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Monday 28 August 2023

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Hollymount Nursing Home Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:08 | Winning time: 4m 26.06s

Calico^t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 128| C

8/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle here in July. Twelfth of 18 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Yard looks to have stronger claims elsewhere.

Form: 152130

Charlie Luciano⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: N J Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 122| BF

11/2

Latest win in hurdle at Bellewstown in July. Respectable second of 5 in minor event hurdle (6/4) at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 46 days ago, having run of race. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 261-112

Samui²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 121

1/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Creditable second of 12 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.6f, soft, 3/1) 28 days ago, no match for winner. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Has good chance on form.

Form: 19-212

Action Motion^p⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 116

20/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 6/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time over jumps.

Form: 7140P-

Flamborough¹⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 116

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 14f on flat. Sixth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 7/2) 106 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 26-6

Luminous Light^h²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: A P Heskin| T: A McCann| OR: 116

10/1

20/1, creditable third of 16 in handicap at Galway (14.1f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Open to improvement.

Form: 849441-

Jay Jay Zee^p1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 114| C

16/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 50/1, bit below form fifth of 12 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.6f, soft) 28 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Unexposed for leading stable.

Form: 1-325

Mister Wilson^h²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Paul Townend| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 111

10/1

Down the field on Flat at Galway latest but had been in decent form over hurdles prior to that. Booking of Townend a plus.

Form: 83-3213

Aussie Warrior²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: T R Hughes| OR: 108

22/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Roscommon in June. Below form eleventh of 19 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, soft, 40/1) 28 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 8610

Forecasts

Samui (1/1), Charlie Luciano (11/2), Calico (8/1), Flamborough (10/1), Mister Wilson (10/1), Luminous Light (10/1), Jay Jay Zee (16/1), Action Motion (20/1), Aussie Warrior (22/1)

Gordon Elliot's SAMUI looks on a good mark for this handicap debut and can strike under Jack Kennedy. Luminous Light has run 2 crackers on the Flat since his Cork maiden hurdle success and is second choice ahead of the selection's stablemate Jay Jay Zee.