18:45 Kilbeggan

Friday 21 July 2023

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SP Or Better Guaranteed With Tote On All Irish & UK Racing Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 18:46 | Winning time: 4m 41.06s

Natural Look⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 110

3/1

Promising individual. 12/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 7 days ago, easily. Big player.

Form: 212-601

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Lighthouse Rose^p⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Gearoid Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 109

50/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Down Royal (20.4f, good) 49 days ago.

Form: 71P0-F0

Thornleigh Frank⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: D Butler⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 105| D

11/4

Promising sort. 10/3, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 8 days ago, impressively. Can defy the handicapper.

Form: 857-671

Betty Dutton¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 104

4/1

6/1, good third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 146-933

Bold Emperor¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane Fitzsimons⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 104

33/1

28/1, last of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 76D8-90

Hot As Pepper^t⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 103

11/1

Latest win in hurdle at Hexham in March. Ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Wexford (20f, good to soft) 62 days ago.

Form: 05761-9

Reverse Polarity³⁸³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms H P Markham| OR: 103

33/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Tramore (21.6f, good). Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving Mark Fahey.

Form: 613/350-

Spoiled Rotten¹⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 102

16/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Punchestown (24.4f, good to soft) 149 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 01/90-

Navy Waves¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: E Dwan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Cashin| OR: 100

50/1

40/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 71706-0

Jewelinthesky¹⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: E McCarthy| OR: 97

28/1

17/2, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 171 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 606550-

Goodie Girl³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 96

11/1

Promising sort. 33/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good) 33 days ago. Could be more to come and on the shortlist.

Form: 9-601

Famous Agent²⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 95

25/1

16/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy), soon beaten. Off 6 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 767/50P-

Game And Glory^p³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 93

9/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good, 10/1) 33 days ago.

Form: 3737-89

Morricone⁴⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Maite Sarah Laubies⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 83

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Slipped up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft, 22/1). Off 15 months.

Form: 000S/

Non-Runners

Clifftop¹¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: H Rogers J: Kieren Buckley

Mac's Xpress¹²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Conor Smithers

Forecasts

Thornleigh Frank (11/4), Natural Look (3/1), Betty Dutton (4/1), Mac's Xpress (8/1), Game And Glory (9/1), Hot As Pepper (11/1), Goodie Girl (11/1), Clifftop (16/1), Spoiled Rotten (16/1), Morricone (18/1), Famous Agent (25/1), Jewelinthesky (28/1), Bold Emperor (33/1), Reverse Polarity (33/1), Lighthouse Rose (50/1), Navy Waves (50/1)

THORNLEIGH FRANK was so impressive at Downpatrick last week that even an 11 lb rise may not stop him. Natural Look also had plenty in hand when winning on his latest start and is second choice ahead of Dermot McLoughlin's Goodie Girl.