19:18 Tramore

Friday 18 August 2023

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Assembly Tech Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 19:19 | Winning time: 5m 40.30s

Snugsborough Benny^p¹⁶

Age: 13| Weight: 12-0| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Broderick| OR: 109| D

20/1

66/1, bit below form twelfth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22f, good to soft) 16 days ago, needing stiffer test. Others make more appeal.

Form: 76B3-60

Pat Coyne¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: N F Houlihan| T: J Queally| OR: 108| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 8 runs last season. 25/1, twelfth of 17 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, good) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Could bounce back.

Form: 141-P30

Hard Rain²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin| T: Padraig Butler| OR: 104

4/1

7/2, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (17f, soft) 22 days ago, well on top finish. Back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 3-4PP41

Zettabyte^p⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 101

17/2

Unseated rider in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 9/2) 5 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. More required and has a bit to prove after a couple of non-completions.

Form: 80-36PU

Duncarrig²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 97

14/1

First run since leaving P. J. Rothwell when fell in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Ballinrobe (21.6f, good) 24 days ago. Dangerous if scaling a revival.

Form: 05P6P-F

Inforapenny⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 97| BF

6/1

5/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good) 41 days ago, running on. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 420-353

Joshua Chamberlain⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Keane| OR: 96

7/1

6/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good) 4 days ago. Up in trip. Not completely dismissed despite the quick turnaround.

Form: 80-8365

Loup De Tallane^p,t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 95| D

10/3

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good, 15/2) 29 days ago. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 1450-25

Sheephaven Flyer^p1,t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 93

22/1

6/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good) 29 days ago. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces on 1st time. Has a bit to prove.

Form: 590-3P0

Roman Parish^p¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 92

17/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 13 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 5 days ago .Fourth of 7 in novice chase (6/1) at this course (21.6f, good) 1 day ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 2P4524

I Am Spider Man⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 92

11/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good, 3/1) 77 days ago, weakening quickly. Unlikely to feature. RESERVE.

Form: 6010-FP

Non-Runners

Rock On Pedro²⁹

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: E Doyle J: Shane O'Callaghan

Vale Of Glory¹¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: A Murray J: Eoin G Kelly

Garcon Doux¹¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: P Fenton J: Brian Hayes

Buttons And Bows⁵⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: P J Flynn J: Simon Torrens

Woodie Wango¹¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: Rosemary Connors J: M J M O'Sullivan

What An Ocean¹⁵⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: J S McGarvey

Frazel Express⁵

Weight: 10-10| Age: 11

T: J Barcoe J: Reserve 2

Glorious Singer¹¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: Ms M Flynn J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Loup De Tallane (10/3), Hard Rain (4/1), Inforapenny (6/1), Joshua Chamberlain (7/1), Buttons And Bows (8/1), Roman Parish (17/2), Zettabyte (17/2), I Am Spider Man (11/1), Pat Coyne (12/1), Rock On Pedro (12/1), Duncarrig (14/1), Garcon Doux (14/1), Woodie Wango (16/1), Vale Of Glory (20/1), Snugsborough Benny (20/1), Sheephaven Flyer (22/1), Frazel Express (25/1), What An Ocean (33/1), Glorious Singer (33/1)

HARD RAIN has been turned around by a new stable and, having scored with plenty in hand at Limerick last time, he's worth a chance to go in again. In-form pair Buttons And Bows and Inforapenny are both serious dangers to the selection.