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Thursday 12 October 2023

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Ardmore Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 4m 14.80s

Star Official¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: R Donohoe| OR: 95

7/2

Tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.9f, soft, 7/1) 17 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 7-80270

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Bite That¹¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 93| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Good third of 16 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.8f, good to soft, 17/2) 114 days ago, travelling as well as any. Switches from chase to hurdles. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 6360-73

Cruisin Susan⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J P Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Berry| OR: 92| C

4/1

Course winner. Eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at this C&D (good to soft) 53 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 41P-648

Port Rashid^t⁴⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss J Townend| T: T Townend| OR: 92| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win in hurdle at Thurles in February. 14/1, good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good to soft) 45 days ago. Back down in trip. One to consider.

Form: 3149-52

Pana To Milan¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: M Winters| OR: 90

14/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Clonmel (18.2f, heavy, 50/1) 14 days ago, labouring some way out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: B104P-P

Duke Otto¹⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 89

9/1

Thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Clonmel (19.1f, soft) 154 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 70/2P5-0

Prince Quattro⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 84

22/1

50/1, 26 lengths ninth of 13 to No Show in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, soft) 41 days ago.

Form: 00R699

Catrionas Darling⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin| T: J Dullea| OR: 80

20/1

300/1, sixth of 8 in novice chase at Galway (18.5f, heavy) on debut over fences 9 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 000PP-6

Coppercoast Paudie¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 80

18/1

125/1, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: P0-80P0

Fortfield Lady¹³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 80

13/2

First run since leaving John Michael Burke when bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.8f, good, 18/1) 131 days ago. Booking of Byrnes a plus. Respected on pick of form.

Form: 883F5/7

Non-Runners

Corkbeg⁶²

Weight: 11-13| Age: 6

T: D H Kelly J: M J M O'Sullivan

Craic Eile²⁶

Weight: 11-13| Age: 6

T: D Budds J: D Allen

No Show²⁷

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: J J Mangan J: Phillip Enright

Be My Hero²⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Prince Of Air⁴¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Dugort Bay⁹⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: P Stafford J: P J Carberry

Ventnor¹⁵⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: J Barcoe J: Reserve 1

Delta Melody³¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: E M O'Sullivan J: Reserve 2

Romella²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: Brendan Walsh J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Star Official (7/2), Bite That (7/2), Cruisin Susan (4/1), Be My Hero (11/2), Port Rashid (6/1), Fortfield Lady (13/2), Duke Otto (9/1), Prince Of Air (10/1), No Show (12/1), Craic Eile (12/1), Pana To Milan (14/1), Corkbeg (14/1), Ventnor (16/1), Delta Melody (16/1), Coppercoast Paudie (18/1), Catrionas Darling (20/1), Prince Quattro (22/1), Dugort Bay (25/1), Romella (50/1)

BITE THAT is just 1 lb above the mark off which he scored over C&D last August, and he is appealing on the back of a solid effort over fences at Wexford when last seen. Fellow C&D winner Port Rashid also returned to form on his latest start, hitting the crossbar in a handicap at Ballinrobe, and he is next on the list ahead of Star Official.