16:55 Sligo

Sunday 9 July 2023

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Sligo Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 6m 23.8s

Mister Twist^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: E Dwan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 109

5/1

5/4, won 12-runner novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.3f, good) 21 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 422-431

Gotthenod¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 108| D

12/1

6/1, won 12-runner handicap hurdle at Wexford (24.5f, good) 18 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 6767-21

Goodnightngodbless^p,t¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J Motherway| OR: 102| BF| D

7/1

Latest win in chase at Wexford in May and good second of 8 in handicap chase there (25.3f, good to soft, 3/1) 19 days ago, running on. Switches to hurdles and is weighted to go close.

Form: 245-122

Iridescent²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: J Fogarty| OR: 102

6/1

Fair winner at 24f in chases. 3/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.5f, good to soft) on debut over fences 22 days ago, driven out. Switches to hurdles and highly respected once more.

Form: 4760-11

Winter Carnival⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J Neilan| OR: 102

40/1

Blinkered for 1st time, behind when unseated rider 5 out in novice chase (200/1) at Limerick (22.7f, good to soft) 45 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Has work to do.

Form: 4/F6P-PU

Ballyglass Beauty²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 101| CD

9/2

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at this course (25.4f, good to soft, 10/1) 26 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up again.

Form: 235-0U1

Knocknagappagh²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 99

16/1

16/1 and blinkered for 1st time, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip with more needed.

Form: 6953-87

Early Arrival⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Slevin| T: J Barcoe| OR: 98

12/1

One win from 21 NH runs. Good fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, soft, 11/1) 59 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Needs considering.

Form: 84261-4

Dinoland^p1¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 97

6/1

Good 8¼ lengths fourth of 12 to Gotthenod in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24.5f, good, 10/1) 18 days ago. Booking of Harvey a plus. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Another bold show likely.

Form: 78-0934

Menindee^t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D M Christie| OR: 97

9/1

Fair winner at 24f in chases who was leading and in control when fell last in handicap chase (13/2) at Punchestown (24f, good) 29 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Not taken lightly.

Form: 24155-F

North Of Nashville²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: C Bowe| OR: 97

16/1

Creditable fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (22f, good, 18/1) 29 days ago. Not totally dismissed.

Form: 7745-74

Townhill Penny^p³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 97| BF

11/1

4/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 8952-20

Non-Runners

Pale Blue Dot¹

Weight: 11-13| Age: 7

T: D Hogan J: Philip Donovan

Spring Street³⁷

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: J P Flavin J: Danny Mullins

Steps Match¹⁹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 8

T: M Butler J: Reserve 1

Nuttorridge²²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 2

Portland Row⁴⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: J Nash J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Ballyglass Beauty (9/2), Mister Twist (5/1), Dinoland (6/1), Iridescent (6/1), Goodnightngodbless (7/1), Menindee (9/1), Townhill Penny (11/1), Early Arrival (12/1), Gotthenod (12/1), Knocknagappagh (16/1), North Of Nashville (16/1), Nuttorridge (20/1), Steps Match (25/1), Pale Blue Dot (25/1), Spring Street (33/1), Portland Row (33/1), Winter Carnival (40/1)

GOODNIGHTNGODBLESS has been in good nick over fences and switches to hurdles on a tempting mark so edges the vote in a highly competitive handicap. Dinoland also figures on a handy-looking weight and rates a big threat, with Menindee another who can have a say back in this sphere.