15:10 Listowel

Wednesday 25 September 2024

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Brandon Hotel Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 4m 56.07s

Navigator Jack^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 108| C

12/1

Course winner. 12/1, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.5f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 2517-F6

Swelltime³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: W J O'Doherty| OR: 108

33/1

12/1, improved to win 15-runner handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) 32 days ago, clear from halfway under enterprising ride. Needs to back that up.

Form: 990841

Action Motion^p,t⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: D Hogan| OR: 107

100/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Bit below form twelfth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good to soft, 80/1) 58 days ago.

Form: 66-47P0

Suttons Hill³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: R O'Brien| OR: 107| BF

17/2

Off 14 months, below form sixth of 12 in novice hurdle (9/4) at Tramore (21.4f, good to soft) 38 days ago. May have needed that and he's one to consider now handicapping.

Form: 53/222-6

Clonbury Bridge^b,t⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 106

8/1

Latest win in hurdle at Cork in March. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Galway (16.7f, soft) 52 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 310-027

Gabriel Ranger⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: J G Murphy| OR: 105| D

9/2

13/2, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Cork (18.4f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Can go well again up 6 lb.

Form: 4485-41

Riyami^p,t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin| T: D Hogan| OR: 104

8/1

Creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.6f, good, 9/2) 33 days ago.

Form: 09/5-253

Zolpharine⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 104

16/1

Thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.3f, good to soft, 9/1) 75 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6-49U80

Liberated Light¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: J & T Kiely| OR: 103

18/1

9/1, eighteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 084-030

Tell Us This⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 103

13/2

Bit below form seventh of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good to soft, 18/1) 58 days ago.

Form: 60-1207

High Honour²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: D Kinsella| OR: 103

40/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in August. Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.5f, good, 12/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 065710

Aboy Joey¹³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 100

10/1

6/1, respectable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19f, soft) 132 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 00022-8

Impero^p⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C Collins| OR: 100

11/1

Fairly useful/untrustworthy maiden on Flat, possibly needed run last time. Fair form on standout run over hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut for new trainer and could go well.

Form: 270/

King Kali⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Kevin Sexton| T: S Byrne| OR: 100

8/1

Good third of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.3f, good to soft, 11/2) 75 days ago.

Form: 8862-03

Spring Meadow^h1,t¹¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Treacy| T: E McNamara| OR: 99

10/1

Unreliable type. Creditable third of 18 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.4f, good, 8/1) 116 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Others more persuasive. RESERVE.

Form: 4/0870-3

Non-Runners

Marelly³⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Tiernan Power Roche

Slieve Bearnagh¹⁸

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: M Halford & T Collins J: Mr J M Halford

General Clermont³²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: D E Fitzgerald J: Gavin Brouder

Eastmore²⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: C Byrnes J: Philip Byrnes

Benzine¹⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: J Morrison J: Reserve 2

Gekkota¹⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 8

T: T J O'Mara J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gabriel Ranger (9/2), Eastmore (6/1), Tell Us This (13/2), King Kali (8/1), Clonbury Bridge (8/1), Riyami (8/1), Slieve Bearnagh (8/1), Suttons Hill (17/2), Aboy Joey (10/1), Spring Meadow (10/1), General Clermont (10/1), Impero (11/1), Navigator Jack (12/1), Gekkota (12/1), Zolpharine (16/1), Liberated Light (18/1), Marelly (20/1), Benzine (20/1), Swelltime (33/1), High Honour (40/1), Action Motion (100/1)

EASTMORE finished strongly and just failed when well backed at Down Royal last time and could go one better with more improvement likely. Cork winner Gabriel Ranger and Suttons Hill are a couple of others to consider.