18:35 Ballinrobe

Monday 28 August 2023

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On-Course Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 5m 43.08s

What An Ocean^b¹⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 94

12/1

20/1, tenth of 15 in novice chase at Thurles (20.9f, soft) 168 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Hard to make a solid case for on the back of such a lacklustre display

Form: 7650U0-

On My Bike³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 92

14/1

Thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Kilbeggan (18f, soft) 38 days ago. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0900-40

Sarah's Soldier^b³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: P A Fahy| OR: 91

11/2

10/1 and blinkered for 1st time, third of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.6f, good) 34 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 090-P63

Tullyhogue Fort²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr P J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill| OR: 91

10/3

Creditable second of 14 in handicap chase at Roscommon (24.8f, soft, 11/2) 20 days ago, just failing. Switches from chase to hurdles. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 03-2912

Rewrite The Script^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 88

8/1

66/1, excellent third of 11 in novice hurdle at this course (22.8f, good) 14 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Claims if he can back up that apparent improvement.

Form: 79-60P3

Glenmalure Lodge^p,t³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 85

7/2

Remains a maiden after 22 NH runs. Creditable second of 15 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at this course (21.6f, good) 34 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 55-2252

Rathnaleen Zoey^t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 82

8/1

Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at this course (21.6f, good) 34 days ago. Others look better treated.

Form: 00-8035

Ask Dee^h⁸⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 80

22/1

Fell in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft, 16/1) 85 days ago. Hood back on. Not one to write off completely.

Form: 175/49-F

Miss Laura³²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 80

16/1

First run since leaving John J. Walsh when fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, soft, 100/1) 32 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 0/500P-5

Mourne Mist³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D McNamara| OR: 80

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good) 38 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: F009/9

Nomadic Star^p¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: L Young| OR: 80

16/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. 22/1, good sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 15 days ago. Mark looks about right.

Form: 50F-396

Save Tonight^t1¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80

66/1

25/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.6f, good) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0899/7-0

My Friend The Wind¹⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 92

12/1

One win from 22 NH runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 18/1, respectable twelfth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Naas (23.6f, soft) 151 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 3F2PU0-

Courthill⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael E Hallinan| OR: 80

50/1

125/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (16.2f, good to soft) 77 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: P000-P0

Non-Runners

Millstream Lady³⁹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: E McNamara J: Niall Moore

Nasee⁵⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: J J Hanlon J: E Walsh

Western Dreaming⁸⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: Jayne Hearne J: C Brassil

Rossies Tara¹¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: M M McNiff J: Daniel King

Healys Island³⁴¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: B J Murphy J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Tullyhogue Fort (10/3), Glenmalure Lodge (7/2), Sarah's Soldier (11/2), Rewrite The Script (8/1), Rathnaleen Zoey (8/1), Nasee (8/1), Rossies Tara (10/1), My Friend The Wind (12/1), What An Ocean (12/1), On My Bike (14/1), Miss Laura (16/1), Nomadic Star (16/1), Millstream Lady (20/1), Ask Dee (22/1), Western Dreaming (25/1), Mourne Mist (50/1), Courthill (50/1), Healys Island (50/1), Save Tonight (66/1)

TULLYHOGUE FORT has been in excellent form over fences and he's equally effective over hurdles, so he gets the nod returning to this sphere. Glenmalure is a big danger and Sarah's Soldier is worthy of considering following a good second here a month ago.