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Tuesday 25 July 2023

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David Heneghan Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 17:38 | Winning time: 4m 8.8s

Hearts Are Trumps⁵³

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 109| D

8/1

Seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good, 18/1) 53 days ago. Becoming well treated but needs to bounce back.

Form: 7F/800-7

Turkestan^t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 102

22/1

Unreliable sort. 4/1, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.6f, good) 42 days ago. Others are easier to recommend.

Form: 27/8F-7U

Rushford¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: T R Hughes| OR: 105

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 14f on flat. 33/1, sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.5f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 006

Eighty Eight¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 104

15/2

Promising individual. Fairly useful winner at 9f on flat. 10/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 10 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Worthy of interest.

Form: 890-

Fassbender^t⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 97

25/1

Sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Not firing at present.

Form: 1PP0-06

Clear The Clouds^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 96

9/2

Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good, 7/2) 12 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Should remain competitive.

Form: 4205-45

Action Station¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 94

20/1

Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.8f, good to soft, 12/1) 18 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 0/899-67

Gonetomillgrove²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 93

16/1

Fair Flat winner. Promising individual. 25/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (12.8f, good) 29 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Has some potential to do better in this sphere.

Form: 60-9

Only One Plan^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 93

7/1

5/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.5f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 092-315

Leroy Leroy¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 91

14/1

15/2, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.8f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Can't be dismissed.

Form: 64/P-036

Neev's Dream^t¹⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 89

17/2

33/1, eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 142 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0/00708-

Yewood^t⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 89

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, soft) 75 days ago. More required.

Form: 34865-0

Atlantic Wonder^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: A P Heskin| T: A J Martin| OR: 87| BF

9/2

13/8, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.8f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Had been shaping up well prior to latest effort, so he's worth another chance.

Form: 00-8620

Masterstonemason^p¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Sam Ewing| T: F Costello| OR: 86

33/1

22/1, tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 0583P-0

Mount Gable¹²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: E Dwan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Cashin| OR: 86

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16f, soft) 129 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0009-

Non-Runners

Ellens Angel⁹⁸

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: E McCarthy J: T Joseph Kelly

Max Time¹¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: I Madden J: Reserve 1

Added Bonus²¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 9

T: Brendan Walsh J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Clear The Clouds (9/2), Atlantic Wonder (9/2), Only One Plan (7/1), Eighty Eight (15/2), Hearts Are Trumps (8/1), Neev's Dream (17/2), Rushford (10/1), Yewood (11/1), Leroy Leroy (14/1), Gonetomillgrove (16/1), Action Station (20/1), Turkestan (22/1), Fassbender (25/1), Masterstonemason (33/1), Mount Gable (50/1), Added Bonus (50/1), Max Time (50/1), Ellens Angel (66/1)

ATLANTIC WONDER had been shaping as if ahead of his mark prior to a tame display at Wexford last time and, with a tongue strap applied, he makes most appeal. Clear The Clouds and Only One Plan both arrive in form and should be on the premises.