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Saturday 20 September 2025

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Balreask Bar, Restaurant & Guest Accommodation Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 4m 46.1s

Fremantle Doctor^t¹⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Alex Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 100| BF

7/2

Better form in hurdles than chases with two runner-up finishes including when second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (11/4) 161 days ago, keeping on well after racing off the pace.

Form: 9205P2-

Westoftignes²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 100

18/1

Lightly raced gelding yet to make impact in three maiden hurdle starts, including when fourth of 6 at Downpatrick (11/1) 26 days ago where jumped left and merely plugged on. May improve now tackling handicaps.

Form: 664

Answering⁴⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 99

28/1

Has shown little form recently, finishing eighth of 13 in a hurdle handicap at Cork (40/1) 47 days ago where chased leader but was soon left behind. Blinkers now removed.

Form: 00F-098

Get It Right^p⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 93

22/1

Won a chase at Limerick in May but finished 11th of 12 in a chase at Wexford (16/1) 59 days ago, losing place when not fluent 4 out. Now reverting to hurdles after recent chase failures.

Form: UP3-1P0

Juke Box Rock³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 93

10/3

Produced best effort until last run when 4th in handicap hurdle at Clonmel last October. Third of 12 in handicap hurdle over 20f at Sligo (7/1) 31 days ago, ran up to best after 11 months off. Encouraging signs from that comeback run.

Form: 007/84-3

Ballerina Boxer¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Harvey| T: William Harvey| OR: 91

20/1

Won a handicap hurdle at Punchestown in June but eighth of 11 in maiden at Gowran Park (150/1) 18 days ago, failing to back up previous form. Back to hurdles where previously more effective.

Form: P2-5150

Navy Waves^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Ryan Treacy| T: Mrs J Cashin| OR: 89

11/1

Ended a long losing streak when winning a handicap hurdle at Galway (20/1) 12 days ago, travelled well in field of 18 before leading on the run-in. Returns quickly after that confidence-boosting success.

Form: 033-601

Peckham Springs^b1,t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 87

25/1

Well beaten in recent hurdle, chase and flat races with no win in 22 starts, finished seventh of 9 in flat race at Laytown (50/1) 16 days ago. First-time blinkers applied today.

Form: U09-408

Another Challenge²⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 86

22/1

Yet to show any worthwhile form in four hurdle starts and unseated rider at first in handicap at Down Royal (33/1) 242 days ago.

Form: 700U-

Gerrys Wish^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 89

6/1

Unimpressive in early hurdles, often trailing at long odds. Improved to 3rd of 14 at Wexford (25/1) recently with first-time cheekpieces, finishing strongly despite limited space. This encouraging performance suggests potential for further improvement.

Form: 879663

Keep It Cool^b1²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 86

25/1

Shows poor form in handicap hurdles with ninth of 15 at Bellewstown (50/1) 24 days ago when running a sour race in rear. First-time blinkers replace cheekpieces today.

Form: 8-0P909

Damoso^p,t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 87

11/2

Showed improvement in handicaps after modest maiden efforts. Won an 11-runner handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (9/1) 26 days ago on just second handicap start, staying on well to lead in final strides. Open to further progress with room for improvement still in jumping.

Form: 00071

Spanish Maid^t1¹¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: B P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 84

40/1

Poor form over hurdles and chases, finished 10th of 12 in handicap at Listowel (33/1) 110 days ago. First-time tongue strap replaces cheekpieces.

Form: 086P-00

Fear The Deere^p⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Cian Quirke| T: T Doyle| OR: 81

14/1

Ran third of 8 at Wexford (13/2) before pulling up in handicap hurdle of 14 at same course (13/2) 43 days ago. Needs significant improvement.

Form: 59-982P

Great Rainbow^p1²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Gary Noonan⁽³⁾| T: B McMahon| OR: 73

16/1

Maiden who has struggled in recent starts over both hurdles and fences, finishing 12th of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (9/1) 26 days ago where he led early but dropped away before 2 out with tendency to jump left. First-time cheekpieces tried today.

Form: 6-0P850

Bearami Creek⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 90

12/1

Modest maiden. Finished 11th of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (25/1) 47 days ago, not persevered with once held. RESERVE

Form: 500P70

Non-Runners

Bodybuilder³⁵²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

On The Tide¹⁵²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: S Neville J: Reserve 1

Simpletwistoffaith¹⁹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: John F O'Neill J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Juke Box Rock (10/3), Fremantle Doctor (7/2), Damoso (11/2), Gerrys Wish (6/1), Navy Waves (11/1), Bearami Creek (12/1), On The Tide (12/1), Fear The Deere (14/1), Great Rainbow (16/1), Westoftignes (18/1), Ballerina Boxer (20/1), Another Challenge (22/1), Get It Right (22/1), Keep It Cool (25/1), Peckham Springs (25/1), Bodybuilder (25/1), Answering (28/1), Spanish Maid (40/1), Simpletwistoffaith (66/1)

GERRYS WISH showed vastly improved form in cheekpieces when third at Wexford, staying on strongly despite traffic issues. She's taken to build on that promising display. Damoso won impressively at Ballinrobe recently on just his second handicap start, while Juke Box Rock ran encouragingly when third at Sligo after a long absence.