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Saturday 19 October 2024

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Race Displays Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 5m 14.10s

Ranger Billy¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: H Morgan| T: E Doyle| OR: 95

9/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, good, 7/2) 12 days ago. Likely to go well again.

Form: 4P-P421

Lispopple^b¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 93

8/1

22/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Roscommon (20.3f, soft) 19 days ago, forging clear. Worth a chance to build on that and defy a rise.

Form: 64-8F01

Spavango²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 92

13/2

Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (22f, soft, 16/1) 22 days ago, refusing to settle. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 07647-9

Hit The Frame^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 91

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (20.3f, soft, 16/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 5-30969

Tullyhogue Fort¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr P J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: John F O'Neill| OR: 91| D

9/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good to soft, 10/1) 11 days ago. Back up in trip. Solid claims.

Form: 393555

Corkbeg^t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 89

22/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 12/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.4f, good) 31 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 755060

Definiteadare^p¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: C Coakley| OR: 88| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Pulled up in handicap chase (17/2) at Killarney (23.4f, soft) 13 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Hard to fancy.

Form: 2336PP

Meadow Soprano^p⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 88

20/1

Eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 7/1) 69 days ago. Ran well on penultimate outing and could bounce back after a break.

Form: 9-67830

True Destiny^p¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 88

20/1

9/1, tailed-off eighth of 11 to Ranger Billy in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, good) 12 days ago. Something to prove at present.

Form: 9-97988

Container Madness^p,t⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: M Brassil| OR: 86

16/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Bellewstown (20.5f, good) 52 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 007-900

Inch Alainn^p1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Ricky Doyle| T: W J Burke| OR: 86

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 8 in novice hurdle at Killarney (17f, soft, 66/1) 13 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P6-0705

Le Grand Vert^p,t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 85

9/2

Winner in chase at Roscommon in August. Good second of 10 in handicap chase at Sligo (25.8f, good, 5/1) 17 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Can make presence felt.

Form: 23-14P2

Ar Nos Na Gaoithe²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 81

22/1

125/1, eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 0-00U08

Fr Humphrey^p⁷⁰

Age: 16| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss N C Hennessy⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss N Hennessy| OR: 81| D

50/1

Untrustworthy individual. 33/1, ninth of 11 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (24.9f, good to soft) 70 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P437-39

Mr Brogue^t⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Daniel King| T: E McNamara| OR: 80

13/2

12/1, first run since leaving Seamus Braddish when ninth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.4f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Should strip fitter for that and is worth a market check.

Form: 88773/9

Stowaway Lass¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 80

12/1

Respectable 21 lengths sixth of 16 to Lispopple in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Roscommon (20.3f, soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 75/55-66

Crowsatedappletart¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Winters| OR: 88| C

18/1

Course winner. Latest win in chase here in May. 22/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap chase at Gowran (18f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. RESERVE.

Form: 9-12906

El Phenomeno¹⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 87

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20f, good to soft, 250/1) 179 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 600-

Non-Runners

Jimli's Cave⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: R K Watson J: Donagh Meyler

Rodney¹⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: Paddy Hanlon

Miss Laura⁵⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: Brendan Walsh J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Jimli's Cave (7/2), Le Grand Vert (9/2), Mr Brogue (13/2), Spavango (13/2), Lispopple (8/1), Ranger Billy (9/1), Tullyhogue Fort (9/1), Stowaway Lass (12/1), Container Madness (16/1), Crowsatedappletart (18/1), True Destiny (20/1), Definiteadare (20/1), Hit The Frame (20/1), Meadow Soprano (20/1), El Phenomeno (20/1), Ar Nos Na Gaoithe (22/1), Corkbeg (22/1), Miss Laura (25/1), Rodney (25/1), Inch Alainn (50/1), Fr Humphrey (50/1)

LISOPPLE improved from out of the blue to score at Roscommon last time but, based on the way he powered away, he's worth a chance to defy a rise. Ranger Billy is an obvious danger and Le Grand Vert is of interest returning to the smaller obstacles.