13:35 Down Royal

Saturday 2 November 2024

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Eventsec Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 4m 6.30s

Enniskerry^t³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell| OR: 132

10/1

Smart winner at 18f in chases. Respectable eleventh of 30 in handicap at the Curragh (16.8f, good to soft, 18/1) 34 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Respected.

Form: 011P/73-

Telecon^h¹²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Fahey| OR: 131| D

28/1

10/3, respectable seventh of 14 in maiden at Roscommon (12.1f, good to firm). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Should improve.

Form: 418414/

Kala Conti²⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 130

4/1

Latest win in hurdle at Leopardstown in December. 11/2, creditable 2¾ lengths fifth of 11 to Kargese in Spring Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft). Off 9 months but not ruled out on her handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 11215-

Man O Work²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey| OR: 130| BF

12/1

12/1, respectable eighth of 20 in handicap at Naas (16.1f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Needs considering.

Form: 7/71-070

Harsh^p¹²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Jake Coen⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 128| D

28/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. 20/1, tailed-off sixth of 8 to Winter Fog in Grimes Hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 121 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien.

Form: 31441-6

Ninth Titan¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 128

25/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Pulled up in listed hurdle (5/2) at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0-122P

Brucio^t¹⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 127

16/1

Latest win in hurdle at Leopardstown in February. Creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Kelso (16.2f, good) 178 days ago. In the mix.

Form: F11B0-3

Dollar Value²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 126| D

40/1

Temperamental sort. Latest win in hurdle at Sligo in August. 11/2, running well when fell last in handicap chase at Cork (17.6f, good) 20 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Switches from chase to hurdles and firmly in the picture.

Form: 41124F

Golden Joy²⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 125

7/2

18/1, last of 4 to Zarak The Brave in Limestone Lad Hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft). Off 9 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 1/344-

Helvic Dream^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade| OR: 125

8/1

7/2, third of 11 in minor event at the Curragh (12f, soft) 11 days ago, not ideally placed. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time over jumps.

Form: 55149-3

Dark Note²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 121| D

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 9/2, good fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16.2f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 2P9374

Drumbear^t¹²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Kieren Buckley| T: R K Watson| OR: 120| D

80/1

16/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, good to soft) 121 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John McConnell.

Form: 8FP-60P

Drumgill⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J P Ryan| OR: 119| D

100/1

3 wins from 13 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in August. Eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.5f, good to soft, 14/1) 9 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 155848

Lieber Nicc²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 119| D

11/2

1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Wexford in July. 11/4, good second of 5 in novice hurdle at Killarney (17f, soft) 27 days ago, sticking to task. Considered on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: B83-312

Wajaaha^p⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 118

18/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 15/2, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, heavy) 6 days ago. Weighted to go well.

Form: 00-2327

Walhaan^p,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 118| BF

22/1

Much improved when winning 6-runner handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 5/1) 15 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler so he's not taken lightly.

Form: 43469-8

Banana Three¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Simon Torrens| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 116

33/1

Fairly useful winner at 12f on flat. 6/1, creditable fourth of 17 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16.3f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Can make his presence felt.

Form: 324

Dame Rapide²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Daniel King| T: J M Barrett| OR: 116

12/1

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle (13/2) at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 21 days ago by 1½ lengths from Wajaaha, always holding on. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 532841

Forecasts

Golden Joy (7/2), Kala Conti (4/1), Lieber Nicc (11/2), Helvic Dream (8/1), Enniskerry (10/1), Dame Rapide (12/1), Man O Work (12/1), Dark Note (12/1), Brucio (16/1), Wajaaha (18/1), Walhaan (22/1), Ninth Titan (25/1), Telecon (28/1), Harsh (28/1), Banana Three (33/1), Dollar Value (40/1), Drumbear (80/1), Drumgill (100/1)

Lots with chances but the vote goes to DAME RAPIDE who had a bit up her sleeve when going in at Fairyhouse last time. Wajaaha is weighted to go close and next on the list with Walhaan, Lieber Nicc and Dark Note all worthy of consideration too.