14:40 Downpatrick

Monday 28 August 2023

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Philip McBurney Racing Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 12.08s

Gwan Tadhg¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 95| C

11/4

7/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at this course (17.3f, good) on return 15 days ago, driven out. Can go well again.

Form: 9U069-1

Blackberry Jack^p1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Leahy| OR: 93

9/1

11/2, creditable second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 765F/02

Breagagh^p³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr N Gault⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 91

12/1

Very good second of 18 in handicap (12/1) at Naas (8f, soft) 33 days ago. Creditable on last hurdle run. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 5P-0535

Tea It Is³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Vincent Carroll| OR: 91

12/1

11/1, creditable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good) 39 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6400-36

Anyway^p1⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: D Budds| OR: 90

1/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form eighth of 25 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Punchestown (19.6f, good) 78 days ago, not knocked about. Cheekpieces on 1st time. One to note.

Form: 800-68

Across The Ocean¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 92

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, fell heavily in handicap hurdle at this course (21.8f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 0000F

Leading Flame¹⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M J Smith| OR: 89

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Off 6 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 880P0-

Grizabella⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 89

20/1

16/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Tramore (12f, good to soft) 48 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 5608-44

Georgie's Gal²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 83

18/1

Creditable sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.7f, good to soft, 20/1) 21 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 00-0036

Greatmindstinkalik^h1,t²³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 82

16/1

25/1, sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.8f, heavy). Off 7 months. Down in trip. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 060006-

Charle Brune^p¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Jordan Gainford| T: T Shanahan| OR: 80

16/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. 17/2, first run since leaving Neil Mechie when creditable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 43567-5

Wee Jerry^t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 80

50/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Last of 9 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Worcester (16f, good to soft) 39 days ago.

Form: 6P50P8

Non-Runners

Hollys Honour³¹⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: J G Murray J: Harry Sexton

Karloss²⁷⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: C Byrnes J: Philip Byrnes

Forecasts

Anyway (1/1), Gwan Tadhg (11/4), Hollys Honour (7/1), Blackberry Jack (9/1), Tea It Is (12/1), Breagagh (12/1), Charle Brune (16/1), Greatmindstinkalik (16/1), Georgie's Gal (18/1), Grizabella (20/1), Karloss (20/1), Leading Flame (50/1), Wee Jerry (50/1), Across The Ocean (80/1)

GWAN TADHG is a rare one here in that he brings winning form to the table and he's fancied to strike again. Breagagh is feared most ahead of Anyway and the potentially very interesting Karloss.