17:10 Kilbeggan

Monday 19 June 2023

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Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 6m 3.3s

True Destiny⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-6| J: L A McKenna⁽²⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 101

4/1

10/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Sligo (20f, good to soft) 6 days ago, running on. Back up in trip and he needs considering.

Form: 100P0-1

Father Jed²⁴¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-8| J: Philip Donovan⁽²⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 89| D

22/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (25.4f, soft, 28/1). Off 8 months.

Form: 747600-

Sittingonthefence³⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: Stephen Gerard Carey| OR: 89| BF

9/2

Good third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good, 11/4), making effort earlier than ideal. Off 10 months. Can be a factor from this mark id fully wound up for this.

Form: 0/40723-

Le Boulevardier^t1⁴²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁴⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 86| D

14/1

125/1, last of 10 in novice chase at this course (22f, good) on debut over fences. Off 14 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: P22120/

Janverlil^t1⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey| T: E McNamara| OR: 85

33/1

250/1, fifteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (15.8f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: F780P-0

Chief Seattle²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Liam Quinlan⁽²⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 84

13/2

12/1, unseated rider in handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.5f, good to soft) on Saturday. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 5PF-8PU

Gigantamax Eevee³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: J Smith⁽⁴⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 84

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 11/1, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0600-9

Repeat That^t1¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Richard Condon⁽²⁾| T: M Butler| OR: 84

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 15/2, bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap chase at Clonmel (22.8f, good) 10 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 4960-65

Annie Bella^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: E Walsh| T: D M Christie| OR: 83

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good, 50/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 3600-B9

Tullig Wood²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Kieren Buckley| T: T Cooper| OR: 83

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 000-0

War God^t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: C Owens⁽⁴⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 83

16/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 33/1, seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: P06P9-7

Ranger Billy¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: E Doyle| OR: 82

4/1

16/1, good fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (24.4f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 07F8P-4

Bessy Bradley^p1,t¹⁸¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁴⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 81

40/1

125/1 and blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in novice hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft), tailed off when pulled up after third. First run for yard after leaving T. Gibney. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0/960PP-

Pino Boy^t⁶⁸²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Gavin Brouder⁽²⁾| T: Mrs A Mooney| OR: 80

22/1

One win from 29 NH runs. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Wexford (24f, good), pulled up. Off 22 months.

Form: B2045P/

Shackleton Island²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁴⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 80

100/1

Broke blood vessel when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good, 125/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 79P/0-0P

Non-Runners

Kilmurry Jj¹⁷

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: Michael Barry J: Non Runner

Up The Club²⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: D E Fitzgerald J: Reserve 1

Saddle In The Rain¹⁹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: D J Barry J: Reserve 2

Tango Theatre¹⁵

Weight: 11-13| Age: 8

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Kilmurry Jj (3/1), Ranger Billy (4/1), True Destiny (4/1), Sittingonthefence (9/2), Chief Seattle (13/2), Gigantamax Eevee (8/1), Tango Theatre (10/1), Annie Bella (11/1), Repeat That (12/1), Le Boulevardier (14/1), War God (16/1), Pino Boy (22/1), Father Jed (22/1), Up The Club (25/1), Janverlil (33/1), Tullig Wood (40/1), Bessy Bradley (40/1), Saddle In The Rain (50/1), Shackleton Island (100/1)

TRUE DESTINY stuck to his task really well when successful at Sligo on Tuesday and with this tight track the place to attempt another go at 3m, he may well follow up. Kilmurry JJ seems very likely to give his running, while the market may help assess Sittingonthefence's fitness on this return to action.