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Saturday 10 August 2024

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Smiddy's Pub Mullingar Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 3m 53.50s

Slieve Bearnagh^t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Joshua Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 102| D

3/1

Opened his hurdling account at Tramore in June and showed further improvement to follow up in 14-runner handicap hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good) 36 days ago, kept up to work. Obvious claims in hat-trick bid.

Form: 9600/11

Vale Of Glory^t³⁰⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 102| D

16/1

Successful at Punchestown in May 2023 and shaped as if still in good form until blundering his chance away in handicap there on final outing 10 months ago. Tongue strap back on and has gone well fresh before.

Form: 8/1747P-

Spick And Span^h³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: A A Howard| OR: 98

15/2

Fair maiden hurdler. Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Roscommon (15.9f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 5/0-0304

Milteye^t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 100

9/1

Fair on Flat and similar form when fourth in a Navan maiden hurdle in March. However, little show in handicaps this season.

Form: 049-S0

Gamigin^p,t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 96| D

7/2

Landed back-to-back handicaps in December but well below form last 4 outings.

Form: 1300-90

Glenmalure Flyer^t²²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 95

10/1

Modest hurdler who ran poorly when 30¾ lengths fifteenth of 19 to Gamigin in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17f, soft). Off 7 months.

Form: 40/660-

Rhythm And Tyne¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 97

33/1

Fair handicapper on Flat, stays 10.5f. No better than mid-division so far over hurdles but remains capable of better. Watch betting.

Form: 9-000

Applejack Poet²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 93

6/1

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Wexford (16.9f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 0/9741-5

Dalmatic³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: W J O'Doherty| OR: 95

66/1

150/1, seventh of 16 in maiden hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good) 36 days ago. Makes handicap debut and improvement required.

Form: 0-FP07

Sayitfirst¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Collins| OR: 89| D

25/1

Modest handicap hurdler. Fared little better than on reappearance when thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Ballinrobe (17.3f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 1429-P0

Fernhill Fling^p1⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 87

22/1

Down the field in 4 maiden hurdles. Wears first-time cheekpieces for handicap debut.

Form: 6000-0

Indulging^p1,t²⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: T M Walsh| OR: 86

8/1

Fair maiden on Flat who finished ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) when last seen 8 months ago. Respectable efforts on last 2 hurdle runs. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 9530/49-

Forecasts

Slieve Bearnagh (3/1), Gamigin (7/2), Applejack Poet (6/1), Spick And Span (15/2), Indulging (8/1), Milteye (9/1), Glenmalure Flyer (10/1), Vale Of Glory (16/1), Fernhill Fling (22/1), Sayitfirst (25/1), Rhythm And Tyne (33/1), Dalmatic (66/1)

SLIEVE BEARNAGH was allowed far too much rope at the head of affairs when scoring at Cork last time, but he's proving progressive nonetheless and is fancied to cope with a 10 lb rise and complete the hat-trick. Spick and Span and Applejack Poet head up the opposition.