19:40 Bellewstown

Wednesday 24 April 2024

All16:4517:2017:5518:3019:0519:4020:14

Pat And Eddie Smith Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:41 | Winning time: 6m 17.2s

Fameaftertheglory³²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 109

9/2

Temperamental sort. One win from 24 NH runs. 3/1, respectable third of 6 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 32 days ago. Back up in trip. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 617333

Hunting Brook^t⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G Elliott| OR: 104

14/1

2 wins from 4 runs this season. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Doncaster (19.4f, good) 88 days ago, pulled up 3 out. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 6P-117P

Reversal¹³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Richard Condon| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 104

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 8 in novice hurdle (11/1) at Fairyhouse (23.2f, heavy) 130 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should have more to offer.

Form: 036

Workforadime¹⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Philip Byrnes⁽³⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 104| BF

16/1

Creditable second of 14 in novice hurdle (7/2) at Thurles (23f, soft) 153 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 5F9U32

Milk Market⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 103

9/2

Promising type. 12/1, fifteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 52 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Open to improvement.

Form: 0-460

Tankardstown Diva¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 102

11/2

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (7/1) at Down Royal (22f, soft) 10 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 907721

Killinure Lass¹¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 100

25/1

Below form sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Fairyhouse (24.2f, heavy) 114 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Brian M. McMahon.

Form: 0-844P6

Malton Groove^h,t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 100

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (19.8f, soft, 28/1) 10 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 876460

Ballybrack Wood¹¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 98

9/4

Thrice-raced maiden. 14/1, fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, heavy) 114 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 2-565

Tramps Like Us^b1,t⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 95

8/1

Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24f, heavy, 25/1) 51 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: 903P45

Non-Runners

Custers Mistake⁷⁷

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: Ross Tumilty J: Mr D McGill

Military Hill¹⁶⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 11

T: R K Watson J: Mike O'Connor

Forecasts

Ballybrack Wood (9/4), Milk Market (9/2), Fameaftertheglory (9/2), Tankardstown Diva (11/2), Tramps Like Us (8/1), Hunting Brook (14/1), Malton Groove (14/1), Workforadime (16/1), Reversal (20/1), Killinure Lass (25/1), Custers Mistake (33/1), Military Hill (33/1)

This could be the day when WORKFORADIME finally gets her head in front. She was a good second at Thurles when last seen in November and a reproduction of that effort would give her every chance. Tankardstown Diva hit the target at Down Royal recently and she is next on the list ahead of potential improvers Ballybrack Wood and Reversal.