14:25 Downpatrick

Friday 6 October 2023

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McGrady Financial Services Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 4m 30.6s

Timourid^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 118

20/1

Winner in hurdle at Roscommon in July. Switches from Flat (down the field at the Curragh last time) to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Unexposed in this sphere and may yet do better.

Form: U/13

Fathom Two^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 111| CD

7/4

Tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 10-runner novice hurdle at this C&D (soft, 7/2) 21 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should have more to offer and makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 9-32731

Rockview Consort²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 112| BF

10/3

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced winner over hurdles. Third of 5 in handicap (7/2) at Tramore (12f, good) 23 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Remains with potential in this sphere.

Form: 12

Starman^h⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 109

4/1

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in September. First run since leaving Declan Queally when good fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Tipperary (16.2f, soft) 5 days ago. Respected.

Form: 103415

Bukhill²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: E A Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 103

11/4

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in July. 12/1, third of 7 in maiden at Tramore (16f, good) on Flat debut 23 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Bit below form on last hurdle outing. Not discounted.

Form: 54-4176

Simply Shabra^p¹⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: A P Heskin| T: A McCann| OR: 95

33/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Cork (20f, good to soft) 153 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: PP0F0-P

Non-Runners

New Year Honours¹⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Warm In Gorey¹⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: P J O'Hanlon

Forecasts

Fathom Two (7/4), Bukhill (11/4), Rockview Consort (10/3), Starman (4/1), New Year Honours (11/2), Timourid (20/1), Warm In Gorey (25/1), Simply Shabra (33/1)

FATHOM TWO improved to open his account in a novice over C&D 3 weeks ago and, with further progress on the cards, he's narrowly preferred to Rockview Consort, who remains with potential as a hurdler. Timourid is also considered.