16:30 Downpatrick

Friday 11 October 2024

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Denis Macauley Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 5m 28.2s

Schiehallion²³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 95

11/2

Respectable seventh of 14 in novice hurdle (9/1) at Tramore (21.4f, good) 23 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 00-85P7

Gaye Winnie⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 93| C

8/1

Course winner. 17/2, pulled up in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good) 61 days ago, tailing off some way out. Can make presence felt if back on her A-game.

Form: 5978-7P

Cullenwaine^b1⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 92| BF| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Winner in hurdle here in June. Tenth of 11 in handicap chase (4/1) at Sligo (21.1f, good) 9 days ago, going in snatches. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 215U50

Il Silenzio^p,t¹²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: M Brassil| OR: 91

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1 and tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time, good seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good) 125 days ago. More is needed here though.

Form: 08/00-7

Mrs Biddle^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G J Power| OR: 88

11/2

Good third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.4f, good, 9/1) 23 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 0P25P3

Bishbashbosh⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H Smyth| OR: 87

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 8 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good, 33/1) 42 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 53-3753

Fassbender^p,t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 87| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Roscommon (20.3f, soft) 11 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 70-8503

Jimli's Cave^b1⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R K Watson| OR: 86

17/2

Respectable seventh of 19 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Down Royal (24f, good) 42 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 00-2527

Renard De Noir¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan| T: J H Black| OR: 85

80/1

Below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.6f, soft, 100/1) 11 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 094000

Georgia Celena⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 84

7/1

6/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 63 days ago. In the picture.

Form: 00P-645

Getaway Erin^t¹⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 84

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (22f, soft) 180 days ago.

Form: 04300-

You Some Girl^t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies| OR: 80| BF

5/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Hexham (20.1f, good, 5/2) 7 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 7662-33

Non-Runners

Jetaway To Getaway³⁷

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: C Collins J: Danny Gilligan

Forecasts

You Some Girl (5/1), Mrs Biddle (11/2), Schiehallion (11/2), Georgia Celena (7/1), Fassbender (7/1), Gaye Winnie (8/1), Bishbashbosh (8/1), Jimli's Cave (17/2), Il Silenzio (12/1), Cullenwaine (16/1), Jetaway To Getaway (20/1), Getaway Erin (50/1), Renard De Noir (80/1)

A few with chances but MRS BIDDLE looks the way to go here on the back of her good Tramore third. Bishbashbosh appeals as a likely improver now going handicapping so is next on the list ahead of Fassbender and Georgia Celena.