick (21f, heavy) on final outing. Off 6 months. Stable in good form. Remains with potential.

Form: 05739-

Bear Claws^p,t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 91| C

10/1

Course winner who looked rusty when eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Limerick (19f, good to soft) on reappearance last week. Cheekpieces back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 42409-8

Non-Runners

Halsafari²⁸

Weight: 11-13| Age: 10

T: M J Bowe J: Brian Hayes

Mister Twist¹⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: P Fenton J: Niall Moore

Beechroad Winnie¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Doyouthinkso (4/1), Aide De Camp (4/1), Mister Twist (9/2), Natural Look (11/2), Bocelli's Voice (7/1), Hand Over Fist (8/1), Bear Claws (10/1), Sovereign Duke (11/1), Rock On Pedro (12/1), Buttons And Bows (12/1), Talk Of The Town (16/1), Story Rory (25/1), Halsafari (25/1), Cusp Of Carabelli (28/1)

NATURAL LOOK has a 7-month absence to overcome, but she was going the right way when last seen and may still have more to offer, so is worth chancing on her return to action, especially with her yard amongst the winners. Mister Twist and Bocelli's Voice are others to take seriously.