18:45 Downpatrick

Friday 10 May 2024

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ITBA Celebrating Northern Region Award Winners Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 4m 20.10s

Hidden Land^h⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: A Kinirons| OR: 109| C

9/2

C&D winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Punchestown (23.7f, soft) 95 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: F7/5066-

Doctor Nightingale²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 113

5/1

7/2, career best when winning 13-runner juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 29 days ago. On the shortlist for top stable.

Form: 323861-

Magic Olinger⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Keane| OR: 98

11/4

Might have needed run after 3 months off when sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 68 days ago. Appeals as one who could have more to come at some point.

Form: 096946-

Redwood Queen¹⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Philip Byrnes⁽³⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 97

3/1

4/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Hereford (19.7f, good) 163 days ago. Won at Sligo last summer. Needs keeping a very close eye on in the betting.

Form: 9/3713P-

Grace Faraday¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: A McCann| OR: 91

9/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 11/2, sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 483296-

Mayos Vendangeur⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 89

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Below form tenth of 16 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Navan (15.7f, heavy) 48 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8600-

Mullins Cross^b²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Jordan Gainford| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 85| D

16/1

Below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16.5f, soft, 33/1) 24 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 004558-

Yolande Court⁵⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Daniel King| T: G A Kingston| OR: 85

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (22.5f, soft, 200/1). Off 18 months. First run for yard after leaving David Christie. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 99674/

Inatosha¹⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 83

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 10 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 200/1) 101 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: U005-

Not May^p1,t²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 83

25/1

28/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.4f, soft) 21 days ago. Down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 502460-

Rossies Tara^t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 80

9/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.5f, good to soft, 25/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 864U04-

Non-Runners

Whotookthebiscuit¹¹⁷

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Get Down To It⁹⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: T Gibney J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Magic Olinger (11/4), Redwood Queen (3/1), Hidden Land (9/2), Doctor Nightingale (5/1), Get Down To It (7/1), Whotookthebiscuit (8/1), Grace Faraday (9/1), Rossies Tara (9/1), Mullins Cross (16/1), Not May (25/1), Mayos Vendangeur (40/1), Inatosha (50/1), Yolande Court (66/1)

Gordon Elliott's DOCTOR NIGHTINGALE improved to win a juvenile last month and might be able to follow up back in handicap company. Get Down To It shaped better than the result on her Punchestown handicap debut and is second choice ahead of Magic Olinger, another who leaves the impression he's got bigger performances in him.