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Thursday 26 September 2024

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Behans Horseshoe Bar, Restaurant & Townhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-123)

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 4m 51.6s

Big Stage¹²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 120

8/1

10/11, didn't need to be at best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 125 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and he's a scopey individual.

Form: 5322-21

Grange Walk^b³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 116

40/1

14/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap chase at Killarney (20.8f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 3640-50

Millstream Lady¹⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: D King| T: E McNamara| OR: 116| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win in hurdle at Naas in January. 25/1, respectable sixth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft) 149 days ago, left with lot to do.

Form: 1P2126-

Pray Tell²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: D Kenneally| OR: 116

4/1

Won 16-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft, 4/5) 20 days ago, easily. More on his plate back in a handicap but he's clearly in good nick.

Form: 3/2-2301

Whatsavailable^p,t¹⁰¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris| OR: 116| D

33/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Twelfth of 14 in novice chase (80/1) at Kilbeggan (20.2f, good to soft) 101 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 9235-90

Win Some Lose Some⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 116| D

17/2

Promising type. 2 wins from 3 runs this season. 15/8, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) 63 days ago, easily. Revised mark looks lenient.

Form: 9/7-131

Ballywilliam Boy^b³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: D E Mullins| T: M Hourigan| OR: 115

4/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 14/1, excellent second of 10 in novice chase at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 33 days ago, just failing. Switches from chase to hurdles. Enters calculations.

Form: 932822

Dutch Schultz³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 115

10/1

2 wins from 3 runs this season. 4/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap chase at Killarney (17f, soft) 35 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Merits consideration from lower hurdles mark given he's clearly in excellent order.

Form: 222-211

Great Universe^h,t²⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Brassil| OR: 114

10/1

Untrustworthy individual. Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable third of 12 in novice hurdle (7/4) at Down Royal (20.2f, soft), finding little. Off 9 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 514/333-

Jeriko De Baune¹⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 113| D

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in January. Very good third of 11 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Cork (24.3f, heavy). Off 6 months.

Form: 514163-

Bynx²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: M Hassett| OR: 112

20/1

Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in January. 16/1, respectable twelfth of 22 in handicap at Navan (14f, good) 28 days ago, finishing with running left. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Back up in trip.

Form: 68501U-

Fathom Two¹¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 111

66/1

50/1, pulled up in novice chase at Clonmel (22.8f, good) 111 days ago, blundering 5 out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 13P-00P

Club Manager¹⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 112

12/1

Winner in hurdle at Bellewstown in April. 3/1, fourth of 7 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (20.5f, good) 108 days ago.

Form: 5815-44

Cozone^b⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 110| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap (28/1) at Galway (14.1f, soft) 55 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Below form on last hurdle run. Must improve. RESERVE.

Form: 00-0P90

Non-Runners

Great Bear⁵⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: H De Bromhead J: E M O'Sullivan

Major Barry²⁰

Weight: 11-13| Age: 6

T: J & T Kiely J: Danny Gilligan

Zoffanien²⁰

Weight: 11-13| Age: 7

T: T O'Brien J: John Shinnick

The Names Jock¹²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: J & T Kiely J: Non Runner

Wudya⁴⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

Jolie Jewel¹³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: B McMahon J: Reserve 2

Ollie La Ba Ba¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: E McCarthy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Millstream Lady (7/2), Pray Tell (4/1), Ballywilliam Boy (4/1), Big Stage (8/1), Win Some Lose Some (17/2), Dutch Schultz (10/1), Great Universe (10/1), Club Manager (12/1), The Names Jock (16/1), Bynx (20/1), Zoffanien (20/1), Major Barry (20/1), Wudya (20/1), Great Bear (20/1), Cozone (22/1), Whatsavailable (33/1), Grange Walk (40/1), Jeriko De Baune (40/1), Fathom Two (66/1)

A big field but the eye is drawn to WIN SOME LOSE SOME, who won a Wexford handicap with plenty in hand in July and is one to keep on the right side of. Dutch Schultz is also in good order and has a tempting hurdles mark to exploit so he's second choice, ahead of Pray Tell.