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Friday 15 September 2023

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Michael Cawe Suspended Ceilings Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 5m 28.80s

Conna Cottage³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr A D Bustin⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 111

6/1

11/4, respectable second of 7 in minor event hurdle at Sligo (17.8f, good to soft) 36 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell.

Form: 15FP-42

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Penny Jar^p,t⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P Downey| OR: 109| D

15/2

Has shown fair form in a pair of Flat maidens. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, creditable on last hurdle run. Not taken lightly.

Form: 5/1113-3

Drumcliff^t¹⁴⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 108

16/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. Running respectably when unseated rider in hunter chase (25/1) at Punchestown (24f, good to soft) 140 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 7/4571U-

Cullaghs Star^h⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: S Fahey| OR: 104

8/1

16/1, below form ninth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, soft) 46 days ago. Significantly up in trip and bounce back called for.

Form: 0/0-6829

Dorans River^p³²

Age: 13| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 102| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this season. 13/2, good third of 9 in handicap hurdle at this course (25.7f, good) 32 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 853113

Whatsyourstatus^t⁸⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G O'Loughlin| OR: 102

14/1

Scored over fences at Clonmel in June and shaped better than result suggests back over hurdles when sixth of 12 in handicap at Wexford (24.5f, good) 86 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Can make presence felt.

Form: 8/090-16

Ounce Of Gold⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: P A Fahy| OR: 101

16/1

Shaped well switched to a handicap when second in 10-runner event at Punchestown (23.6f, good, 40/1) 96 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 0F0-852

General Maximus^h³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: B McMahon| OR: 100

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 25/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.4f, good to soft) 36 days ago, playing up beforehand (bolted before start).

Form: 82/4-4P

Tomas O Maille^t⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: A McCurtin| T: M Flannery| OR: 100

4/1

Creditable second of 14 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Galway (16.6f, soft) 4 days ago, no match for winner. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 23-5532

Positive Thinker¹³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 99| BF

5/1

7/2, respectable sixth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24.3f, good to soft) 134 days ago. Can give another good account if ready to roll.

Form: 22321-6

Broken Bond^p1¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 98

18/1

Took a step back in the right direction when eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Wexford (20.4f, soft) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: F/00P-88

The Great White^h1,t⁶⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 95

28/1

One win from 21 NH runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good, 20/1) 69 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 3309-89

Courthill^p1,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael E Hallinan| OR: 80

125/1

No sign of ability over hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 000-P00

Western Dreaming^t⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Jayne Hearne| OR: 80| CD

40/1

C&D winner who was pulled up (after 3 months off) in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good, 20/1) last week.

Form: 3187-0P

Non-Runners

Britzka¹⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: S Nolan J: Danny Gilligan

Forecasts

Tomas O Maille (4/1), Positive Thinker (5/1), Dorans River (6/1), Conna Cottage (6/1), Penny Jar (15/2), Cullaghs Star (8/1), Whatsyourstatus (14/1), Drumcliff (16/1), Ounce Of Gold (16/1), Broken Bond (18/1), General Maximus (20/1), Britzka (25/1), The Great White (28/1), Western Dreaming (40/1), Courthill (125/1)

OUNCE OF GOLD ran well considering he was left with plenty to do on his Punchestown handicap debut back in June and there are certainly races to be won with him on that evidence. Whatsyourstatus and Penny Jar head the opposition.