16:15 Tipperary

Sunday 6 October 2024

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Racing TV Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 3m 48.08s

Extensio⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 128| C| D

9/2

Useful Flat winner. Once-raced winner over hurdles. 14/1, won 16-runner handicap at York (16.2f, good to firm) 46 days ago, comfortably. Very much of interest on his handicap debut in this sphere.

Form: 1-

Dark Note⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 121

9/2

Respectable seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Listowel (16f, soft) 9 days ago. Others make more appeal from a win point of view.

Form: 8-2P937

Semblance Of Order⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Ewing| T: A Oliver| OR: 120| D

40/1

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. Fairly useful 1m winner on the Flat. Last of 8 in minor event hurdle (14/1) at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 56 days ago. Opposable on handicap debut in this sphere.

Form: 1-8

Presenting Lad^t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 116| D

6/1

Three wins from 8 runs this season. 15/2, good third of 11 in handicap chase at Listowel (17.7f, good) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and, clearly in good heart at present, he's entitled to respect.

Form: 331113

Old Bill Barley³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 114

11/2

11/1, very good 2½ lengths third of 11 to Presenting Lad in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 30 days ago, running on late. Key player.

Form: 3330/43

Clarens^t1¹²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 113| D

15/2

Below form fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20.4f, good, 16/1) 127 days ago. Back down in trip and tongue strap on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 2P75-75

The Niffler^h,t⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: J B Foley| T: E O'Connell| OR: 110| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Latest win in hurdle here in May. Fell in handicap hurdle at Cork (17f, good to soft, 9/1) 62 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 12-183F

Expound^p,t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: D King| T: D Hogan| OR: 109

8/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Successful in a Tramore maiden in August. Switches from Flat to hurdles and he's a big player now pitched into a handicap in this sphere.

Form: 0P/641

Vischio¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: R Donohoe| OR: 109| D

3/1

Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (18f, good, 11/1) 14 days ago. Each-way claims off the same mark here.

Form: 244-384

Non-Runners

Nibiru³⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: Mrs C O'Leary J: Mr B M Coonan

Belle The Lioness¹⁷⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Farmix²⁸⁴

Weight: 10-11| Age: 9

T: Liz Doyle J: Jordan Gainford

Forecasts

Vischio (3/1), Extensio (9/2), Dark Note (9/2), Old Bill Barley (11/2), Presenting Lad (6/1), Belle The Lioness (7/1), Clarens (15/2), Expound (8/1), Farmix (14/1), The Niffler (18/1), Nibiru (25/1), Semblance Of Order (40/1)

The most interesting one is EXTENSIO, who landed a Roscommon maiden on his sole start in this sphere to date last summer and he has won three times on the Flat since, including a valuable handicap at the York Ebor meeting in August. Expound also landed a maiden hurdles on his latest start over timber and he is a much-respected main danger. Belle The Lioness and Old Bill Barley are others to consider.