15:50 Tramore

Sunday 21 April 2024

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Ger Murphy Plant Hire Supporting Tramore Athletic Club Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:49 | Winning time: 5m 24.3s

Mighty Jeremy^h,t⁶⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: Liam G O'brien| OR: 114| CD

17/2

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in February. 7/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.1f, heavy) 64 days ago, behind when pulled up early in straight.

Form: 20541P

Carrig Rock¹¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P Croke| OR: 113| D

22/1

Ninth of 13 in novice chase (16/1) at Down Royal (20f, soft) 117 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles with more needed.

Form: 146-309

Epson Du Houx^t⁵⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 112

5/1

37¾ lengths fifth of 6 to Ferny Hollow in Newlands Chase (28/1) at Naas (16f, heavy) 56 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Stable in good form so much respected on his handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 360-8P5

Rebel Rose²³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: M Fahey| OR: 112| D

8/1

Latest win in hurdle at Roscommon in June. Fifth of 8 in novice chase at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 17/2). Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 06-1955

West Away^h1,t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 112| D

11/2

Winner in hurdle at Cork in December. Unseated rider 5 out in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, soft, 7/1) 35 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 78-016U

Gaspard Du Seuil⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Sweeney| OR: 109

25/1

First run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when seventh of 12 in novice chase (12/1) at Thurles (20.8f, soft) on debut over fences 47 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 226/527

Thunder²⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D E Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 109| C

13/2

C&D winner. Winner in hurdle here in June. Seventh of 8 in novice hurdle (14/1) at this course (20.5f, good). Off 8 months. Needs to hit the ground running on his handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 7/8-5177

Good As Hell¹⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 105| D

11/1

3 wins from 12 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Killarney in August. Last of 9 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at this course (21f, soft) 145 days ago but sort to bounce back.

Form: 156029

Pat Coyne¹⁹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul Townend| T: J Queally| OR: 104| BF| CD

6/1

Course winner. 11/4, only fifth of 7 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.3f, heavy). Off 6 months with more required.

Form: 039665

Doyenna⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: J J Slevin| T: L Fowler| OR: 103| C

7/1

Course winner. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, heavy, 10/1) 48 days ago, tailed off when pulled up between last 2. Others appeal more.

Form: 85-P60P

Natural Breeze^p⁶⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 90

15/2

Sixteen runs since his last win in 2021 but he posted a good second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy, 13/2) 66 days ago. Holds good claims off an unchanged mark.

Form: 224482

Non-Runners

Farmix¹¹⁶

Weight: 12-1| Age: 9

T: Liz Doyle J: T P Harney

Onlyamatteroftime²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: W P Mullins J: Brian Hayes

Forecasts

Onlyamatteroftime (5/2), Epson Du Houx (5/1), West Away (11/2), Pat Coyne (6/1), Thunder (13/2), Doyenna (7/1), Natural Breeze (15/2), Rebel Rose (8/1), Mighty Jeremy (17/2), Good As Hell (11/1), Farmix (16/1), Carrig Rock (22/1), Gaspard Du Seuil (25/1)

Not so competitive as the numbers suggest and NATURAL BREEZE looks the way to go on the back of his good Clonmel second last time out. Gordon Elliott's Epson du Houx could emerge as the chief threat back hurdling with Good As Hell another to consider.