18:49 Tramore

Thursday 17 August 2023

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Tramore Directors Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:49 | Winning time: 3m 48.30s

Royal Eagle¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 118| C| D

2/1

One win from 3 runs last season. 13/2, creditable third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Could get back to winning ways in this less-competitive event.

Form: 14-1323

Hearts Are Trumps²³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 115| D

9/1

8/1, much improved when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17f, good) 23 days ago. Remains with handicapping scope on old form and is liable to go well again.

Form: F/800-71

Red Ball Of Fire^b¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 114

11/2

Latest win in hurdle at Sligo in July. Creditable sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good to soft, 28/1) 15 days ago, not ideally placed. Not ruled out.

Form: 280-216

Pro Bono^p,t⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 111

40/1

Fifth of 6 in minor event hurdle (20/1) at Wexford (16.7f, good) 57 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time over jumps. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Needs to up his game.

Form: 44/2-515

Tom McGreevy^h,t⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 111

16/1

Unreliable type. Tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Bellewstown (16.8f, good) 40 days ago, refusing to settle. Others make more appeal.

Form: 2FF4-R0

Clever Currency^p,t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P W Flynn| OR: 110| D

14/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Cork (17f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 046258

Dixie Flyer^p,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 107

9/1

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good, 11/1) 28 days ago. Claims if he can back up that performance.

Form: 60/360-5

Contrapposto⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: R Donohoe| OR: 102| D

10/3

10/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap at Sligo (13.2f, good to soft) 8 days ago, conceding first run. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Mark looks fair and he's worthy of respect.

Form: 62/U410-

Craic Eile^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 98| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 22/1, creditable seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good) 28 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 6-02607

Mizuma^t²⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: V Halley| OR: 95

40/1

66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 11 in novice chase at Ballinrobe (23f, good) on debut over fences. Off 12 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Has work to do.

Form: 3000P2-

Milan Echo^t³⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: V Halley| OR: 85

100/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good, 50/1), very slowly away. Off 12 months. Hard to make a strong case for.

Form: 0400P0-

Non-Runners

Karen's Gift⁷⁶

Weight: 10-10| Age: 9

T: P J Rothwell J: P J O'Hanlon

Forecasts

Royal Eagle (2/1), Contrapposto (10/3), Red Ball Of Fire (11/2), Craic Eile (13/2), Hearts Are Trumps (9/1), Dixie Flyer (9/1), Karen's Gift (12/1), Clever Currency (14/1), Tom McGreevy (16/1), Pro Bono (40/1), Mizuma (40/1), Milan Echo (100/1)

ROYAL EAGLE ran a cracker in a competitive handicap at the Galway Festival last time and, in this lesser race, she's fancied to resume winning ways from a 2 lb higher mark. Recent Ballinrobe winner Hearts Are Trumps is the main danger and Dixie Flyer can feature.