17:40 Tipperary

Thursday 9 May 2024

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Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 6m 16.9s

Eat The Book^p1²¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 109

66/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23f, good, 100/1), slow next. Off 7 months. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 7010/PP-

Noble Talent²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: T J Nagle-Jr| OR: 109

8/1

Creditable 6 lengths fifth of 13 to Oneforgonzo in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Ballinrobe (22.4f, soft) 20 days ago. Booking of Shinnick a plus.

Form: P01U05-

Wa Wa^p,t¹⁶⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 109| D

18/1

Below form eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.4f, soft, 22/1) 165 days ago.

Form: 7/09008-

Oneforgonzo²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 108| D

4/1

Promising type. Two wins from 6 runs last season. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle (6/1) at Ballinrobe (22.4f, soft) 20 days ago, always holding on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 888F11-

Tucson Train⁸²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: J B Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 107| C| D

20/1

Course winner. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.1f, heavy, 40/1) 82 days ago, behind when pulled up after 4 out.

Form: 4/0676P-

Arabian King^t⁶⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 106

13/2

Ninth of 14 in handicap (25/1) at Dundalk (16f) 69 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Booking of Millar a plus. Enters calculations.

Form: 87500P-

Junior Rattler^p,t⁵⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 106

9/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 28/1, pulled up in minor event hurdle at Thurles (22.9f, heavy) 54 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out. Cheekpieces back on. Merits consideration.

Form: 4/9222P-

Milk Market¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 106

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (24.5f, good to soft, 9/2) 15 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 0/4602-

Fill The Tank^p¹³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: M M McDonagh| T: Aengus King| OR: 105| D

33/1

Latest win in hurdle at Roscommon in September. 50/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 133 days ago, losing place quickly 2 out. Others more persuasive.

Form: 12174P-

Hunting Brook^b1,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 104| D

17/2

Two wins from 5 runs last season. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Bellewstown (24.5f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: P/117P5-

Balinaboola Steel^p⁵³²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 102| D

100/1

Latest win in chase at Limerick in July 2022. Pulled up in handicap chase (66/1) at Thurles (22f, soft), pulled up before 3 out. Off 17 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 10480P/

Gabriel Ranger²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: J G Murphy| OR: 100

9/1

Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Naas (19.3f, soft) 23 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 7F4485-

Intersky Sunset^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D Queally| OR: 98| D

11/1

Winner in hurdle at Gowran in November. Bit below form fifth of 10 in claiming hurdle (9/2) at Clonmel (18.7f, soft) 21 days ago, running on late. Up in trip. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 1433P5-

Mr Sundancer²¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 97

50/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 16/1). Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 65/R086-

Knockbrack Rambler²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 96

10/1

Winner in hurdle at Cork in March. 4/1, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 20 days ago. Up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 984816-

Cloudy Tuesday¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Turlough O'connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor| OR: 95| D

40/1

Fairly useful winner at 25f in chases. Last of 4 in novice hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft, 9/1) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 424674-

Non-Runners

Tramps Like Us¹⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D H Kelly J: Reserve 1

Rockbrook²⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Yulong Voice³⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: S Nolan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Milk Market (3/1), Oneforgonzo (4/1), Arabian King (13/2), Noble Talent (8/1), Hunting Brook (17/2), Junior Rattler (9/1), Gabriel Ranger (9/1), Knockbrack Rambler (10/1), Rockbrook (10/1), Intersky Sunset (11/1), Tramps Like Us (14/1), Wa Wa (18/1), Tucson Train (20/1), Fill The Tank (33/1), Yulong Voice (33/1), Cloudy Tuesday (40/1), Mr Sundancer (50/1), Eat The Book (66/1), Balinaboola Steel (100/1)

The step up to this trip brought about improvement in MILK MARKET at Bellewstown where he was a good second in a 10-runner handicap and probably would've finished closer still had he jumped the final two flights with greater elan. The 5-y-o is taken to go one better here. The hat-trick seeking Oneforgonzo is the clear main danger ahead of Intersky Sunset.