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Friday 5 July 2024

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Mallow Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 4m 4.90s

Contrapposto²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: R Deegan| T: R Donohoe| OR: 95

9/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Sligo (17.8f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 068-353

Get It Right³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 95| BF

4/1

Promising type. Creditable third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good to soft, 10/3) 38 days ago. Back down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 09P53-3

Dreamings Free²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr P J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill| OR: 92

28/1

Minor encouragement in maiden hurdles but got no further than the second making handicap debut when brought down at Punchestown (19.2f) 26 days ago. Another needing to show a good deal more before becoming of interest.

Form: 0/654-9B

Racing Daisy^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: B W Harvey| T: D McNamara| OR: 92

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, below form seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.7f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Tongue strap back on and it remains early days so not ruled out dropped back markedly in trip.

Form: 727-557

Nicholas Street⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Bolger| OR: 95

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 12/1) 54 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and no surprise to see him take a step forward.

Form: 06-6

Dream Escape^h⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J B Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 88

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 7/1, ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) 50 days ago.

Form: 0800-9

The Cooleen^t³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Richard Morrissey| OR: 88| BF

11/1

First run since leaving J. P. Flavin when creditable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, good to soft, 4/1) 37 days ago, weakening approaching last having travelled well. May have more to offer with that run under his belt.

Form: 00/090-6

Pinky^t1³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| OR: 87

16/1

22/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, good to soft) 34 days ago, dropping away after 3 out. Tongue strap on for 1st time and worth noting if market speaks in her favour.

Form: 89606-P

West Clare²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: B McMahon| OR: 87

11/1

16/1, tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.8f, good to soft) 24 days ago, jumped none too fluently and always behind. Much more needed.

Form: 4/89-900

Grizabella²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 82

12/1

Modest winner at 10f on flat. Showed a bit more than on reappearance when fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.6f, good, 22/1) 25 days ago. Possible she could yet build on that further from this career-low mark.

Form: 8/440-P5

Cottage Artist²⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80

66/1

Unreliable type. Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Offered little after 8 months off when fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.6f, good, 50/1) 25 days ago. Probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 88P66-0

Johanna Yeats^t⁵⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 80

25/1

Fifth of 11 in handicap chase at Clonmel (18.2f, heavy, 25/1). Off 9 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 6675P-P

Katzoff²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J Morrison| OR: 80

15/2

40/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Tipperary (12.6f, good to firm) 2 days ago, slowly away. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 8877F-P

Mademewhatiam²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 80

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Mark Walford when fifteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good, 11/1) 27 days ago, weakening quickly. That was his first start for 6 months but he does need to pull out a good deal more if he's to feature.

Form: 3/7P78-0

Prince Quattro^p³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

16/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Tramore (16.2f, good to soft) 34 days ago, dropping away between 3 and 2 out. More needed if he's to feature here.

Form: 69985-9

Non-Runners

Ladyeze Man⁴⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: J P Flavin J: Reserve 1

Sunwalk³⁷

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: S Neville J: Reserve 2

Trishknowsbest³⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: Mrs P Dobbs J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Get It Right (4/1), Contrapposto (9/2), Katzoff (15/2), Nicholas Street (8/1), Dream Escape (8/1), Sunwalk (10/1), Ladyeze Man (10/1), West Clare (11/1), The Cooleen (11/1), Grizabella (12/1), Trishknowsbest (14/1), Prince Quattro (16/1), Pinky (16/1), Racing Daisy (16/1), Mademewhatiam (18/1), Johanna Yeats (25/1), Dreamings Free (28/1), Cottage Artist (66/1)

GET IT RIGHT cemented the positive start made in handicaps when third over further at Ballinrobe 38 days ago and with further progress anticipated, he looks to hold sound claims of getting off the mark. Contrapposto is going through a good spell and feared, along with handicap debutant Nicholas Street. Grizabella and Pinky are others to keep an eye on.