15:00 Downpatrick

Friday 6 October 2023

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Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 29.20s

In For The Night²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 100

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, very good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.6f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 6-4002

Fassbender^p,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 99| CD

11/4

C&D winner. 11/2, good third of 9 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (soft) 21 days ago. Another bold show likely.

Form: 0-06023

Skip Mahler⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: L Fowler| OR: 97

7/2

11/1, good third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, good to soft) 44 days ago.

Form: 00-25P3

Always Force It²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 93

9/2

Promising type. Fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Navan (15.6f, good to soft) 20 days ago, running on. Open to progress.

Form: 0000-5

Dgalwaygallivantor^t1¹⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 90

28/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good, 40/1) 141 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 006-0

Sea The Sunset²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J Morrison| OR: 86

12/1

50/1, eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.6f, good to soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 08-790

Crecerelle⁸⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: S Wilson| OR: 80

14/1

200/1, fourth of 5 in minor event hurdle at this course (21.8f, good) 85 days ago.

Form: 600P-04

Monoxide^p,t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Danny Mullins| T: N McCluskey| OR: 80

8/1

Remains a maiden after 32 NH runs. Good second of 10 in handicap chase (8/1) at Warwick (16.2f, good) 11 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 755U62

Non-Runners

Be My Hero²⁰

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Cullenwaine²¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Dugort Bay⁸⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: P Stafford J: P J Carberry

Forecasts

Fassbender (11/4), Skip Mahler (7/2), In For The Night (7/2), Always Force It (9/2), Be My Hero (13/2), Cullenwaine (13/2), Monoxide (8/1), Sea The Sunset (12/1), Crecerelle (14/1), Dugort Bay (20/1), Dgalwaygallivantor (28/1)

FASSBENDER confirmed his return to form when third over C&D 3 weeks ago and looks ready to strike. In For The Night left previous efforts well behind when going close at Navan 3 weeks ago so is another to consider along with Always Force It, who caught the eye on his handicap bow in the same race.