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Sunday 10 August 2025

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Randox Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 5m 15.70s

Benz^p,t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: R K Watson| OR: 98

22/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 5¾ lengths fourth of 13 to Georgia Celena in handicap hurdle at this course (21.8f, good to firm, 66/1) 26 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 0/50P-F4

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Mickey Cohen³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: N J Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 100

5/1

9/1, creditable third of 8 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.7f, good) 30 days ago, running on late. Each-way shout.

Form: 9073-63

Jimli's Cave^v1⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R K Watson| OR: 91| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 16 in handicap chase at Roscommon (25f, good to soft, 16/1) 5 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Visor on 1st time.

Form: P0-3730

Lets Do This Buddy⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 88

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 9 in novice hurdle at this C&D (good, 33/1) 93 days ago. Will need to raise her game now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 62-9

Georgia Celena²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 86| CD

7/2

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at this course (21.8f, good to firm, 13/2) 26 days ago, just holding on. 5 lb rise fair enough and she's a leading candidate.

Form: P/6457-1

Firstupbestdressed²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Kieren Buckley| T: Conor Maxwell| OR: 85

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/2, last of 11 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.8f, good to firm) 27 days ago, never travelling well. Back up in trip and he needs to take a step forward.

Form: 0-8560

Feast¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 84| C

33/1

Fair winner at 19f in bumpers. Last of 8 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20f, good to soft, 28/1) 17 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 8579/08

Sineads Fancy¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: S Ryan| OR: 83| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 12/1, below form seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.2f, good) 19 days ago. Won this last year and back on a good mark.

Form: 8610-67

Tiny Angel^p²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: N C Kelly| OR: 81

9/2

Creditable 2¼ lengths third of 13 to Georgia Celena in handicap hurdle (4/1) at this course (21.8f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Yard in good form. Cheekpieces back on. Live each-way chance.

Form: P60-463

Fire Coral^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 76

7/2

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 11/2, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 846-834

Wee Vee¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 73

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.2f, good, 33/1) 19 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0090-0

Jollie Cosmos¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 72

25/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Opposable.

Form: 533-54P

Non-Runners

Barrow Ranger²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 4

T: J J Hanlon J: Danny Mullins

Forecasts

Fire Coral (7/2), Georgia Celena (7/2), Tiny Angel (9/2), Mickey Cohen (5/1), Jimli's Cave (7/1), Sineads Fancy (7/1), Barrow Ranger (12/1), Firstupbestdressed (20/1), Benz (22/1), Jollie Cosmos (25/1), Feast (33/1), Wee Vee (33/1), Lets Do This Buddy (40/1)

Supporting a 16-race maiden always requires a leap of faith, but in FIRE CORAL the risk is worth taking in view of what she's shown in her two starts since joining her present yard. Tiny Angel has a good chance of reversing last month's course placings with Georgia Celena and she is second choice ahead of that rival. Sineads Fancy will also be a threat if back to her best, while Mickey Cohen isn't without hope and Barrow Ranger is open to improvement.