14:50 Downpatrick

Friday 15 September 2023

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Randox Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 16.6s

Invictus World^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr N McParlan| T: Gerald Quinn| OR: 109| C

7/2

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 9/2, good fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) 14 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 217-414

Willyouwalkwithme³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: S Wilson| OR: 108| CD

12/1

Theee-time C&D winner. Fifth of 6 in minor event hurdle (25/1) at this course (17.3f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 4246F5

Gladiatorial^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 106| C

9/2

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Second of 10 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.7f, good, 15/2) 18 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 05-8F92

Theonewedreamof^p³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 106

13/2

Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in January. 7/2, sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.8f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 014-236

Gwan Tadhg¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 103| C

5/2

C&D winner. 2 wins from 3 runs this season. Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good, 15/8) 16 days ago, easily. Shortlist material.

Form: 069-121

Fassbender^p,t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 98| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 1½ lengths second of 13 to Gwan Tadhg in handicap hurdle (11/1) at this course (17.3f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: P0-0602

Reverse Polarity^p1¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham| OR: 95

80/1

80/1, ninth of 10 in minor event hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 350-059

Attitash^p,t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 87| D

15/2

Creditable 9 lengths fifth of 15 to Gwan Tadhg in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good, 7/1) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4D8735

Let Her Flow^p³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: J Larkin| OR: 80

100/1

One win from 27 NH runs. Pulled up in handicap chase (50/1) at Roscommon (21.3f, soft) 38 days ago, tailed off when pulled up sixth. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 088-60P

Non-Runners

Como Park²⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Skip Mahler²³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: L Fowler J: Kieren Buckley

Natural Breeze⁶⁸

Weight: 10-4| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Forecasts

Gwan Tadhg (5/2), Como Park (3/1), Invictus World (7/2), Gladiatorial (9/2), Fassbender (11/2), Theonewedreamof (13/2), Attitash (15/2), Skip Mahler (8/1), Willyouwalkwithme (12/1), Natural Breeze (20/1), Reverse Polarity (80/1), Let Her Flow (100/1)

Dual Flat winner COMO PARK has displayed promise in a trio maiden hurdles since joining this yard and he is taken to make a winning handicap debut in this sphere. Gwan Tadhg has been in good form since returning from a break last month and is greatly respected, while Gladiatorial is also shortlisted. Fassbender could also feature, provided he is able to build on his latest effort here.