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Monday 27 May 2024

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McHale Mayo Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 5m 42.10s

Vina Ardanza¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 133| D

25/1

One win from 2 runs last season. 16/1, eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.2f, good) 10 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 047/14-8

Western Walk²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: Jonathan Sweeney| OR: 133| D

11/2

Promising sort. Good fourth of 23 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Punchestown (20.5f, soft) 23 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 2411/54-

Toto Too²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 132

4/1

Three wins from 5 runs last season. Below form fifteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Punchestown (16.7f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Not one to rule out.

Form: 211510-

Watch The Weather^t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 129

16/1

One win from 3 runs last season. Twenty first of 23 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.5f, soft, 80/1) 23 days ago. Booking of Millar a plus. Others preferred.

Form: 90/1460-

Baltic Bird^h²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 121

10/1

66/1, bit below form seventh of 23 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.3f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 412507-

Cato's Revenge^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 118

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in December. 66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighteenth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.5f, soft) 23 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 513U90-

Rock On Seamie¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 118| C

33/1

Bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 33/1) 15 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 51F3P-6

West Is Awake^h¹⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 118

10/1

Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in October. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Leopardstown (23.4f, heavy) 151 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0/10625-

Cozone^b¹⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 116

20/1

Winner in hurdle at Listowel in September. 66/1, sixteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 176 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 230100-

Linden Arden¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: M J Bowe| OR: 116

25/1

Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in February. 12/1, sixth of 8 in novice hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Others more persuasive.

Form: 61385-6

Winning Smut^t1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Hourigan| OR: 114

11/2

4/1, good second of 12 in novice hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago, clear of rest. Tongue strap on 1st time. One to consider.

Form: 83625-2

A Great View^p¹⁵¹

Age: 13| Weight: 10-5| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 112| C

18/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle here in August. Nineteenth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, heavy, 22/1) 151 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 91P860-

Junior Rattler^p,t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 112

13/2

9/1, didn't need to improve to win 16-runner handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 18 days ago, going clear. Merits respect again.

Form: 9222P-1

Influential Lady¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 110| C| D

20/1

Course winner. Fifth of 7 in maiden (12/1) at Roscommon (12.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Worth a market check.

Form: 193631-

Zolpharine¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 110

9/1

8/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) 11 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 14746-4

Non-Runners

Brampton Belle⁹³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Forecasts

Toto Too (4/1), Western Walk (11/2), Winning Smut (11/2), Junior Rattler (13/2), Brampton Belle (8/1), Zolpharine (9/1), Baltic Bird (10/1), West Is Awake (10/1), Watch The Weather (16/1), A Great View (18/1), Influential Lady (20/1), Cozone (20/1), Linden Arden (25/1), Vina Ardanza (25/1), Cato's Revenge (33/1), Rock On Seamie (33/1)

WESTERN WALK resumed progress when fourth in a more competitive race than this at Punchestown last time and he's still not fully exposed, so he's preferred to last-time-out winner Junior Rattler in an open-looking contest. Winning Smut is also of interest.