18:38 Ballinrobe

Tuesday 25 July 2023

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BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:39 | Winning time: 4m 11.6s

As Tears Go By⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 123| D

7/2

Career best when winning 7-runner hurdle at Wexford (17.4f, good to soft, 13/2) 55 days ago, battling well. On a roll and could defy his revised mark.

Form: 0/148-11

In From The Cold²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 123

14/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good, 50/1) 24 days ago. Fairly useful hurdler, poor on last hurdle run.

Form: 048/P0-6

Walhaan¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 120

7/1

33/1, creditable fourth of 8 at hurdle at Roscommon (15.5f, good to soft) 15 days ago. More needed.

Form: 44190-4

Wild Shot^t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 120| D

15/2

Won 11-runner handicap at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 8/1) 14 days ago, driven clear. Fairly useful hurdler and not dismissed back in this sphere.

Form: 10644U-

Can't Stop Smiling^h⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: A A Howard| OR: 119| CD

7/4

Promising sort. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle (11/4) at this course (16.2f, good) 56 days ago, always holding on. More to come and the hat-trick beckons.

Form: 7365-11

Ostend⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: P Croke| OR: 119

7/1

20/1, career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.2f, good to soft) 95 days ago, kept up to work. One to consider now handicapping.

Form: 65P521-

Influential Lady³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 99

13/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 25/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 37 days ago.

Form: 602-FP8

Carslake¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 102

80/1

80/1, below form eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and plenty more needed.

Form: 0636-90

Non-Runners

Bonarc¹¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 9

T: J P Ryan J: Liam Quinlan

Forecasts

Can't Stop Smiling (7/4), As Tears Go By (7/2), Influential Lady (13/2), Walhaan (7/1), Ostend (7/1), Wild Shot (15/2), In From The Cold (14/1), Bonarc (33/1), Carslake (80/1)

CAN'T STOP SMILING is having a happy time of it in handicaps and she can make it 3 wins in a row at Ballinrobe. As Tears Go By and Ostend were both successful themselves last time out and are feared.