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Monday 12 August 2024

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Cummins Homevalue Hardware Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 18:23 | Winning time: 4m 7.10s

Drumgill⁴^{(ex 7)}

Age: 5| Weight: 12-3| J: Danny Gilligan| T: J P Ryan| OR: 105| CD

13/8

Course winner. 11/2, career best when winning 5-runner novice hurdle at Sligo (17.8f, soft) 4 days ago, having run of race. Carries penalty. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Something to find on form.

Form: 264F11

Tophill Low¹¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: L Fowler| OR: 109

13/2

Fell in novice chase at Tipperary (16.5f, good to soft, 20/1) 111 days ago fell 2 out looking sure to be placed. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 61F/54F-

Wrecking Ball Paul^t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: Paul Mulligan| OR: 107

5/1

Below form eighth of 13 in handicap (16/1) at Galway (14.1f, soft) 10 days ago, doing too much too soon. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 94P/1P7-

The Declaimer⁸¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Tom Dreaper| OR: 104

28/1

Possibly amiss when pulled up in handicap chase (15/2) at Limerick (17.7f, good) 81 days ago, pulled up early final circuit. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 2177/7-P

Tomas O Maille²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin| T: M Flannery| OR: 99

13/2

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. Fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.3f, good, 14/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 065095

In For The Night⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 96

9/2

13/2, below form tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 83 days ago.

Form: 0279-80

Johnny M¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 91

17/2

8/1, first run since leaving John McConnell when tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.9f, good) 17 days ago.

Form: 9/833F-0

Lauras Spirit^h²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: J J Slevin| T: N Lee| OR: 85

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 37¾ lengths eleventh of 15 to Drumgill in novice hurdle at this course (17.3f, good, 200/1) 20 days ago, pulling hard. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 60P0

Non-Runners

Dame Rapide²⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: J M Barrett J: Danny Mullins

Tell Us This¹⁴

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Stormalong²⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: D Budds J: John Shinnick

Baltinglass Hill³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Tiernan Power Roche

Forecasts

Drumgill (13/8), In For The Night (9/2), Wrecking Ball Paul (5/1), Baltinglass Hill (5/1), Stormalong (11/2), Tell Us This (6/1), Tomas O Maille (13/2), Tophill Low (13/2), Dame Rapide (13/2), Johnny M (17/2), The Declaimer (28/1), Lauras Spirit (33/1)

BALTINGLASS HILL has held his form well this summer and can add to his Roscommon success in June. Stormalong would have made more appeal over a longer trip but is threatening to come good soon and still second choice ahead of last season's course scorer Dame Rapide.