19:30 Sligo

Tuesday 13 May 2025

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Johnston Farm Equipment Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 19:32 | Winning time: 4m 55.1s

Steps In The Sand¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 99| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good to soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 145090-

The Striker Dylan²¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack| OR: 97| BF

8/1

5/2, creditable second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, soft) 7 months ago. Capable of winning races but might need this.

Form: 0/82242-

Evans Secret^b,t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 93

7/1

10/1, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.5f, good) 32 days ago. Blinkers back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 05/2356-

True Destiny^p⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 91| CD

7/2

Twelve runs since last win (over C&D) in 2023. 9/1, creditable fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Naas (23.6f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 882264-

Divilabother³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 89

5/1

Good second of 10 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, good) 37 days ago, sticking to task. Merits consideration.

Form: 429302-

Dunany Point³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Kieren Buckley| T: Conor Maxwell| OR: 88| D

15/2

Much improved when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.5f, good, well-backed 5/1) 31 days ago, making all. Can progress further.

Form: 300P71-

Mighty Soldier^t⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: K C Sexton| T: J Fahey| OR: 87

11/1

Below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Thurles (22.2f, good) 59 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 797388-

Evies Court²⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 86

100/1

125/1, seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 9 months ago.

Form: U6/0007-

Ben Purple¹¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 85

50/1

66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cork (16.9f, soft) 116 days ago, virtually refusing to race and pulled up after first.

Form: P/R00PP-

Cois Fharraige²⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 83

15/2

No form over hurdles for Norman Lee (off 8 months), though capable of better for new yard. Follow the money if he's backed.

Form: 888U6P-

Mr Mcwhinny^t³²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 82

25/1

12/1, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.5f, good) 32 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 772P09-

Restless Son¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: N Lee| OR: 80

12/1

Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.2f, good, 12/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 80/D684-

Cornmarket¹²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: John Cullen| OR: 78

22/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Naas (18.9f, heavy) 128 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. First run for yard after leaving Michael Flannery.

Form: 404P/0P-

Pension Plan¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 75

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, last of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (15.5f, good) 19 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0000-

Manhattan Brook^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Mike O'Connor| T: A Murray| OR: 72

9/1

Fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.3f, good to soft, 14/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 0/00004-

Non-Runners

Smackwater Jack⁶⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 11

T: Mrs D Foster J: Ricky Doyle

Klassman¹⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: S Nolan J: Reserve 1

Run Away Merida⁸

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

True Destiny (7/2), Divilabother (5/1), Evans Secret (7/1), Dunany Point (15/2), Cois Fharraige (15/2), The Striker Dylan (8/1), Manhattan Brook (9/1), Smackwater Jack (10/1), Mighty Soldier (11/1), Restless Son (12/1), Cornmarket (22/1), Mr Mcwhinny (25/1), Klassman (25/1), Steps In The Sand (40/1), Pension Plan (50/1), Run Away Merida (50/1), Ben Purple (50/1), Evies Court (100/1)

DUNANY POINT landed a hefty gamble with a dominant front-running display at Bellewstown last month and could follow up after a 7 lb rise. True Destiny is a big player, while a market move for Cois Fharraige starting out for Gavin Cromwell would put a different slant on things.