16:45 Sligo

Friday 27 October 2023

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SF Engineering Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 6m 47.5s

Drumcliff^p,t⁴²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-13| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 107

6/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2018. Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.8f, good to soft, 16/1) 42 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 4571U-6

Influential Lady⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Slevin| T: J Barcoe| OR: 105

15/2

Tenth of 13 in handicap (40/1) at Leopardstown (10f, heavy) 5 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Bit below form on last chase run.

Form: P81936

Clonbury Bridge^b,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 104

17/2

7/1 and blinkered for 1st time, fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.3f, heavy) 28 days ago. Up in trip. Dropped to a handy mark and worth a second look.

Form: 34P-0P4

Goodnightngodbless^p,t²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: J Motherway| OR: 102| D

9/1

Latest win in chase at Wexford in May. 8/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (24.5f, soft) 20 days ago, held when pulled up after 3 out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 12252P

Mick Charlie^h,t²⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr J W Hendrick⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 99

4/1

One win from 3 runs this season. Won 11-runner handicap hurdle (13/2) at Fairyhouse (24f, soft) 25 days ago. More needed up 8 lb, but shouldn't be far away.

Form: F13/P91

Old Chap²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 98| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Winner in hurdle here in August. 12/1, good sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 60-7196

Mustameet Secret²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 86

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Tenth of 19 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Gowran (20.2f, heavy) 27 days ago. Up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 1P524-0

Gigantamax Eevee^p³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 80

7/2

Fell in handicap hurdle at Listowel (24f, soft, 17/2) 35 days ago. Each-way chance granted a clear round here.

Form: 0-9479F

Non-Runners

Celine Man²²⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: M Magnussen J: Sean O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Old Chap (3/1), Gigantamax Eevee (7/2), Mick Charlie (4/1), Drumcliff (6/1), Celine Man (7/1), Influential Lady (15/2), Clonbury Bridge (17/2), Goodnightngodbless (9/1), Mustameet Secret (20/1)

The vote goes to OLD CHAP, who gained his breakthrough success over this C&D in August and wasn't beaten at all far when sixth in a 15-runner race at Killarney last time. Celine Man took a step forward when runner-up on his final start for Mark Fahey during the spring and could be a threat if able to build on that upped in trip for his new yard. Mick Charlie, a winner at Fairyhouse last time, and Gigantamax Eevee both enter calculations, too.