17:15 Down Royal

Friday 30 August 2024

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Kerry Foods Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 17:14 | Winning time: 4m 1.30s

Coastal World^t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr M E McCrory⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 108

9/2

1 win from 3 runs this season. 11/2, much improved when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft) 18 days ago, driven out. Down in trip.

Form: PP-FP21

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Ah Remy Martin^p1⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 107

3/1

Good fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft, 13/2) 92 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Likely to improve.

Form: 6/2736-5

Jinxs Link⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: M Rice| OR: 97| BF

7/2

Ninth of 11 in maiden (80/1) at Leopardstown (10f, good) 43 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 21506-6

Eastmore^t1²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 98

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.4f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 00P-90

Nevermindestranger²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Christie| OR: 93

9/2

Good fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.8f, soft, 7/1) 22 days ago.

Form: 49-P794

Superdermo^t²²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 91

10/1

Below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.2f, heavy, 50/1). Off 7 months.

Form: PP0/800-

Vairue⁶⁸⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham| OR: 90

14/1

12/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.7f, good to soft), keeping on well. Off 22 months.

Form: 0650F1/

Curzon Queen^p⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: N J Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: H Smyth| OR: 82

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 125/1, last of 20 in handicap at Navan (10.2f, good to firm) 48 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: PP-00P

Non-Runners

Star Harbour¹⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: A McGuinness J: Rachael Blackmore

Gamigin²⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: N C Kelly J: Gavin Brouder

Tell Us This³²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Baltinglass Hill²¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Tiernan Power Roche

Forecasts

Star Harbour (13/8), Ah Remy Martin (3/1), Jinxs Link (7/2), Gamigin (7/2), Eastmore (9/2), Coastal World (9/2), Nevermindestranger (9/2), Baltinglass Hill (6/1), Superdermo (10/1), Tell Us This (10/1), Vairue (14/1), Curzon Queen (66/1)

STAR HARBOUR has developed into a smart performer on the Flat since last running over hurdles so is potentially well treated back in this sphere. Gamigin looked better than ever when landing a gamble at Kilbeggan 3 weeks ago and is next best ahead of Baltinglass Hill.