17:40 Sligo

Wednesday 23 August 2023

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Aidan Moffitt Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 4m 16.02s

Listentillitellyea⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 105

9/2

Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. 7/1, good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good) 9 days ago, clear of rest. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0C-0002

Mac's Xpress⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 97

80/1

18/1 and blinkered for 1st time, twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good) 9 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Mrs J. Harrington. Has work to do.

Form: 60-F950

Goodie Girl³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 96| D

25/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in June. 11/1, ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18f, soft) 33 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 9-6019

Makfils⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: E A Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 95

11/2

Respectable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good, 17/2) 46 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 73663-5

Skip Mahler^h⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: L Fowler| OR: 95

11/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Roscommon (16.2f, good to soft) 72 days ago, tailing off back straight. Hood back on. Worth a market check back from a break.

Form: 000-25P

Benefit Run^p¹⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 92| CD

9/1

Course winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2020. 50/1, eighth of 12 in handicap chase at Galway (18.2f, soft) 17 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: P254-38

Up And Out¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 91

16/1

17/2, creditable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Not completely dismissed.

Form: P2-4406

Future Proof^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 90

22/1

One win from 36 NH runs. Twenty six runs since last win in 2020. Below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (17f, soft, 12/1) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3-80487

Redwood Queen⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 89| BF| D

5/4

11/4, below form seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (16.2f, good to soft) 72 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Still unexposed for this yard and worth chancing if the market speaks in her favour.

Form: 21U9-37

Atlantic Wonder^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 87| BF

12/1

9/2, bit below form seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17f, good) 29 days ago. Not one to give up on just yet.

Form: 0-86207

Oskar High²⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin| T: N Lee| OR: 87| C

33/1

Course winner. Ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Ballinrobe (21.6f, good) 29 days ago. Hard to make a solid case for in current mood.

Form: 07P0-09

Banada Bridge⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 86

25/1

Below form fifth of 9 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, soft) 40 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 7002-05

Non-Runners

Rockview Roman¹³

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: B W Harvey

Hi Ski⁴⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: R O'Sullivan J: T P Harney

Slaney Bank³³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: M Fahey J: Reserve 1

Old Lonesome Me⁸⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: P G Kelly J: Reserve 2

Chemdawg¹³

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: O McKiernan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Redwood Queen (5/4), Rockview Roman (3/1), Listentillitellyea (9/2), Makfils (11/2), Benefit Run (9/1), Skip Mahler (11/1), Atlantic Wonder (12/1), Up And Out (16/1), Hi Ski (16/1), Slaney Bank (20/1), Future Proof (22/1), Banada Bridge (25/1), Goodie Girl (25/1), Oskar High (33/1), Old Lonesome Me (50/1), Chemdawg (66/1), Mac's Xpress (80/1)

REDWOOD QUEEN has shaped better than the result on both starts for her current yard and, if strong in the betting back from a break, she's the one to side with. In-form pair Listentillitellyea and Rockview Roman also make plenty of appeal.