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Thursday 3 October 2024

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Tickincor Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 4m 53.30s

Wing Back¹⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 96

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 18 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Naas (19.3f, soft) 170 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve.

Form: 6008-

Juke Box Rock³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 93

6/1

Eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 36 days ago.

Form: 00007-8

Sydney Cruiser²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 89

11/2

Creditable 5¼ lengths fourth of 19 to Oskar High in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Galway (22.4f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Expected to be bang there with this trip looking ideal.

Form: 566324

Garcon Doux⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 88

10/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.4f, good) 49 days ago.

Form: 69-9600

King's Commander^b⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 88

11/1

Fairly useful winner at 8f on Flat. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 7 in minor event at Galway (14.1f, soft, 50/1) 62 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and more needed on what he's displayed in this sphere.

Form: 900/07

Leroy Leroy³⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: R P Treacy| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 88| BF

40/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 7/2, bit below form fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft). Off 12 months so market may guide as to well-being.

Form: 365344-

Hatfield Hammer^p1³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan| OR: 86

10/1

Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.9f, good to soft, 20/1) 34 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 0-062P5

Oskar High^p²⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 85| D

11/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Improved to win 19-runner handicap hurdle (12/1) at Galway (22.4f, good to soft) 24 days ago, just holding on. Retains handicap scope.

Form: 90P4-01

Pettigo^t³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 85

10/1

Shaped as though still in form when third of 9 in handicap hurdle (10/3) at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 38 days ago, not seen to best effect. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0/62533

Roman Parish^b,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 83

10/1

Respectable ninth of 15 in handicap chase (25/1) at Ballinrobe (23.4f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and others more persuasive.

Form: 074U79

Appian Way^b¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 80| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.4f, good, 28/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 087608

Ganderstown⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 80

28/1

First run since leaving Thomas P. O'Connor when seventh of 9 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.8f, soft, 16/1) 56 days ago. May show a lot more this time.

Form: 60P6P-7

Romella^p,t⁴⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 80| C

18/1

Course winner. Seventh of 14 in handicap chase (22/1) at Tramore (15.6f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 6-87467

The Border Boy³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 80

14/1

11/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 36 days ago.

Form: 0-65000

U Asking Me^t⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: H Morgan| T: E Doyle| OR: 80

16/1

17/2, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 55 days ago.

Form: 05-P008

Tuff Days^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mike O'Connor| T: Michael Barry| OR: 86

12/1

Remains a maiden after 22 NH runs. Seventh of 15 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (23.4f, good to soft, 12/1) 20 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. RESERVE.

Form: F666F7

Non-Runners

Mandarin Monarch⁷⁰⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 11

T: P J Gilligan J: Danny Gilligan

The Holmeister¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 10

T: E McCarthy J: Reserve 1

Kalnoo⁴⁰

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: P Hurley J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Sydney Cruiser (11/2), Juke Box Rock (6/1), Wing Back (7/1), Hatfield Hammer (10/1), Pettigo (10/1), Roman Parish (10/1), Garcon Doux (10/1), Oskar High (11/1), King's Commander (11/1), Tuff Days (12/1), The Border Boy (14/1), Kalnoo (14/1), Mandarin Monarch (14/1), U Asking Me (16/1), Romella (18/1), Appian Way (22/1), The Holmeister (25/1), Ganderstown (28/1), Leroy Leroy (40/1)

SYDNEY CRUISER has yet to win a race, but she's been shaping up nicely and with this intermediate trip perhaps her optimum, she can reverse Galway form with Oskar High. Of the rest, Pettigo is likely to give it another good shot, while Ganderstown needs a close check in the betting given his connections.