18:38 Tramore

Friday 16 August 2024

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Assembly Tech Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 18:38 | Winning time: 3m 58.30s

Inchiquin Star⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: P Kiely| OR: 108| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 8/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 7 days ago, driven out. Very much one to consider.

Form: 616-461

Pidoyne^t³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 106| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 14/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.9f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Stable having good spell. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 2300-71

Pachmena^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 104

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 12f on flat. 10/1, fourth of 13 in handicap at Galway (14.1f, soft) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Much respected on her handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 350/

Andyourbirdcansing⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J P Ryan| OR: 102

18/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in June. 11/2, good third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.5f, soft) 8 days ago. Back down in trip. Can give a good account.

Form: 04-4133

Stormalong^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 102| D

11/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2022 but she posted a very good third of 16 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Ballinrobe (17.3f, good) 24 days ago. Player nudged up 1 lb.

Form: 30-8893

Straight Home^t1¹³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 97| D

5/6

Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. Twentieth of 24 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Naas (18.8f, soft) 134 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Timothy Townend. Tongue strap on for 1st time and can't be discounted for her new handler.

Form: 005370-

Tingarran Express^h⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 94| D

15/2

One win from 27 NH runs. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft, 9/2) 7 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Enters calculations.

Form: 2-22235

Onebrightbluerose^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Patrick Cronin| OR: 91| BF

12/1

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in July. Respectable 9 lengths third of 12 to Inchiquin Star in handicap hurdle (9/4) at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 907133

Deise Bella^b1³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: D Robinson| T: David J Phelan| OR: 85

50/1

33/1, below form seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.3f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P8-74P7

Good Bye Milan^t1⁴⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: Leonard Flynn| OR: 85

40/1

Sole run for Charles Byrnes when fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Punchestown (15.8f, good to soft). Lots more is required.

Form: 3F9P4/0-

Georgie's Gal^p1³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

50/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Kilbeggan (19.3f, good to soft) 35 days ago, pulled up approaching last. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 6800-8P

Non-Runners

Hey Whatever³²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Straight Home (5/6), Hey Whatever (5/1), Inchiquin Star (11/2), Tingarran Express (15/2), Stormalong (11/1), Onebrightbluerose (12/1), Pidoyne (12/1), Pachmena (14/1), Andyourbirdcansing (18/1), Good Bye Milan (40/1), Georgie's Gal (50/1), Deise Bella (50/1)

STORMALONG signalled she is ready to go in again when a very good recent third at Ballinrobe and rates the pick of these weights nudged up only 1 lb. Gordon Elliott's Downpatrick novice scorer Hey Whatever is next on the list back in handicap company ahead of Tingarran Express and Straight Home.