15:50 Downpatrick

Monday 15 July 2024

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Quinn Estate Agents Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 13.30s

Rightfolksplease²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: P W Flynn| OR: 98| CD

10/3

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at this C&D (good, 2/1) 29 days ago, shaken up to assert. Expected to be bang there, despite going up 9 lb.

Form: 60/0221

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My Policy^v1⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P Rooney| OR: 97

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.5f, good to firm, 50/1) 9 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: PP0-387

Steps In The Sand⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: E Walsh| T: C Collins| OR: 97

6/1

7/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Sligo (19.9f, good) 8 days ago, keeping on well. Enters calculations.

Form: 348-221

Tipp For Mac¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 96

10/3

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good, 17/2) 10 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 505-432

Muhtaluza^p1,t³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 95

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/2, fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Perth (16.2f, good to firm) 36 days ago. In good hands but needs to step up now tried in cheekpieces.

Form: 648-95

Lope De Light^t1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 98

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/1, sixth of 8 in novice hurdle at this C&D (good) 29 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Must improve.

Form: 95-56

Mr Sundancer⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 94

16/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 43 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: R086-P5

The Vegas Raider^t,v⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: K A Heffernan| OR: 92

13/2

Seventh of 12 in handicap at Limerick (17f, good, 18/1) 8 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles (creditable third off this mark on latest start in this sphere) and he's in with an each-way shout.

Form: 76P07-3

Angelsworknovrtime^t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fahey| OR: 90

12/1

Remains a maiden after 22 NH runs. 10/1, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.8f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 4437-76

Across The Ocean^t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 87

20/1

Bit below form 22¼ lengths seventh of 14 to Rightfolksplease in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good, 10/1) 29 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 44-4P97

Lake Manzaleh^p1,t⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Mark McDonagh| T: P Griffin| OR: 84

100/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft, 66/1) 55 days ago, weakening 2 out. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Difficult ask.

Form: 5609P-P

Billable Grant³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 80

16/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 22/1, bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.8f, good) 30 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 99P0-78

Poker Night¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Conor Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

50/1

First run since leaving R. P. Cody when eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good, 33/1) 10 days ago. Needs to raise her game.

Form: 80/080-0

Wee Jerry³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 80

11/1

First run since leaving Neill McCluskey when sixth of 13 in handicap chase at this course (23.7f, good, 11/2) on debut over fences 30 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0520P-6

Forecasts

Tipp For Mac (10/3), Rightfolksplease (10/3), Steps In The Sand (6/1), The Vegas Raider (13/2), Wee Jerry (11/1), Angelsworknovrtime (12/1), Lope De Light (14/1), Muhtaluza (14/1), Mr Sundancer (16/1), Billable Grant (16/1), Across The Ocean (20/1), Poker Night (50/1), My Policy (100/1), Lake Manzaleh (100/1)

RIGHTFOLKSPLEASE has got it together of late and a 9 lb rise for his decisive C&D success last month may not be enough to stop him in his tracks. Also coming into this on the back of a breakthrough success over hurdles, Steps In The Sand is clear second choice ahead of Tipp For Mac, who is 0-15 in this sphere but has been knocking on the door of late. The Vegas Raider is not without each-way hope.