19:18 Bellewstown

Wednesday 28 August 2024

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John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:19 | Winning time: 4m 10.20s

Malbas^t²⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 95| C

16/5

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Good second of 19 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Down Royal (17f, soft), travelling strongly. Off 8 months. Not taken lightly.

Form: B07/062-

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Buttoned Up²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 93

16/1

Promising type. 12/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.4f, good to soft) 23 days ago, not knocked about. Remains with potential and warrants a market check.

Form: 5P96-80

Due Course^t⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 90

4/1

7/2, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 44 days ago. Back down in trip. Tongue strap back on. Not long with this yard and may yet do better.

Form: 0951-87

Lucky Junior^h¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 92

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 0000

Grizabella²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 86| D

9/2

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in July. 6/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 0-P5914

Medadthebookie⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E Buckley| OR: 88

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good, 66/1) 44 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0-90

Aill Dubh^b1⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Slevin| T: M Flannery| OR: 84

12/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, soft, 10/1) 7 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs the headgear to perk him up.

Form: 2-70P40

Neev's Dream^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: R P Treacy| T: D H Kelly| OR: 84

22/1

First run since leaving T. Gibney when pulled up in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 21 days ago, losing touch 3 out. Others make more appeal.

Form: 08/465-P

Leviosa¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 83

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Modest winner at 9f on flat. Thirteenth of 18 in handicap (10/1) at Cork (8.9f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 85/7-

The Border Boy^t1²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 83

11/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Cork (18.4f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Worth a market check.

Form: 90-6500

A La Carte^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 80

40/1

40/1, first run since leaving Miss Elizabeth Doyle when ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 6080-09

Cottage Artist^p¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80

14/1

Unreliable individual. 28/1, good fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Not sure to be in the same form.

Form: 66-0485

Hollow Spark²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 80

12/1

14/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 21 days ago, tailing off 3 out. Something to prove.

Form: 0/3645P

Kp's Ladyofknock²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P Maher| OR: 83

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 21 days ago, losing touch 3 out.

Form: 0-00P

Masterstonemason^b²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Jordan Gainford| T: F Costello| OR: 80

50/1

Two wins from 45 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Last of 7 in novice chase at Galway (18.2f, good, 200/1) 29 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 90P09-7

Shining Aitch^t,v¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T G McCourt| OR: 80

17/2

Ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 22/1) 13 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Creditable on last hurdle outing.

Form: 00/FP77-

Non-Runners

Adare Beauty¹⁴⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: Thomas Dowling J: Reserve 1

Single Edition²⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: N Slevin J: Reserve 2

Annalough²⁰

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Malbas (16/5), Due Course (4/1), Grizabella (9/2), Shining Aitch (17/2), Adare Beauty (10/1), The Border Boy (11/1), Hollow Spark (12/1), Aill Dubh (12/1), Cottage Artist (14/1), Single Edition (14/1), Annalough (14/1), Buttoned Up (16/1), Leviosa (18/1), Neev's Dream (22/1), Lucky Junior (33/1), Medadthebookie (33/1), A La Carte (40/1), Masterstonemason (50/1), Kp's Ladyofknock (100/1)

BUTTONED UP failed to improve for the switch to handicaps last time but things didn't go right and she was spared a hard race, so she's worth another chance to up her game. Malbas is an obvious player if tuned up for his reappearance and Due Course isn't one to give up on.