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Saturday 12 October 2024

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Frank Lynch & Co Chartered Certified Accountants Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 3m 58.8s

Ragmans Corner⁴^{(ex 7)}

Age: 5| Weight: 12-6| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 94| BF

9/4

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good to soft, 11/4) 4 days ago. Worthy of respect under the penalty.

Form: 685-271

Breagagh^p¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr N Gault⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 93

4/1

Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. 9/2, creditable second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good to soft) 1 day ago.

Form: PP3-522

Flashthelights^p,t⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 93| D

5/1

2 wins from 5 runs this season. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft, 13/2) 66 days ago, suited by strong pace. Considered.

Form: 3-61341

Blackcastle Storm^t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 89

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 16/1, bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 39 days ago, hampered. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Back down in trip.

Form: P80-80

Cleopatra's Needle^h,t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: H Rogers| OR: 87

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 10f on Flat. Last of 6 in minor event at Laytown (7f, 50/1) 26 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Capable of better in this sphere.

Form: 795

Moulane West^p1,t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 87

8/1

One win from 29 NH runs. Respectable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Roscommon (15.6f, soft) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not dismissed.

Form: 3F3354

Blackstone Cliff^t⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Keane| OR: 80

16/1

Fell in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft, 10/1) 55 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0/8955F

Papa Barns⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: Tom Dreaper| OR: 80

8/1

Unreliable sort. Thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.4f, good, 8/1) 86 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 048-720

Romella^p,t⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Gilligan| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 80| D

12/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 9 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 874676

Kp's Ladyofknock⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Maher| OR: 80

150/1

Thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, good to soft, 125/1) 8 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 0-00PP0

Non-Runners

Dream Escape⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: T Mullins J: Danny Mullins

Rene Artois²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: J Nash J: C G O'Dwyer

Forecasts

Ragmans Corner (9/4), Breagagh (4/1), Flashthelights (5/1), Dream Escape (5/1), Papa Barns (8/1), Moulane West (8/1), Blackcastle Storm (9/1), Romella (12/1), Cleopatra's Needle (16/1), Blackstone Cliff (16/1), Rene Artois (25/1), Kp's Ladyofknock (150/1)

DREAM ESCAPE is unexposed and, having attracted support, put up a better effort at Gowran last time, so he could step up again and get off the mark at the possible expense of Ragmans Corner, who faces a quick turnaround on the back of his Galway success this week. Flasthelights is another one to consider.