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BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:44 | Winning time: 4m 11.1s

Net Boy^t⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: B Connell| OR: 120| C

13/8

Survived a mistake at the last when landing odds of 4/6 in 14-runner maiden hurdle at this course (16.3f, good, 4/6) 56 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Unexposed sort who is the one to beat.

Form: 4/3U43-1

Hasten Slowly¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 119

8/1

Two wins from 6 runs last season. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap (16/1) at Dundalk (12f) 10 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler but pulled up on last hurdle outing.

Form: 184-U2P

Drumgill¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 115| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Five wins from 20 runs last season. Eighth of 12 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (25.4f, good, 9/1) 11 days ago. Lower mark back hurdling. Significantly back down in trip. Not discounted.

Form: 3196-28

The Names Jock^t⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: J & T Kiely| OR: 115

25/1

Fairly useful winner at 12f on flat. 28/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 8 in handicap at Killarney (16.8f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 27/55P-5

Jake Peter⁵⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: M A Cahill| OR: 114

20/1

Two wins from 6 runs last season. Last of 10 in minor event hurdle (40/1) at Wexford (17f, good to soft) 55 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 25110-0

The Mediator^b²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 113| D

15/2

Unreliable individual. 22/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (13f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle run.

Form: 422210-

Mercury Mission^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 110

9/2

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in April. 25/1, bit below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 17 days ago. Capable of bouncing back.

Form: 6116-50

Brave Crogha¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 105

40/1

Thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Tipperary (20.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 1350-50

Laurie Blue^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Jordan Gainford| T: E D Delany| OR: 100

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Down in trip. 8/12 on last chase run. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 2656/P8

Forecasts

Net Boy (13/8), Drumgill (3/1), Mercury Mission (9/2), The Mediator (15/2), Hasten Slowly (8/1), Jake Peter (20/1), The Names Jock (25/1), Laurie Blue (40/1), Brave Crogha (40/1)

Low-mileage hurdler NET BOY has the potential to build on last month's course maiden success and can give the weight away to more exposed opposition now switching to a handicap. Mercury Mission was an improved performer in the spring and can bounce back from a lesser effort at Bellewstown and give Barry Connell's 6-y-o most to do.