18:35 Tramore

Thursday 14 August 2025

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Bluegrass Horse Feeds Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 3m 46.20s

Expound^p,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: D Hogan| OR: 119| C

8/1

Course winner. Creditable third of 15 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to soft, 14/1) 16 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler so not taken lightly.

Form: P/6416-1

Run For Harry^b1,t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Mrs G Callaghan| OR: 119| D

14/1

Thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.8f, good to soft, 16/1) 12 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Can make presence felt if back on his A-game.

Form: P00-P20

Hasten Slowly¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 118| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last season. 10/1, sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Cork (17.1f, good) 10 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 4-U2P46

Raydamann¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

9/2

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in April. Very good fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Galway (16.8f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Booking of Jack Kennedy a plus and another bold show is likely.

Form: 213-545

Jerrari^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 114| D

7/2

10/1, career best when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good) 17 days ago, suited by way race developed. Needs considering.

Form: 04-4211

Tell Us This¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 111

6/1

Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in July. 6/1, creditable 11½ lengths eighth of 20 to Jerrari in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good) 17 days ago. In the picture once more.

Form: 2074-18

Yosemite Gold⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Doyle| OR: 110| D

15/2

13/2, career best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.5f, good to soft) 9 days ago, shaken up to assert. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Not ruled out.

Form: 864-481

Pidoyne^t⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 106| CD

22/1

One win from 3 runs last season. 40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, eighth of 10 in handicap at Limerick (12.3f, good) on IRE flat debut 54 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 300/719-

Star Official⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Conor Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 105| C| D

11/1

Course winner. 16/1, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.8f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 1-44436

Synchronize²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J Morrison| OR: 106

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (11.5f, soft, 22/1) 29 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: U-436

Granpa Ger^p1⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 98

6/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Good third of 7 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 9/2) 5 days ago, having run of race. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 500-203

Forecasts

Jerrari (7/2), Raydamann (9/2), Granpa Ger (6/1), Tell Us This (6/1), Yosemite Gold (15/2), Expound (8/1), Star Official (11/1), Hasten Slowly (12/1), Run For Harry (14/1), Pidoyne (22/1), Synchronize (25/1)

Plenty are in with a shout but RAYDAMANN rates just the pick of the weights on the back of his very good recent Galway fifth so edges the vote. In-form pair Tell Us This and Jerrari are next on the list and can chase home Gordon Elliott's 4-y-o in that order. Star Official and Yosemite Gold complete the shortlist.