14:45 Killarney

Sunday 12 May 2024

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Lakes Of Killarney Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:44 | Winning time: 4m 16.00s

Common Practice^p,t⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 139

18/1

Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in December. 33/1, seventeenth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 98 days ago. Mark Walsh prefers So Scottish.

Form: 2U/3910-

Encanto Bruno¹³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 139| D

3/1

Two wins from 5 runs last season. 10/1, ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, heavy) 137 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0/1P189-

Senecia¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: V Halley| OR: 128| D

33/1

33/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Punchestown (16.3f, good to soft) 10 days ago, dropping away soon after. Switches from chase to hurdles. Difficult ask.

Form: 23P6PP-

So Scottish^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Mullins| OR: 127

6/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form fourteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, good to soft, 14/1) 12 days ago. Yard having good spell. Expected to be bang there.

Form: U/4F400-

Fiveonefive^p⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C Collins| OR: 125| D

7/2

Three wins from 9 runs last season. 125/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form eighth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f, heavy) 58 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 631358-

Icare Desbois²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 125| D

5/1

6/4, didn't need to improve to win 19-runner novice hurdle at Naas (16.5f, soft) 26 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 1/P3571-

Set Point^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 125| D

10/1

Two wins from 6 runs last season. Below form thirteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, good to soft, 28/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 127520-

By Your Side⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 124

12/1

Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 16/1) 43 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 022706-

Rock On Seamie¹⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 119| D

33/1

Latest win in hurdle at Downpatrick in June. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Thurles (15.9f, good to soft) 147 days ago, behind when pulled up before last. Must improve.

Form: 0/51F3P-

Clarens²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J P Flavin| OR: 116

12/1

Creditable 5¾ lengths fifth of 13 to Cheerful Chap in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Naas (16.5f, soft) 26 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 302P75-

Zeeband^t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 115| D

9/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in March. 17/2, respectable tenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Aintree (16.5f, soft) 30 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 326110-

Non-Runners

Fascile Mode⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: T Mullins J: J B Foley

Cheerful Chap²³

Weight: 10-4| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Forecasts

Encanto Bruno (3/1), Fiveonefive (7/2), Cheerful Chap (7/2), Icare Desbois (5/1), So Scottish (6/1), Zeeband (9/1), Set Point (10/1), Fascile Mode (10/1), Clarens (12/1), By Your Side (12/1), Common Practice (18/1), Senecia (33/1), Rock On Seamie (33/1)

ICARE DESBOIS got the job done at the fifth attempt in this sphere when landing a big-field Naas maiden last month and, with the likelihood of better to come from this 6-y-o now handicapping, he is taken to follow up. So Scottish has slipped to an attractive mark and will be a big threat if he puts his best foot forward, while the hat-trick seeking Cheerful Chap and Zeeband are others to consider.