19:35 Sligo

Thursday 7 August 2025

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Lighthouse At Clifford Electrical Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:35 | Winning time: 5m 19.70s

Grange Walk^b⁶⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 120| C| D

12/1

Won on latest hurdles start at Limerick in April. Again struggled in open company over fences last time. sixth of 8 in handicap chase at Punchestown (20.2f, good, 9/1) 60 days ago. Needs more reverted to hurdles.

Form: 3616-46

Boston Rajj²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 117| C

15/8

Winner at this course in June and has remained in good form, better than ever when third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Excellent claims.

Form: 0-21243

Great Ocean^p,t³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Gilligan| T: C Collins| OR: 108| CD

11/2

Made a winning return to fences on debut for this yard (formerly with Neil Mulholland) in 21f maiden chase at Sligo last October. Struggled back in handicap company on reappearance at Cartmel in June but could come on for that run. Better expected back over hurdles with headgear refitted.

Form: 1863/1-9

Fortunate Lighting²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 107

16/1

Bumper winner for Charles Byrnes but didn't progress over hurdles and offered little on stable debut when below form fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at this course (17.4f, good) 25 days ago. Needs to improve stepping back up in trip.

Form: 16/55-65

Brave Soldier⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 99

9/2

Arrives in good heart, performing creditably in handicaps prior to finishing fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft) 53 days ago (Boston Rajj finishing second that day). Back in a handicap but will need to take a step forward to get off the mark.

Form: 4706-44

Cornmarket²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: John Cullen| OR: 94| C

2/1

Made it 2-2 at this course while maintaining his unbeaten start for new connections, winning a 16-runner handicap hurdle at this course (19.9f) 25 days ago, taking time to hit stride but finishing off his race strongly. In the form of his life but may need to improve again to land the hat-trick.

Form: 4P/0P-11

Non-Runners

Ollie La Ba Ba²³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: E McCarthy J: Gary Noonan

Emily In Paris²⁵

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: D E Fitzgerald J: Gavin Brouder

Forecasts

Boston Rajj (15/8), Cornmarket (2/1), Brave Soldier (9/2), Emily In Paris (5/1), Great Ocean (11/2), Ollie La Ba Ba (10/1), Grange Walk (12/1), Fortunate Lighting (16/1)

Course winner BOSTON RAJJ has been in fine form and improved when third in a handicap at Killarney 3 weeks ago. He's fancied to record a second career success, though Ollie La Ba Ba looks well-handicapped if able to rediscover the form he showed last season. Of the rest, Great Ocean ought to be more competitive reverted to hurdles on just his second start of the season, with hat-trick seeking Cornmarket worthy of an honourable mention having won back-to-back races here.