17:55 Kilbeggan

Friday 22 August 2025

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Tom Lynam Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:56 | Winning time: 4m 34.30s

Liceo²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 106

33/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft, 28/1) 29 days ago. Possible improver now handicapping in this sphere.

Form: 687

Malbas²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E Buckley| OR: 106| C

10/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle here in June. 22/1, below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good) 25 days ago.

Form: 001-410

Must Meet Cecil^b1¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 104

20/1

One win from 1 run last season. Third of 5 in claiming hurdle at Sligo (17.9f, good to soft, 11/2) 15 days ago, having run of race. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 822703

Pampar Lady¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 104

7/2

Career best when winning 17-runner handicap hurdle at Cork (17.1f, good, 10/3) 18 days ago. Respected off 6 lb higher.

Form: 656-621

Smiling Bess¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 101| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Off 12 months, creditable third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.4f, good) 18 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 78127-3

Flidais⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 100| C

15/2

Course winner. Latest win in chase at Clonmel in March. Sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, good, 12/1) 40 days ago.

Form: 8148-66

Hudson²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden| OR: 103

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft, 13/2) 29 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May do better.

Form: 5F-84

Navy Guitar^h,t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A Murray| OR: 100

5/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in June. Fourteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Galway (16.6f, good) 25 days ago.

Form: 598-510

Brave Soldier¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 98

13/2

Fair maiden. 9/2, creditable third of 6 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.8f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 706-443

Minority Interest^p1³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 86

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 12 months, eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.4f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 0/072-0

Forecasts

Smiling Bess (3/1), Pampar Lady (7/2), Navy Guitar (5/1), Brave Soldier (13/2), Flidais (15/2), Malbas (10/1), Minority Interest (10/1), Hudson (14/1), Must Meet Cecil (20/1), Liceo (33/1)

SMILING BESS is taken to build on a good comeback run for her new trainer Ross O'Sullivan at Cork at the beginning of the month. Gavin Cromwell's Pampar Lady was a winner on that same card at Cork and is next on the list ahead of Liceo, who should have scope from this opening hurdle mark judged on her Flat ability.