Hollymount Nursing Home Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 4m 35.02s

Mordor¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 128| D

7/5

Career best when winning 8-runner minor event hurdle (15/8) at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 15 days ago. On the upgrade recently and new mark looks to be very fair. Lots to like.

Form: 3-32121

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Pigeon House^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 126

11/4

Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in May. 13/2, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, soft) 24 days ago, running on late. Heading back in the right direction.

Form: 291-336

Burvea^h¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Kevin Sexton| T: D Broad| OR: 105

9/2

Didn't need to improve to win 14-runner novice hurdle (7/2) at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 19 days ago, comfortably. Should be a factor again back in a handicap.

Form: U5532-1

Kimy¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: T Mullins| OR: 104| BF

5/1

5/2, bit below form 13¾ lengths sixth of 14 to Burvea in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 19 days ago, though she wasn't seen to best effect.

Form: P-P2406

Leitzel³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Daniel King| T: A McNamara| OR: 101

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 8f on Flat. Bit below form eighth of 15 in novice hurdle (9/2) at Kilbeggan (18.9f, good) 31 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 2-328

Forecasts

Mordor (7/5), Pigeon House (11/4), Burvea (9/2), Kimy (5/1), Leitzel (10/1)

A quintet to view positively with the case the MORDOR the most compelling on the back of a career-best win at Downpatrick. Pigeon House and Burvea can offer most resistance.