16:48 Downpatrick

Sunday 11 August 2024

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Shortcross Irish Whiskey Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 16:48 | Winning time: 5m 24.20s

Cocoplum¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: C A McBratney| OR: 93

12/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. 33/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 4753-56

Mister Vic^t⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 93

12/1

Eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good, 33/1) 57 days ago.

Form: 3680-08

A Mere Bagatelle^b¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Jordan Gainford| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 92

8/1

Latest win in chase at Killarney in May. Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 68-1739

Gustavo Goodway^p1,t⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 92

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, good sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.7f, good to soft, 33/1) 61 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 4390-06

What's Lariat Now^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: Francis Casey| OR: 91

17/2

Excellent sixth of 15 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Kilbeggan (18.9f, good) 16 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0/70P-66

Paddy Elvis^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 90

4/1

Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Perth (23.9f, good, 20/1) 28 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 38-52F6

Stumblin In¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Doyle| T: P M J Doyle| OR: 89

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Much improved when third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft, 5/1) 17 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: PP-463

Meadow Soprano^p²⁷

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

7/1

33/1, good third of 14 in handicap hurdle over C&D (good) 27 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 99-6783

Dunleer Phoenix^p³²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 86

18/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Listowel (24f, soft), pulled up 3 out. Off 10 months. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7/0UP3P-

Sineads Fancy³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: S Ryan| OR: 84

14/1

Respectable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24.7f, good to soft, 18/1) 34 days ago.

Form: 090-386

Slaney Bank^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 84

12/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.9f, good, 12/1) 16 days ago, pulled up before last. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 0/0049-P

Glaoinn An Airgead⁶⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 82

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft). Off 21 months. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Martin Gerard McGuane.

Form: 90790/

Pasquetta^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 82

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 8008

Roscomroe^p,t⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Broderick| OR: 80

28/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. 16/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.4f, good to soft) 6 days ago.

Form: 59-2FU0

Tiny Angel²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Gilligan| T: N C Kelly| OR: 84

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cartmel (17.2f, good to firm) 22 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Up in trip.

Form: 60P-5P

Non-Runners

Georgia Celena²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Paddy Elvis (4/1), Stumblin In (9/2), Georgia Celena (6/1), Meadow Soprano (7/1), A Mere Bagatelle (8/1), What's Lariat Now (17/2), Mister Vic (12/1), Gustavo Goodway (12/1), Cocoplum (12/1), Slaney Bank (12/1), Sineads Fancy (14/1), Dunleer Phoenix (18/1), Roscomroe (28/1), Tiny Angel (33/1), Glaoinn An Airgead (40/1), Pasquetta (100/1)

STUMBLIN IN took a nice step forward when third on her Wexford handicap debut and can build on that now. Paddy Elvis has had a consistent spell this summer and is second choice ahead of Meadow Soprano, who was a good third over C&D last time.