20:00 Bellewstown

Saturday 8 July 2023

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Bar One Racing Bet 10 Get 50 Sign Up Offer Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 5m 53.30s

Macgiloney^p¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 12-3| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 128| CD

14/1

Reliable sort. C&D winner. Looked likely winner when falling last in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good, 10/1) 19 days ago. Can go very well again.

Form: 750-6PF

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Dartan^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 122

4/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 12/1, improved to win 16-runner handicap at the Curragh (16f, good) 7 days ago, always holding on. Switches from Flat to hurdles and well in the mix.

Form: 27/10-

Easy Fella^p²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: R P Cody| OR: 118| D

11/8

Career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle (15/8) at Punchestown (23.6f, good) 27 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut off a good mark. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 625-321

Conna Cottage¹⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 111| BF

9/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in December. Pulled up in novice chase (11/8) at Clonmel (20f, heavy) 142 days ago, pulled up early in straight. Switches from chase to hurdles. Something to find on form.

Form: 8415FP-

Country Queen^p1²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 111| C

7/1

18/1, good third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.6f, good) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 136P0-3

Hascoeur Clermont^h1⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 111| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 17/2, pulled up in handicap chase at Wexford (25.2f, good to soft) 49 days ago, pulled up 2 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Hood on 1st time. Needs to bounce back.

Form: U1250-P

Mary Cassatt^t⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 116| BF

17/2

Winner in hurdle at Killarney in May. Good third of 6 in handicap hurdle (13/8) at Cartmel (25.4f, good) 42 days ago. Needs considering once more.

Form: 0403-13

Pale Blue Dot^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: D Hogan| OR: 108| C

25/1

Course winner. Thirteenth of 14 in novice chase at Wexford (19.8f, good to soft, 28/1) 18 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Others have achieved more.

Form: F58-5U0

Junior Alliance²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 107

12/1

Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Sligo (25.4f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 459-047

Non-Runners

Peaches And Cream³⁴⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Attaboyarchie³⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: D A McLoughlin J: Miss E J Sweeney

Glenquin Castle¹⁶⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: M Brassil J: J S McGarvey

Andys Flame²³³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: B W Harvey

Eco Pete¹⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Thomas Reilly

Fiveaftermidnight⁹⁷

Weight: 10-11| Age: 10

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Hot As Pepper⁴⁹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Brian Hayes

Clifftop²⁷

Weight: 10-5| Age: 7

T: H Rogers J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Dorans River¹⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 13

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Easy Fella (11/8), Dartan (4/1), Country Queen (7/1), Dorans River (8/1), Peaches And Cream (8/1), Mary Cassatt (17/2), Conna Cottage (9/1), Attaboyarchie (10/1), Hascoeur Clermont (11/1), Junior Alliance (12/1), Macgiloney (14/1), Hot As Pepper (14/1), Glenquin Castle (16/1), Fiveaftermidnight (16/1), Eco Pete (16/1), Andys Flame (20/1), Pale Blue Dot (25/1), Clifftop (33/1)

EASY FELLA looks to start life in handicaps off a lenient mark so can follow up his Punchestown novice success at the chief expense of Macgiloney who rates a big threat after his unlucky late exit at Kilbeggan last time. Country Queen and Mary Cassatt complete the shortlist.