16:45 Sligo

Sunday 13 July 2025

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Sligo Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 6m 24.10s

Spinning Web^t⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 110

10/3

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, creditable second of 12 in handicap at Tramore (12f, good, 5/2) 5 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0211P-5

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Brilliant Light^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 106

14/1

Seventeenth of 25 in handicap (150/1) at the Curragh (16f, good) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Some of the others make more appeal from a win point of view.

Form: 21305-0

Ballyglass Beauty³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: R A Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 104| C

14/1

C&D winner. 66/1, twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.5f, good) 35 days ago. Fair bit to prove at present.

Form: 3713P/0

The Little Yank^b¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 104| C

12/1

Course winner. Respectable third of 13 in handicap chase at Tipperary (23.2f, good to soft, 7/1) 12 days ago, not ideally placed. Switches from chase to hurdles and blinkers back on.

Form: P2-4713

Emily In Paris¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 102| C

9/2

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Good second of 16 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Tipperary (23.6f, good to soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 3225-42

Broken Ice^p,t³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 98| C

11/1

Two wins from 42 NH runs. Twenty-six runs since last win in 2022. Below form sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at this course (25.8f, good) 33 days ago. Looks vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 427BP-6

Fortune The Brave^b1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 98

10/1

Very good second of 7 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Hexham (23.3f, good) 21 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 109-7U2

Western Ability^p⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: B W Harvey| T: D M Christie| OR: 98

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form seventh of 15 in novice hurdle (18/1) at Ballinrobe (22.6f, good) 48 days ago. May well be seen in a better light now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 3544U-7

Evans Secret^t⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 92| BF

9/2

Tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good, 4/1) 47 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 2356-30

Spellacy's Cross⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 84

9/2

11/1, good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24.7f, good) 6 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 32P-462

Mon Storm²³⁹

Age: 14| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: V Wilson| OR: 76| C

50/1

Course winner. 100/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Navan (20.2f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Up in trip.

Form: 8/P400P-

Non-Runners

Irina's Path²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Mags Nelson³³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: R O'Sullivan J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Captain P⁶⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: C Collins J: Danny Gilligan

Southgate Avenue²

Weight: 10-1| Age: 5

T: P Fenton J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Spinning Web (10/3), Evans Secret (9/2), Spellacy's Cross (9/2), Emily In Paris (9/2), Mags Nelson (13/2), Southgate Avenue (8/1), Fortune The Brave (10/1), Captain P (10/1), Broken Ice (11/1), The Little Yank (12/1), Brilliant Light (14/1), Ballyglass Beauty (14/1), Western Ability (16/1), Irina's Path (20/1), Mon Storm (50/1)

Several to consider in what looks a wide-open contest. WESTERN ABILITY is interesting now venturing down the handicap route off a plausible mark and he shades preference ahead of Spellacy's Cross and Fortune The Brave, both of whom founds just one too good last time. Emily In Paris was also runner-up last time and Mags Nelson is worthy of consideration, too.