15:50 Tramore

Sunday 13 April 2025

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QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 15:49 | Winning time: 5m 16.07s

Lucky Lioness²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: Debbie Cody| OR: 100

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Not in the same form when eleventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft, 20/1) 24 days ago. May find improvement on handicap hurdle debut back over a longer trip.

Form: 41-3450

Grannys Yaris^p1,t¹⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 95| C

25/1

Bumper winner has shown little in qualifying runs but may well have been campaigned with handicaps in mind. Worth a market check in first-time cheekpieces on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 318-008

Mullanour²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 91

5/1

Backed at long odds when runner-up at Limerick earlier in the season but that remains a standout effort, not in the same form when fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.6f, good to soft, 6/1) 24 days ago. Needs to step forward from that effort.

Form: 070284

Twoplustwo Equals^h²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Mike O'Connor| T: Paul Tobin| OR: 90

12/1

Shaped well when hooded for first time, finishing creditable third in a Cork handicap hurdle in May, despite being ridden too aggressively. Not in the same form on her return from 10 months off (pulled-up 24 days ago). Claims if she can bounce back.

Form: 89/87-3P

Stumblin In²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Doyle| T: P M J Doyle| OR: 88

7/2

Has failed to build on the promise of her handicap debut, disappointing on her reappearance when eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.6f, good, 6/1) 29 days ago but should prove better suited by the step back up in trip.

Form: P-46358

Tastyee^p,t³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 87

14/1

Recent hurdles runs have been underwhelming, fared no better with cheekpieces on for first time in this code, tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19.3f, good to soft) 3 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 75P-070

Set The Tone^t⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 95

7/1

May not have been suited by testing conditions when sixth of 7 in juvenile hurdle (22/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 50 days ago (wore first-time tongue tie - retained). May have more to offer back on a sounder surface.

Form: 843606

Close Enough¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Hallahan| OR: 83

10/1

Landed a 22f handicap hurdle at Limerick in summer of 2023 but very lightly raced since, below form (after further 7 months off) when seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.7f, good to soft, 33/1) 17 days ago. Fairly treated if she can bounce back.

Form: 0104-F7

Kilkenny Star⁸³³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: R A Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 83

20/1

Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.8f, heavy, 16/1) in January 2023 but has been off since. One to note in the betting on her return.

Form: 4006U5/

Jonny Mansie^b1¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: J P Kirwan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 81

17/2

Again ran poorly when tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Limerick (19f, good) 12 days ago. Blinkers on first time and others preferred.

Form: 733500

C'est Rien^p1,t⁷⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 77| C

4/1

Sole chase win came at this venue and she is now racing below that mark and shaped more encouragingly of late when respectable sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.2f, heavy) 76 days ago. Interesting if she can build on that.

Form: 640PP6

Esticky End⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: D Robinson| T: Tom McGuinness| OR: 77

40/1

Pulled up on last 3 hurdles starts. Not one to rely on.

Form: 090PPP

Hob's Angel¹⁹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 76

28/1

Poor maiden was pulled up in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Clonmel (24.7f, good) last time. Off 6 months but is difficult to fancy.

Form: 07U0-7P

Non-Runners

Kalanisi Dubh¹⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 9

T: S Fahey J: Philip Donovan

Forecasts

Stumblin In (7/2), C'est Rien (4/1), Mullanour (5/1), Kalanisi Dubh (6/1), Set The Tone (7/1), Jonny Mansie (17/2), Close Enough (10/1), Twoplustwo Equals (12/1), Tastyee (14/1), Lucky Lioness (14/1), Kilkenny Star (20/1), Grannys Yaris (25/1), Hob's Angel (28/1), Esticky End (40/1)

KALANISI DUBH shaped much better than beaten distance suggested last time and back up in trip off a 2 lb lower mark, she may be able to record a third hurdles victory. C'est Rien in well-handicapped if she's able to build on her most recent effort, with Twoplustwo Equals not ruled out if bouncing back to the form of her penultimate run.