19:35 Sligo

Thursday 8 August 2024

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Lighthouse At Clifford Electrical Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:35 | Winning time: 5m 32.10s

All Those Years²⁴³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 118

28/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Navan (20.4f, heavy, 16/1). Off 8 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Work to do.

Form: 964FPP-

Luminous Light^h²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: A McCann| OR: 116

7/2

Run well both starts over hurdles this term, latest when third of 15 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Kilbeggan (19.3f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 232P5-3

Wild Shot^p,t¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 114

11/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good to soft, 18/1) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code. Pulled up on last hurdle outing. Hard to recommend.

Form: 44U/34P-

The Truant^t⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Kevin Sexton| T: P W Flynn| OR: 103| C

4/1

Disappointed at Galway last week but scored here (17.8f) earlier this summer and remains on a workable mark. Up in trip.

Form: 629-130

Andyourbirdcansing¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 102| C

11/2

Course winner. Winner in hurdle here in June. Respectable third of 8 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.3f, good, 6/1) 16 days ago. Warrants respect on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 504-413

Early Arrival¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 102| D

4/1

Scored at Tramore (21.8f) in June and back to that sort of form when creditable second of 8 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.3f, good, 11/2) 16 days ago. Likely contender.

Form: 29-2152

Mon Storm¹⁰³⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: V Wilson| OR: 102| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Latest win in hurdle at Down Royal in August 2021. Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap chase (40/1) at Fairyhouse (23.7f, good). Off over 2 years. Switches from chase to hurdles. Up against it.

Form: 721F08/

Blenheim Belle³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 97

7/1

Twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft, 22/1) 34 days ago. Makes limited appeal.

Form: P438-U0

Ballagh Star^p,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Daniel King| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy| OR: 89

13/2

9/1, below form sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, good) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: P/652P-6

Non-Runners

Cougar³³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: P Roche J: Aidan Kelly

New Year Honours²⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

Forecasts

Luminous Light (7/2), Early Arrival (4/1), The Truant (4/1), New Year Honours (9/2), Andyourbirdcansing (11/2), Ballagh Star (13/2), Blenheim Belle (7/1), Cougar (8/1), Wild Shot (11/1), All Those Years (28/1), Mon Storm (40/1)

Preference is for EARLY ARRIVAL, who got back to his best form at Ballinrobe last month and he will appreciate the return to this longer trip. Luminous Light and The Truant should also go well.