17:30 Kilbeggan

Wednesday 4 September 2024

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Kilbeggan Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 6m 36.0s

Donacheady Gale⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 111

9/1

6/1, fared no better when tailed-off seventh of 10 in beginners chase at Ballinrobe (23.3f, soft) 9 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: F-320P7

Ragin Cajun^b,t¹⁰⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 108| D

12/1

Latest win at Thurles in November. Always behind after 5 months off when last of 11 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Punchestown (20f, good to soft) in May. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 81410-0

Early Arrival¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 107

9/2

2 wins from 6 runs this season, latest at Sligo in August. 16/1, jumped poorly when seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.4f, good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 215217

Camino Rock^p1,t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: M F Morris| OR: 106

8/1

Again ran below form when sixth of 15 in maiden hurdle (18/1) at this C&D (good) 40 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 32P-096

Game And Glory^b²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 102

7/1

Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in April. Blinkered for 1st time, wasted no time getting back on track in a change of headgear when third of 11 in handicap chase (12/1) at this course (24.9f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 071-2P3

Cruisin Susan⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Mr J P Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Berry| OR: 95| D

3/1

2 wins from 5 runs this season, latest at Tramore in August. Proved to be a disappointment when ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft, 9/2) 5 days ago. Fancied to bounce back quickly.

Form: 6-62119

Royal Cave³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C Timmons| OR: 90

5/2

66/1, faced a stiff task after 4 months off when eighth of 18 in maiden hurdle at Galway (21f, good to soft) 5 weeks ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and should make more of a splash.

Form: 35665-8

Non-Runners

Ginnets Girl³¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Smitty Bacall¹²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 13

T: J P Flavin J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Royal Cave (5/2), Cruisin Susan (3/1), Early Arrival (9/2), Game And Glory (7/1), Smitty Bacall (7/1), Camino Rock (8/1), Ginnets Girl (8/1), Donacheady Gale (9/1), Ragin Cajun (12/1)

CRUISIN SUSAN proved to be a disappointment when bidding for a hat-trick at Wexford last week but with that effort too bad to be true, she's fancied to quickly regain the winning thread at the expense of Game And Glory, who wasted no time getting back on track in a change of headgear over fences here last month and should continue her good work reverted to timber. Ginnets Girl can edge out handicap-debutante Royal Cave for third.