19:10 Sligo

Wednesday 21 August 2024

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Francie 'Banger' Burns Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:12 | Winning time: 5m 32.70s

Luminous Light¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 115| BF

9/2

Run well all 3 starts over hurdles this term, latest when fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (20.5f, soft, 7/2) 13 days ago. Respected.

Form: 32P5-34

Morricone^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 114

9/4

Back from 3 months off when creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, soft, 9/1) 17 days ago. Return to this longer trip a plus and is one for shortlist.

Form: 42115-3

Walk Away Harry¹¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 113| BF

8/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 7/4 and tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form eleventh of 23 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.3f, good to soft) in May. Clearly thought capable of better and must enter calculations.

Form: 1/64530-

Storm Mahler¹³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 107| D

18/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy, 15/2) 132 days ago, tailed off when pulled up early in straight. Stable having good spell. Has work to do.

Form: 06710P-

Luimneach^h²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 106

8/1

Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Ballinrobe (17.3f, good) 29 days ago. Hood back on. Each-way claims.

Form: 17158/5

Andyourbirdcansing⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J P Ryan| OR: 102| C

7/1

Course winner. Winner in hurdle here in June. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.4f, good to soft, 18/1) 5 days ago. Back up in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 4-41336

Doyen Flyer⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 93

7/1

13/2, below form fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 66 days ago. Others more appealing.

Form: 4874-45

Moulane West^t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 89

5/1

One win from 26 NH runs. Twenty two runs since last win in 2021. 7/1, creditable third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.4f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: U00-3F3

Non-Runners

Riyami¹³

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: Daniel King

Forecasts

Morricone (9/4), Luminous Light (9/2), Moulane West (5/1), Riyami (6/1), Doyen Flyer (7/1), Andyourbirdcansing (7/1), Luimneach (8/1), Walk Away Harry (8/1), Storm Mahler (18/1)

This can go to MORRICONE, who ran a cracker over a shorter trip at Galway earlier this month and remains fairly treated. Walk Away Harry and Riyami rate the principal dangers.