16:40 Downpatrick

Sunday 18 June 2023

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Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 4m 15.4s

Billable Grant^b1⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 95| D

11/1

28/1, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.8f, good to soft) 44 days ago. Down in trip. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 6P098-9

Littel Flour^h,t¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 95

9/2

Below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Wexford (17.4f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Ran well on penultimate outing and can't be ruled out in a weak race. Engaged 1.45 Downpatrick Saturday.

Form: 60P-374

Littletwinklestar^h¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: M Magnussen| OR: 91

15/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, fourth of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, good) 15 days ago. Might do better now handicapping but assessor hasn't been lenient with opening mark.

Form: F/P08-4

Goodie Girl²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 89

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, tenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve and worthy of a market check.

Form: 9-60

Copia Verborum^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 87

16/1

Unseated rider in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Down Royal (23.3f, good) 16 days ago. Down in trip. Up against it.

Form: 06/80P-U

Jinxs Link¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: M Rice| OR: 87

6/1

Very good third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.2f, good, 22/1) 19 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 8/0090-3

Natural Breeze¹¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 85

17/2

40/1, sixteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.1f, good to soft) 113 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 2224/60-

Be My Hero¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 81

2/1

Creditable second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17.4f, good to soft, 9/2) 18 days ago. Capable of going one better.

Form: 5P07-62

Crecerelle⁹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: S Wilson| OR: 80

40/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, heavy, 66/1) 93 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 9P/600P-

Globetrottersivola¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Ricky Doyle| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

12/1

25/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.2f, good) 19 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 0/9P70-8

Guest⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: H Smyth| OR: 80

100/1

50/1, sixteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.8f, good to soft) 48 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: P/490P-0

Wee Jerry^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: N J Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 80

12/1

7/1 and blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17.4f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Something to prove.

Form: 9067-6P

Non-Runners

Masterstonemason²³⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: F Costello J: M M McDonagh

Forecasts

Be My Hero (2/1), Littel Flour (9/2), Jinxs Link (6/1), Littletwinklestar (15/2), Natural Breeze (17/2), Billable Grant (11/1), Globetrottersivola (12/1), Wee Jerry (12/1), Copia Verborum (16/1), Masterstonemason (16/1), Goodie Girl (33/1), Crecerelle (40/1), Guest (100/1)

BE MY HERO found only one too good at Wexford last time and, in a race where the majority have questions to answer, he's worth backing to go one better. Jinx Link is one of few others to arrive in form, so he's feared most, while Little Flour can feature if she returns to the form of her penultimate run.