16:50 Downpatrick

Sunday 15 June 2025

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Cab Plant Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 4m 32.00s

Live To Laugh⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 95

7/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, seventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 87 days ago. May well be seen in a better light now handicapping.

Form: 3707-

Chatterbox¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Kieren Buckley| T: J J Murphy| OR: 93

11/4

Good second of 14 in handicap at Listowel (16.2f, good, 12/1) 14 days ago, not ideally placed. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Creditable on last hurdle outing. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: P/68265-

Pralognan^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Kevin Sexton| T: A J Martin| OR: 92

11/2

40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form ninth of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, good) 21 days ago, left poorly placed. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Creditable on last hurdle run.

Form: 000F/55-

Baron Blake²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 96

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, good to soft, 16/1) 29 days ago, pulled up before 3 out. Opposable.

Form: 5499-P

Feast⁵³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 91| C

25/1

Fair winner at 19f in bumpers. Ninth of 12 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (20.2f, soft, 200/1). Off 17 months. First run for yard after leaving J. J. Lambe. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P18579/

Small Bucks^h⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P E Collins| OR: 95

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, below form tenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.9f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P-830

Ar Nos Na Gaoithe⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 88

5/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in February. 16/1, below form sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.2f, good) 52 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 546136-

Centaq^h²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 85

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 15 in novice hurdle (40/1) at this course (18.8f, good) 23 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8-90

Every River²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Bryson| OR: 83

33/1

50/1, seventh of 9 in handicap hurdle at this course (21.8f, good) 23 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 7878/07

Sydney Cruiser^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 81

7/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (20f, good to soft, 17/2) 14 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before last.

Form: 0748-0P

I'm For Home^t1²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Mike O'Connor| T: R K Watson| OR: 78

15/2

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, good to soft, 7/1) 29 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0640-3P

Non-Runners

Flashthelights⁴¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: N C Kelly J: Gavin Brouder

Retreat Archie⁶³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: Jamie Sloan J: L A McKenna

Ricky Langford⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 11

T: P J Rothwell J: A D Ellis

Demanding Gerry²³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: J Fahey J: Gary Noonan

Forecasts

Chatterbox (11/4), Live To Laugh (7/2), Ar Nos Na Gaoithe (5/1), Pralognan (11/2), Sydney Cruiser (7/1), I'm For Home (15/2), Demanding Gerry (10/1), Centaq (12/1), Flashthelights (14/1), Small Bucks (25/1), Feast (25/1), Ricky Langford (25/1), Baron Blake (28/1), Every River (33/1), Retreat Archie (100/1)

CHATTERBOX bumped into an improver when runner-up in a Listowel handicap on the Flat a fortnight ago and she is appealing returned to this sphere on a reduced mark. Speaking of improvers, Live To Laugh could take a step forward now handicapping and he is one to monitor closely in the betting. Pralognan didn't run at all badly on the level at the Curragh last time and he is third choice.