16:55 Sligo

Tuesday 13 June 2023

All16:5517:2817:5818:3319:0819:4320:18

Knocknarea Opportunity Claiming Hurdle

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 4m 23.3s

Bigz Belief^b,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J Smith⁽⁴⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 107

14/1

Fair hurdler. 9/2, creditable third of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 22 days ago, nearest finish. Switches from Flat to hurdles. 5/13 on last hurdle outing.

Form: 80R07-5

Bal De Rio⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: D King⁽²⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 110

2/1

Fair hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in May. 8/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good) 8 days ago. Thereabouts.

Form: 715-614

Britzka^p,t⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 129

9/4

Fairly useful hurdler. 4/1, second of 4 in novice chase at Clonmel (20f, good) on debut over fences 4 days ago, running on. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on. Leading claims.

Form: 11P5-02

Benz^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: B W Harvey| T: G Elliott| OR: 109

5/1

Fair hurdler. 15/2, bit below form 18½ lengths fifth of 13 to Bal De Rio in claiming hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Capable of bouncing back for his in-form stable enjoying a good spell.

Form: 1325F-5

Dare To Flare¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁴⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 111

14/1

Fair hurdler. 50/1, eighteenth of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) on reappearance 18 days ago. Should be sharper for the run now returning to hurdles.

Form: 256770/

Elzvale⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 88

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (16.1f, soft, 66/1). Off 10 months.

Form: 070-

Presenting Dylan²⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Cawley⁽⁴⁾| T: B Cawley| OR: 93

80/1

Modest hurdler. One win from 27 NH runs. Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. 28/1, last of 3 in handicap chase at Warwick (16.2f, good). Off 8 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 8U5243-

My Manekineko²¹⁴

Age: 14| Weight: 10-8| J: Gavin Brouder⁽²⁾| T: P McCreery| OR: 105| C

20/1

Fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser. Course winner. First run since leaving Gearoid Patrick Brouder when eighth of 9 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (20.2f, good, 28/1). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Respected in this lower grade.

Form: 358248-

Buzz Light^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 87| D

33/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 33/1 and blinkered for 1st time, 34 lengths eighth of 13 to Bal De Rio in claiming hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 6/0PP-98

Elusive Sea^p,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: C McGivern⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 92

40/1

40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fell in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Yard in good form.

Form: 30PPP-F

Jet Star^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: C P O'Shea⁽⁴⁾| T: C W J Farrell

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1 and tongue strap on, last of 7 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 9 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 4P/55-7

Kellyiscool⁴⁶³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: C Byrnes| OR: 107

5/1

Fair maiden hurdler/chaser. Off since finishing well held in a Leopardstown handicap hurdle in January 2022. Rejoined yard after leaving D.McNamara. One to note in the betting if getting a run. RESERVE.

Form: P57300/

Non-Runners

Attitash²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: Ian Donoghue J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Bal De Rio (2/1), Britzka (9/4), Kellyiscool (5/1), Benz (5/1), Bigz Belief (14/1), Dare To Flare (14/1), My Manekineko (20/1), Attitash (20/1), Buzz Light (33/1), Elusive Sea (40/1), Presenting Dylan (80/1), Elzvale (150/1), Jet Star (150/1)

BRITZKA took a bit of a step back in the right direction when second over fences the other day and is potentially a classy sort for this level. Stablemate Benz may give him most to do ahead of Denis Hogan's Bal de Rio.