18:37 Killarney

Thursday 18 July 2024

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Kerry Drain Services Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 18:37 | Winning time: 5m 3.50s

Tramps Like Us^b,t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 95

7/1

Respectable seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft) 31 days ago.

Form: 456-937

Woodie Wango⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: Rosemary Connors| OR: 95

16/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 85040-9

A Mere Bagatelle^b⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 93| CD

17/2

Latest win in chase here in May. 11/1, seventh of 11 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (20.4f, good) 46 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5868-17

Cloudy Fountain⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 92

9/1

Winner in hurdle at Thurles in March. Good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24.2f, heavy, 12/1) 61 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 66951-2

It's Time Again⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Slevin| T: David Barry| OR: 92| BF

10/1

Respectable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good to soft, 4/1) 51 days ago.

Form: 607/3-36

Walk In Time^p1³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D H Kelly| OR: 91

11/1

Fell in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 9/2) 33 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 5154-6F

Craic Eile^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 90

9/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2021. Second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (19.9f, good, 22/1) 11 days ago. Player.

Form: 0707-82

Harveyshonor⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 88

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.8f, good, 200/1) 40 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 3080-0

Moyvilla Lass^p,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 88

6/1

13/2, creditable third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 744-823

Noble Crusade²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 88| C

11/2

Sixteenth of 21 in handicap (80/1) at the Curragh (9f, good) 20 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. Poor on last hurdle run.

Form: 00/5000-

Arctic Saint^p1,t⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: Mrs G O'Connor| OR: 87

14/1

11/1, creditable fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good) 40 days ago, left with lot to do. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: P346-55

The Holmeister⁶⁴¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: M Hourigan| OR: 87

33/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in July 2022. 12/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, soft). Off 21 months.

Form: 115060/

Papa Barns⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Tom Dreaper| OR: 81

8/1

Unreliable individual. 15/2, good second of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good) 40 days ago. Should be on the premises if in similar form.

Form: 4048-72

U Asking Me^p⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: H Morgan| T: E Doyle| OR: 80

12/1

Bit below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Punchestown (20f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 0705-P0

Tullabrack Lad³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 80

66/1

Fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft, 33/1) 31 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 0000-90

Non-Runners

Desperado Genie⁵⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: C Collins J: E Walsh

Spellacy's Cross⁴⁰

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: T Mullins J: Simon Torrens

Tuff Days³¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: Michael Barry J: Reserve 1

Ixigreczed³¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: E Seymour J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Noble Crusade (11/2), Moyvilla Lass (6/1), Tramps Like Us (7/1), Tuff Days (7/1), Papa Barns (8/1), A Mere Bagatelle (17/2), Craic Eile (9/1), Cloudy Fountain (9/1), It's Time Again (10/1), Walk In Time (11/1), U Asking Me (12/1), Arctic Saint (14/1), Woodie Wango (16/1), Spellacy's Cross (20/1), Harveyshonor (22/1), Desperado Genie (25/1), The Holmeister (33/1), Ixigreczed (33/1), Tullabrack Lad (66/1)

CLOUDY FOUNTAIN has been an improved performer lately and gets the vote. Craic Eile was back on song when runner-up at Sligo recently and is second choice ahead of Tom Dreaper's Papa Barns.