19:45 Roscommon

Monday 8 July 2024

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Roscommon Herald Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 6m 4.50s

Cloughroe²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 94

6/1

5/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 859-552

Hurricane Honey⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 94

14/1

25/1, twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.4f, good to soft) 56 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0943P-0

Evans Secret^b,t⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Philip Byrnes⁽³⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 91

7/2

Promising type. 9/2 and blinkered for 1st time, very good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good to soft) 41 days ago, staying on well. Should take the beating.

Form: 7705-2

Cosmic Blizzard³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 90| BF

7/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form seventh of 13 in handicap chase at Clonmel (20f, good, 3/1) 31 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P669-27

Make The Switch^t²⁶²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: T G McCourt| OR: 90

28/1

33/1, tenth of 12 in claimer at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 8 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving G. A. Kingston. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 50000/0-

Arrycan⁴²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack| OR: 88| D

10/1

Fourteenth of 16 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (23.4f, good, 50/1) 42 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 0/6510-0

Everystep Oftheway^p³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 88| BF

15/2

Blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Kilbeggan (25.2f, good) 36 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Respected.

Form: 0440-44

Smitty Bacall^p,t³⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J P Flavin| OR: 87

66/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.7f, good to soft, 25/1) 38 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 08P9/P-P

Sineads Fancy^h⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: S Ryan| OR: 86

18/1

Creditable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good to soft, 9/1) 41 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0090-38

Elegant Dan^p³⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 85| BF

16/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft, 5/1) 37 days ago, losing touch from circuit out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: P570-3P

Mini Getaway⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: M M Lynch| OR: 85

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, good fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good to soft) 41 days ago. May yet do better.

Form: 44908-4

Bearwithmenow^p,t⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: H Morgan| T: J P Flavin| OR: 84| D

22/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24f, good to soft, 14/1) 48 days ago, weakening before straight. Something to prove.

Form: 7FFF-4P

Realta Geal⁶¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 84

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Wexford (20.7f, heavy). Off 20 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 9670/

Whiskey Lady^b,t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Daniel King| T: G Scott| OR: 80

12/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Listowel (23.4f, good) 37 days ago.

Form: 084/7-57

Zingara Lass³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 80

25/1

50/1, respectable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (25.2f, good) 36 days ago. Needs to do more.

Form: 0987-P8

Steps Match^b³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Kieren Buckley| T: M Butler| OR: 92| BF| CD

6/1

Course winner. Respectable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (25.2f, good, 9/2) 36 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 85P8-45

Non-Runners

Cafe Del Mar²²¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 8

T: David J Phelan J: Non Runner

Klassman³⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: S Nolan J: Reserve 2

Inthenickoftime³⁶

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: E Bolger J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Evans Secret (7/2), Steps Match (6/1), Cloughroe (6/1), Cosmic Blizzard (7/1), Everystep Oftheway (15/2), Arrycan (10/1), Mini Getaway (12/1), Whiskey Lady (12/1), Hurricane Honey (14/1), Inthenickoftime (14/1), Elegant Dan (16/1), Sineads Fancy (18/1), Cafe Del Mar (20/1), Bearwithmenow (22/1), Zingara Lass (25/1), Make The Switch (28/1), Klassman (33/1), Smitty Bacall (66/1), Realta Geal (100/1)

EVANS SECRET finished well when second in first-time blinkers at Ballinrobe last time and, if the headgear continues to have a positive effect, he can go one better. Everystep Oftheway and Cloughroe could emerge as the main dangers.