15:20 Listowel

Monday 5 June 2023

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South Of Ireland Waste Management Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 3m 51.5s

Red Ball Of Fire^b1²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 106

8/1

9/1, good third of 9 in handicap at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft) 20 days ago, finishing well. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time. Below form on last hurdle run.

Form: 10/5280-

Betty Dutton²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 100

11/4

4/1, below form ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) 25 days ago. Could well bounce back granted quicker ground.

Form: 63146-9

Bint Freya²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Cooper| OR: 97

4/1

Run creditably in maidens the last twice, latest when third of 16 (12/1) at Killarney (22.2f, good) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Looks fairly treated, returned to handicap company, and warrants respect.

Form: 79352-3

Hi Ski¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 97| D

6/1

Belatedly off the mark when taking 13-runner handicap hurdle (17/2) at Tipperary (16f, good) 18 days ago, having run of race. 5 lb higher now but ought to go well again.

Form: 94PU8-1

Milajess^p,t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: Michael C Griffin| OR: 95

8/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good second of 12 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, soft, 7/1) 25 days ago. Claims if building on that back in handicap company.

Form: P646P-2

Forge Road^t1⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 92

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Gowran (13.7f, soft) 47 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Tongue strap on 1st time. Good on last hurdle run.

Form: 6578-

Inchiquin Star¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: A McCurtin| T: P Kiely| OR: 96

5/1

Promising individual who found improvement when second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good) 18 days ago. 3 lb rise fair and we may not have seen the best of her yet.

Form: 770-2

Johanna Yeats^t⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 85

66/1

One win from 29 NH runs. Pulled up in handicap chase (16/1) at Tramore (15.1f, soft) 50 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 04PF9P-

Brogue Belle^h,t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: J J Slevin| T: N Lee| OR: 83

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good to soft, 150/1) 34 days ago. Improvement required on handicap debut.

Form: 600-0

Taylors Three Rock^h,t1²⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 82

16/1

12/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Leicester (15.5f, good to soft), struggling when not fluent 2 out. Off 6 months. Rejoined yard after leaving Tony Carroll. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 026DP/P-

Mullins Cross³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 80

11/1

First run since leaving Paul Nolan when 25/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.8f, good to soft) 35 days ago, weakening before 2 out. Rejoined yard after leaving Martin Gerard McGuane.

Form: P98FP-P

Non-Runners

Gonetomillgrove³²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Forecasts

Betty Dutton (11/4), Bint Freya (4/1), Inchiquin Star (5/1), Hi Ski (6/1), Red Ball Of Fire (8/1), Milajess (8/1), Mullins Cross (11/1), Gonetomillgrove (14/1), Taylors Three Rock (16/1), Forge Road (18/1), Johanna Yeats (66/1), Brogue Belle (100/1)

INCHIQUIN STAR upped her game significantly when runner-up on handicap hurdle debut at Tipperary last month and remains low mileage in this sphere. She is fancied to score. Hi Ski and Bint Freya head the list of dangers.