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Mullingar Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 17:57 | Winning time: 6m 44.8s

Cooltubrid Eva^b⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: Diarmuid P Ryan| OR: 95

25/1

Blinkered for 1st time, respectable sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft) 53 days ago. Up in trip. No forlorn hope.

Form: 0-6U776

Stumblin In¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: P M J Doyle| OR: 95

15/2

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle (7/2) at Tramore (21.4f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 463581

Bossofthebus¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 94

8/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in January. 5/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.5f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 0-717U4

Royal Cave¹³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: C Timmons| OR: 94

20/1

11/1, sixteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (25f, good to soft) 131 days ago. Not taken lightly at these weights if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 65-82F0

Callmedusty^p,t⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Gilligan| T: C Collins| OR: 89

12/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap chase (6/1) at Clonmel (23f, heavy) 57 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 407F20

Dalmatic⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Philip Byrnes| T: W J O'Doherty| OR: 88

20/1

Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24f, heavy, 14/1) 57 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 070034

Mahler Appeal^p⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G J Power| OR: 88| D

12/1

One win from 22 NH runs. Pulled up in handicap chase (8/1) at Clonmel (23f, heavy) 57 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 126P7P

Sir Carnegie¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 87

14/1

Good third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (22f, good, 9/2) 12 days ago. Can make his presence felt again.

Form: 05P773

Johnny Cakes^p⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 85

4/1

10/3, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.1f, heavy) 60 days ago. Scored cosily there so he's expected to be bang there despite a 7 lb weights rise.

Form: 7-44061

Klassman^t,p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Donagh Meyler| T: S Nolan| OR: 84

12/1

Creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Ballinrobe (21.5f, good) 14 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 7342U3

Joe's Turn^t⁶⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 80| C| D

9/2

Winner in chase here in August. 10/1, creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.1f, heavy) 60 days ago. Back up in trip and one to consider.

Form: 0-31053

Kalnoo^t,p³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: P Kiely| OR: 80| BF| D

17/2

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. 3/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.6f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Tongue strap/cheekpieces back on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 700333

Rideau Canal^t³⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 80

20/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Below form twelfth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, good, 16/1) 39 days ago, never travelling well. Back up in trip.

Form: 836040

Kyle Valley^p⁷⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: D Robinson| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 79| D

66/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Navan (21.8f, heavy) 75 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 3-00PP8

Manhattan Brook^p⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽³⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 72

14/1

25/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23f, heavy) 88 days ago.

Form: 00-0000

Captain Kate^b1¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 73

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (22f, good, 8/1) 12 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. RESERVE

Form: 4-08057

Non-Runners

Crossgaleschicflic⁷⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: C O'Dwyer J: C G O'Dwyer

Fortunate Outcome⁵⁷

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: B McMahon J: Reserve 2

Sights Unseen⁵⁷

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Johnny Cakes (4/1), Joe's Turn (9/2), Sights Unseen (7/1), Stumblin In (15/2), Bossofthebus (8/1), Kalnoo (17/2), Callmedusty (12/1), Mahler Appeal (12/1), Klassman (12/1), Manhattan Brook (14/1), Sir Carnegie (14/1), Captain Kate (16/1), Dalmatic (20/1), Royal Cave (20/1), Rideau Canal (20/1), Cooltubrid Eva (25/1), Crossgaleschicflic (25/1), Fortunate Outcome (50/1), Kyle Valley (66/1)

A few with chances but Punchestown scorer JOHNNY CAKES rates the pick at these weights so gets the vote at the chief expense of recent Tramore winner Stumblin In. Kalnoo and Sir Carnegie also need factoring in along with Joes' Turn and Klassman.