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Monday 14 August 2023

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Broderick's Electric Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 18:52 | Winning time: 4m 11.2s

Il Silenzio²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: J J Slevin| T: M Brassil| OR: 94

12/1

Kayf Tara gelding who has been brought along steadily, twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18f, soft) 24 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut with more to offer. Interesting.

Form: 08-0

Light Parade³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke| OR: 93

4/1

12/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form though.

Form: 3446-40

Got Grey^t⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 95

5/1

Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.6f, good to soft, 18/1) 62 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0000-F6

Bowgate Street^t¹²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 91

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft, 250/1) 127 days ago, not ideally placed. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 008-

Chequer Square^t³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 91

18/1

66/1 and blinkered for 1st time, below form fifth of 10 in novice hurdle at Sligo (16.9f, good) 36 days ago. Booking of Gilligan a plus but more is needed.

Form: 079-P05

Thefaithfulindian^h,t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 87

9/2

Off 6 months before fading eighth of 10 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Respectable run on last hurdle start so she enters calculations.

Form: 228340-

Spanish John¹⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: P A Fahy| OR: 86

22/1

Fifteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Clonmel (18.7f, soft) 165 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut with more needed.

Form: 690000-

Fanta Magic²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 85

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle (250/1) at this course (17f, good) 20 days ago. Needs to step forward on her handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P/080

Joven De Corazon³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Stafford| OR: 86

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, tenth of 15 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 30 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles with work to do now handicapping.

Form: U0-09

Save Tonight⁴⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 82

25/1

40/1, seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft). Off 14 months with her fitness to prove.

Form: 00899/7-

Johanna Yeats^t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 81| C

10/1

Course winner. One win from 31 NH runs. Below-form sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at this course (21.6f, good) 20 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: PF9P-66

Cappacurry Croi^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: L Young| OR: 80

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18f, soft, 33/1) 24 days ago. Has something to prove.

Form: P6-870

Charle Brune^h³²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: T Shanahan| OR: 80

17/2

Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. Below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Sedgefield (16.8f, good to soft). Off 10 months. Rejoined yard after leaving NeilMechie. Hood back on.

Form: 343567-

Cottage Artist¹⁸

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

33/1

Unreliable individual. Well held when fell heavily 2 out in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, soft, 100/1) 18 days ago. Down in trip with others preferred.

Form: 66600-F

Outdoor Mozzy^t⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

14/1

Last of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.3f, good to soft, 14/1) 58 days ago. Back down in trip with plenty to find.

Form: 8000-60

Prince Of Air^p1,t1²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

8/1

11/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18f, soft) 24 days ago. Tongue strap/cheekpieces are reached for now. RESERVE

Form: 00/83-50

Non-Runners

Old Lonesome Me⁷⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: P G Kelly J: Philip Donovan

Courthill⁶³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: Michael E Hallinan J: Reserve 2

Likable Chancer⁴¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: D Howard J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Likable Chancer (10/3), Light Parade (4/1), Thefaithfulindian (9/2), Got Grey (5/1), Prince Of Air (8/1), Charle Brune (17/2), Johanna Yeats (10/1), Old Lonesome Me (10/1), Il Silenzio (12/1), Outdoor Mozzy (14/1), Chequer Square (18/1), Spanish John (22/1), Joven De Corazon (22/1), Save Tonight (25/1), Cottage Artist (33/1), Cappacurry Croi (33/1), Courthill (33/1), Bowgate Street (40/1), Fanta Magic (66/1)

Martin Brassil's IL SILENZO appeals as a likely improver now going into handicaps so he gets the vote in a very open-looking contest. Fellow handicap debutant Old Lonesome Me is another who can take a step forward and enters calculations along with the handily-weighted Light Parade.