15:35 Sligo

Sunday 13 July 2025

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Foleys Bar & Off Licence Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 4m 3.70s

Another Choice^h⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: B W Harvey| T: M J Smith| OR: 114

8/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 12/1, seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (24.5f, good) 8 days ago. Down in trip and needs to get back on track.

Form: 9287-07

Sargent Lightfoot⁴⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: Kieren Buckley| T: A Murray| OR: 108

4/1

Good second of 9 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (19.6f, good, 4/1) 48 days ago, clear of rest. 6 lb lower back over hurdles and he's a serious contender.

Form: 27287-2

Shudawudacuddagh³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Kevin Sexton| T: J Fahey| OR: 106| C

7/2

Thrice-raced winner under Rules. 14/1, won 16-runner maiden hurdle at this course (17.7f, good) on hurdles bow 33 days ago. Open to improvement now handicapping.

Form: 6-21

For Everyone^t⁴¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 104| D

18/1

40/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good to soft). Off 13 months and it's probably best to look elsewhere on this occasion.

Form: 4314P/0-

Bossing It²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 103

5/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Career best when winning 14-runner maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 11/4) 27 days ago. Open to progress now handicapping.

Form: 685-1

Pahlavi^t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 103

10/1

33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 10 days ago, better placed than most. Enters calculations.

Form: 4307-87

Jack Holiday⁴⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-6| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Christie| OR: 99| D

12/1

Three wins from 9 runs last season. 18/1, eighth of 9 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (19.6f, good) 48 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others prefered.

Form: 361P-F8

Smallcraftwarning^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 99| D

3/1

5/1, unseated rider in handicap chase at Tipperary (16.6f, good to soft) 12 days ago looking sure to be placed. Switches from chase to hurdles and he needs considering.

Form: 0U-741U

Non-Runners

Ballystone²⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Dylan Kidd

Desert Haven²³

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: N Meade J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Smallcraftwarning (3/1), Shudawudacuddagh (7/2), Sargent Lightfoot (4/1), Desert Haven (9/2), Bossing It (5/1), Ballystone (6/1), Another Choice (8/1), Pahlavi (10/1), Jack Holiday (12/1), For Everyone (18/1)

Last-time-out maiden hurdle winners BOSSING IT and Shudawudacuddagh both bring potential to the table now handicapping and they could be the pair to concentrate on, for all that cases can also be made for some of the others, too, not least the 11-y-o Sargent Lightfoot. Marginal preference is for Bossing It, who did the job well at Kilbeggan and she has been handed a fair-looking mark for this handicap debut.