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Wednesday 20 August 2025

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Aidan Moffitt Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 17:38 | Winning time: 4m 13.30s

Nashville Notions⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Liam Quinlan| T: P Kiely| OR: 98| CD

14/1

7/2, career best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at this course (17.7f, good) 71 days ago, staying on well. Makes handicap hurdle debut from a tough-enough mark on the face of it but there may well be more to come.

Form: F965-71

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Shannon Bank¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 96

13/2

66/1, bit below form ninth of 19 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.8f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and capable of better given bumper form.

Form: 3/09-449

Saint Peregrine⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 94

8/1

Possibly amiss when pulled up in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (23f, good, 10/1) 9 days ago, faltering quickly 4 out. Back down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 20248P

Wild Mandate^b1,t1²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: M M McNiff| OR: 91

14/1

Below form ninth of 16 in novice hurdle (12/1) at Kilbeggan (18.9f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Blinkers/tongue tie applied for handicap debut.

Form: 469-479

Bowgate Street^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Flannery| OR: 90| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Seventh of 9 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Ballinrobe (16.5f, good) 9 days ago. Looks competitive on form with that effort a step back in the right direction.

Form: 10-8F77

Tir Og²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Seymour| OR: 88

6/1

Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.9f, good to soft, 7/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 93F-285

Surviving Murmansk³^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 73

4/1

4/1, won 13-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good) 3 days ago, staying on to lead close home. That wasn't a strong race and he has a penalty to carry here.

Form: 466421

Tea It Is^p,t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Daniel King| T: D Hogan| OR: 75

85/40

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Very good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.5f, good, 9/2) 9 days ago. Well handicapped up 2 lb.

Form: F73F32

Annalough^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 72

28/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.9f, good to soft, 50/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 0700-P0

Non-Runners

Shing Shilla¹³

Weight: 10-6| Age: 5

T: A Sexton J: Shane O'Callaghan

Forecasts

Tea It Is (85/40), Surviving Murmansk (4/1), Shing Shilla (4/1), Tir Og (6/1), Shannon Bank (13/2), Saint Peregrine (8/1), Bowgate Street (17/2), Wild Mandate (14/1), Nashville Notions (14/1), Annalough (28/1)

TEA IT IS has yet to win a race but having slid to a basement mark, he's shown a lot more on his last 2 starts, finding only an improving 4-y-o too good at Ballinrobe last week, He makes plenty of appeal, with Nashville Notions feared most, although Shannon Bank is a potential improver now handicapping.