19:08 Sligo

Wednesday 20 August 2025

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Francie 'Banger' Burns Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:08 | Winning time: 5m 8.60s

Moonovercloon¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-3| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 125| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2023. Seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Wexford (16.8f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Step back up in trip in his favour now and he's not dismissed lightly from this sort of mark.

Form: F-47307

Grange Walk¹³

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

14/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick (21.3f) in April. 12/1, good second of 6 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.8f, good to soft) 13 days ago, keeping on. Possibilities from same mark here.

Form: 616-462

Golden Temple¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade| OR: 118| D

25/1

Landed an across-code hat-trick last season but arrives out of sorts, change of headgear failing to spark a revival when last of 19 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Galway (22.5f, good to soft) 18 days ago, folding tamely. Has it to prove at present.

Form: 110-040

Sign From Above²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 116| D

10/3

Flat/hurdles winner who wasn't disgraced when seventh of 18 in handicap at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Return to this longer trip looks in his favour back over hurdles and he's not dismissed lightly.

Form: 158P0/0-

Ballykinlar^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: D Duggan| OR: 115| C

3/1

Improving 6-y-o who supplemented his breakthrough Kilbeggan handicap victory with a ready 5-length success in 8-runner novice hurdle at this course (17.9f, good to soft, 7/2) 13 days ago. Looks a big player once more returned to handicaps.

Form: 40-2611

Jerandme⁹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E & P Harty| OR: 114| C| D

14/1

Veteran dual purpose performer who was in good form on all-weather earlier this year. Below best returned to turf at Killarney (16.8f) in May but no surprise to see him bounce back returned to hurdling on debut for new stable. Headgear discarded.

Form: 4272FF/

Ollie La Ba Ba^t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 107

16/1

10/3, below form third of 6 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to firm) 36 days ago, fading run-in. Eased 1 lb subsequently and he's not discounted for each-way purposes.

Form: 652-6F3

Spring Meadow^h,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E McNamara| OR: 107| D

7/1

Unreliable individual. 14/1, good third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 100-4P3

Tomas O Maille⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Flannery| OR: 105| D

15/2

Got off the mark at twenty-seventh attempt when winning at Ballinrobe in April and similar form in defeat both starts since, latterly when runner-up back at that venue (16.5f) 9 days ago. Fancied to feature back up in trip.

Form: 3451-42

Moulane West^t¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Daniel King| T: M M McNiff| OR: 97| C

10/1

Latest win in hurdle here in May. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at this course (17.9f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Another lining up with each-way claims.

Form: 453-185

Non-Runners

Boston Jury²⁶

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Ballykinlar (3/1), Sign From Above (10/3), Moonovercloon (11/2), Spring Meadow (7/1), Tomas O Maille (15/2), Moulane West (10/1), Boston Jury (10/1), Grange Walk (14/1), Jerandme (14/1), Ollie La Ba Ba (16/1), Golden Temple (25/1)

BALLYKINLAR is very much going the right way now, supplementing his breakthrough Kilbeggan handicap success in an 8-runner novice here 13 days ago. He promises to do better still judged on that performance and he can complete the hat-trick back up in trip. Tomas O Maille and Grange Walk are others to consider, with Sign From Above another worth keeping an eye on at likely longer odds.