19:43 Roscommon

Monday 7 July 2025

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Roscommon Herald Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 19:43 | Winning time: 6m 16.60s

Parkgarve^h,t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 98

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 16/1, respectable fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Hood back on. May have more to offer on switch to handicapping.

Form: 8-345

Smackwater Jack³⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: E Walsh| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 97

7/1

Tumbled down the weights and returned to winning ways in 20-runner handicap hurdle (16/1) at Punchestown (23.8f, good) 30 days ago, driven out. 5 lb rise fair and is one for shortlist.

Form: 867/52-1

Keep It Cool^p1⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 96

66/1

66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, good to soft) 40 days ago, pulled up before seventh. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Uphill task.

Form: 4088-0P

Arrycan²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack| OR: 95

9/2

9/1, pulled up in handicap chase at this course (25.1f, good to soft) 28 days ago, dropping away from 5 out. Made the frame in 2 of his last 3 starts in this sphere, however, and can make presence felt here.

Form: 0200-2P

The Striker Dylan³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: L P Cusack| OR: 92

7/1

9/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19.2f, good) 39 days ago. Up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 2242-09

Technology^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 90

5/1

150/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, ninth of 13 in maiden at Leopardstown (15f, good to firm) on flat debut 18 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Others preferred.

Form: 26P65-7

Cordal Boy⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Philip Donovan⁽³⁾| T: D Collins| OR: 89

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 15 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Ballinrobe (22.6f, good) 42 days ago. Improvement required on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0-59

Container Madness^t²³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Brassil| OR: 83

10/1

Visored for 1st time, seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24.4f, soft, 9/2). Off 7 months. Merits consideration on return.

Form: 900447-

Spellacy's Cross³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 83

11/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap chase (11/1) at Kilbeggan (20.4f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 332P-46

Racing Daisy^t⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: Patrick J Hassett| OR: 82

14/1

16/1 and hooded for 1st time, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, good). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving D. McNamara. Tongue strap back on. Not out of things.

Form: 7006-64

What A Flirth^t1⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Miss Georgie Benson⁽⁷⁾| T: P Flood| OR: 79

20/1

Creditable third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Ayr (24.3f, good to soft, 2/1), running on. Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Dan Skelton. Tongue strap on 1st time. Worth check in market on yard debut.

Form: 4532P-3

Milan Dollar Lady^v,t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Cian Quirke| T: T Hogan| OR: 77

33/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Tramore (22f, good to soft, 28/1) on debut over fences 37 days ago, pulled up before twelfth. Switches from chase to hurdles. Hard to fancy.

Form: 44P05-P

Small Town Hero^p1⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽³⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 77| BF

9/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, below form third of 8 in handicap chase at Southwell (24.3f, good to soft, 15/8) 56 days ago. Back over hurdles on debut for new yard. Others more convincing.

Form: 09944-3

Somerset Hill^t1¹⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: Leonard Flynn| OR: 77

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.1f, good, 200/1). Off 6 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Work to do on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 7700-

Oscar Tonic⁵⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 75

22/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft, 25/1). Off 11 months. First run for yard after leaving Eamonn Francis Gallagher. Fit from recent third in points so worth a second look in betting.

Form: 6904P-3

Killala Bay^p1,t1⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Daniel King| T: P W Flynn| OR: 72

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Sligo (20f, good) 55 days ago. Up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time, cheekpieces on for 1st time. Improvement needed on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 00-09

Non-Runners

Party Pack³⁷

Weight: 10-10| Age: 7

T: J P Flavin J: Reserve 1

Vintage Gold³⁷

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: J J Murphy J: Reserve 2

Onefortheditch³¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: E F Gallagher J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Small Town Hero (9/2), Arrycan (9/2), Technology (5/1), The Striker Dylan (7/1), Smackwater Jack (7/1), Parkgarve (9/1), Container Madness (10/1), Spellacy's Cross (11/1), Racing Daisy (14/1), Onefortheditch (14/1), Party Pack (16/1), What A Flirth (20/1), Oscar Tonic (22/1), Cordal Boy (22/1), Vintage Gold (25/1), Milan Dollar Lady (33/1), Killala Bay (33/1), Keep It Cool (66/1), Somerset Hill (80/1)

SMACKWATER JACK took advantage of a drop in the weights at Punchestown last month and still looks fairly treated on old form. He can follow up. Parkgarve and Arrycan head the list of dangers.