18:35 Limerick

Thursday 27 July 2023

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Racing Again October 21st Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:36 | Winning time: 5m 42.02s

Mastermind⁹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Mullins| T: C O'Brien| OR: 93

14/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2018. Below form seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft, 28/1) 98 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 092707-

Tuff Days¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Slevin| T: Michael Barry| OR: 92| BF

9/4

Good second of 14 in handicap hurdle (11/4) at Kilbeggan (24.4f, soft) 13 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 133242

Ranger Billy¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: E Doyle| OR: 90

13/2

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in June. 4/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, soft) 13 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: F8P-415

How Decc^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: E Seymour| OR: 88

12/1

Second of 12 in novice chase (100/1) at Tipperary (19.5f, soft) on debut over fences 23 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Something to prove.

Form: 560-P82

Walking The Walk^b,t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 88

7/4

Latest win in chase at Perth in June. 7/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap chase at Cartmel (21.2f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 5-22213

No Logic^t⁴²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: A McCurtin| T: M Hourigan| OR: 87

50/1

Unreliable type. Slipped up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good to soft, 10/1). Off 14 months. First run for yard after leaving John McConnell.

Form: 6750/6S-

Petite Mike^p⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: G Ahern| OR: 85

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft) 53 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 08-8P

Portland Row^b⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 83

16/1

Creditable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good, 22/1) 58 days ago. Worth a market check.

Form: 60PP4-8

Well Joey^t⁴⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-1| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P Stafford| OR: 82

25/1

Twenty six runs since last win in 2020. 22/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap chase at Clonmel (22.8f, good) 48 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others preferred.

Form: 6274-06

Miss Laura³⁰⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 81

100/1

66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving John J. Walsh. Hard to fancy.

Form: 00/500P-

Cottage Artist²⁹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80

100/1

Unreliable sort. 33/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Galway (19.1f, soft). Off 9 months.

Form: R66600-

Golden Symphony⁵¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: M P Fitzgerald| OR: 80

50/1

40/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy). Off 17 months. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Alan Donoghue. Plenty to prove.

Form: 4520F0/

Porky Rush²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 80

18/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft, 22/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 202U-97

Red Finch¹⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 80

28/1

Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24f, soft, 16/1) 147 days ago. Likely to need the run.

Form: 609757-

Share The Joy³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 80

28/1

80/1, seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good) 38 days ago. Needs to improve markedly.

Form: 0/FP8-07

Gigantamax Eevee^p1³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 83

14/1

Good 18 lengths fourth of 15 to Ranger Billy in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good) 38 days ago, running on. Cheekpieces on 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: 0600-94

Ivane¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 85

40/1

Unreliable individual. 33/1, seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 14 days ago. Up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 6590-87

Non-Runners

Shean Glory⁶³

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: S Aherne J: Sean O'Keeffe

Mooney Boy¹⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Nomadic Star⁵⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: L Young J: S Fitzgerald

Mine Me Will He⁸²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Walking The Walk (7/4), Tuff Days (9/4), Ranger Billy (13/2), How Decc (12/1), Shean Glory (12/1), Gigantamax Eevee (14/1), Mastermind (14/1), Nomadic Star (16/1), Portland Row (16/1), Porky Rush (18/1), Well Joey (25/1), Red Finch (28/1), Share The Joy (28/1), Mooney Boy (33/1), Ivane (40/1), Golden Symphony (50/1), Petite Mike (50/1), No Logic (50/1), Mine Me Will He (66/1), Miss Laura (100/1), Cottage Artist (100/1)

WALKING THE WALK has been in excellent form lately and, although not as good in this sphere as over fences, he should be capable of defying this much lower mark. Ranger Billy looks a danger and Tuff Days seems likely to give another good account.