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Thursday 29 May 2025

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McMahons Builders Providers Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 4m 47.30s

Silas Marner¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 100

7/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 14/1, good third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.6f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Can remain competitive.

Form: 49645-3

Lady Nightingale¹⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P Kiely| OR: 97

16/1

12/1, sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at this course (21f, soft) on final outing. Off 6 months. Needs to recapture best form.

Form: 026276-

Phoenix Cowboy^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Paul Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 96

15/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, good to soft, 15/2) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Should remain competitive.

Form: 67435-3

You Done Well^b1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Gilligan| T: K Purcell| OR: 100

18/1

9/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good) 19 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 2664-0

Massabielle³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 93

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden who didn't see his race out on first run since leaving Mrs Prunella Dobbs when tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.2f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 05540-

Quinn The Eskimo²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 92

85/40

Promising type. 9/2, career best when winning 19-runner handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17.4f, good) 24 days ago. Open to further improvement and sure to go well again.

Form: 0004-1

Lucky Junior^h²⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 90

25/1

Behind all 5 starts over hurdles. Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving Robert Tyner. Difficult ask.

Form: 00008-

Le Fanu¹³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 89

20/1

15/2, bit below form when seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.9f, soft) 134 days ago. Not taken lightly on pick of form.

Form: 60/8457-

Klassman^t³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: S Nolan| OR: 84

10/1

Run best excused when pulled up in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Kilbeggan (24.3f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Down in trip and better judged on previous form.

Form: 342U3P-

Sea The Sunset³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 83

16/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap at Gowran (13.7f, soft, 66/1) 36 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Back up in trip. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 01/P900-

Tir Og¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: E Seymour| OR: 89

5/1

9/1, creditable second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.8f, good) 16 days ago, no match for winner. Can go well again.

Form: 0093F-2

Highland Earl¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Brian Hayes| T: L P Cusack| OR: 82

16/1

Poor maiden who finished only seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Sligo (17.8f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 0P607-7

Hero In The Sky^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Luke Burke Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: A Ott| OR: 81

20/1

18/1, sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.6f, good to firm) 14 days ago. More required.

Form: 80120-6

Tea It Is^p1,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Daniel King| T: D Hogan| OR: 79

16/1

Behind when falling last in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16.9f, good to soft, 10/1) on first start for this yard 15 days ago. Tongue strap back on/cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 03636/F

Hob's Angel⁴⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 77

22/1

Best effort to date when third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.4f, good to soft, 28/1) 46 days ago.

Form: 7U0/7P3-

Galilean Prince^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 82

100/1

Well beaten in a trio of maiden hurdles. Into handicaps now and big step forward required.

Form: 00-0

Non-Runners

Ballykinlar³⁹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: D Duggan J: A McCurtin

Smackwater Jack⁸²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 11

T: Mrs D Foster J: Ricky Doyle

Hay Baby¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 1

Pleasureofpressure¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Quinn The Eskimo (85/40), Tir Og (5/1), Smackwater Jack (5/1), Silas Marner (7/1), Phoenix Cowboy (15/2), Klassman (10/1), Highland Earl (16/1), Tea It Is (16/1), Sea The Sunset (16/1), Massabielle (16/1), Lady Nightingale (16/1), You Done Well (18/1), Le Fanu (20/1), Hero In The Sky (20/1), Hob's Angel (22/1), Lucky Junior (25/1), Ballykinlar (25/1), Hay Baby (50/1), Pleasureofpressure (66/1), Galilean Prince (100/1)

QUINN THE ESKIMO confirmed the promise of his handicap debut when scoring at Down Royal earlier in the month and, with his unexposed profile pointing towards further improvement, he's fancied to follow up. Smackwater Jack and Tir Og head the dangers.