14:15 Killarney

Sunday 6 October 2024

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Ross Castle Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 15.40s

Eastmore^t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 101

5/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 8 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Down Royal (16.9f, good) 37 days ago, finishing well. Should have more to offer and looks the one to beat.

Form: 00P-902

Say It So^b,t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 99| BF

11/2

Temperamental sort. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 16/5, creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 10 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time over jumps.

Form: 007-413

Due Course^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 98| D

8/1

5/1, seventh of 11 in novice chase at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft) on debut over fences 16 days ago, doing too much too soon. Switches from chase to hurdles. Strong claims.

Form: 51-8717

Gekkota²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 98

6/1

16/1, good third of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 83P-053

Bayou Belle¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 96| BF

10/3

10/3, creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 53-2223

Kings Halo²²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: R Deegan| T: J Dullea| OR: 96| BF

16/1

7/2, last of 10 in handicap chase at Naas (20f, heavy), lame when. Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Likely to need the run.

Form: 521210-

Nicholas Street⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Bolger| OR: 95

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) 93 days ago, needing lesser test. Open to improvement and worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 06-66

Duke Silver³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: M Hamill| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 93

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.9f, good to soft) 37 days ago.

Form: 07-950

Highland King^p³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 92

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 11f on flat. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, good fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 39 days ago.

Form: 00-805

Avandra⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 87

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 7 in novice hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good to firm, 200/1) 92 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 09-5

She's On Line⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 82

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.2f, good to soft, 40/1) 43 days ago.

Form: 00/09-0

Gendarme⁵¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: C Coakley| OR: 80

33/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Tramore (21f, good to soft) 51 days ago.

Form: 480P-80

Trenchtown Rock³⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-6| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80

66/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2019. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good, 40/1) 39 days ago.

Form: 0/05-050

Non-Runners

Benjis Benefit⁴⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: Donagh Meyler

Forecasts

Bayou Belle (10/3), Eastmore (5/1), Say It So (11/2), Gekkota (6/1), Due Course (8/1), Nicholas Street (8/1), Duke Silver (9/1), Benjis Benefit (12/1), She's On Line (14/1), Kings Halo (16/1), Highland King (18/1), Gendarme (33/1), Trenchtown Rock (66/1), Avandra (100/1)

EASTMORE tooked a marked step forward when runner-up in a Down Royal handicap last time and, with few miles on the clock, he can find enough improvement to open his account here. Due Course and Bayou Belle are the chief dangers.