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Friday 26 September 2025

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MCG Ladies Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:58 | Winning time: 4m 36.70s

West Cork Wildway⁵⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss J Walton⁽²⁾| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 110

10/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Twelfth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (24.3f, soft, 40/1) 54 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 5224-70

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Flemens Intrest¹⁶⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: David Barry| OR: 108

8/1

Promising type. Career best when winning 17-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (19.3f, good to soft, 10/3) 169 days ago. Can go on improving.

Form: 0600/11-

Union Park^t¹⁹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 107

14/1

20/1, below form sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 6 months ago. Engaged 4.35 here Thursday.

Form: 047666-

Duke Otto²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss Georgie Benson⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 106

12/1

Creditable eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Down Royal (17.4f, good to firm) 28 days ago.

Form: 351-368

Half A Chance^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss M O'Sullivan| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 106

9/2

Good second of 8 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft, 5/1) 7 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 96-7702

Give Him A Chance³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss L Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 105

6/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle (9/2) at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Respected up 7 lb.

Form: 04F-161

Ollie La Ba Ba^t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss J Townend| T: E McCarthy| OR: 105

9/2

Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Sligo (20.5f, good) 37 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 52-6F36

King In Love^h¹³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁴⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 104

12/1

Winner in hurdle at Naas in March. 15/2, bit below form third of 6 in novice hurdle at Cork (17.3f, good) 139 days ago.

Form: 0312P-3

Pahlavi^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss E Cody⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 104| D

12/1

Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in August. Third of 5 in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (19.1f, good, 5/1) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 730513

Swelltime²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: W J O'Doherty| OR: 104

16/1

Latest win in hurdle at Killarney in July. Tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17.4f, good to firm, 14/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 07-5130

Majestic Jameela^p⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ms E C Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 103

16/1

Fell in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.4f, good to soft, 40/1) 71 days ago. Needs a revival but has tumbled down the weights.

Form: F978-9F

Tomas O Maille^t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁴⁾| T: M Flannery| OR: 103

22/1

Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in April. Sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, soft, 5/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 51-4206

Kilmore Coral³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Ms H Phillips⁽⁷⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 102

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Tramore in August. 8/1, last of 9 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 32 days ago.

Form: 229U19

Tinking Man³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Miss C O O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 100

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form fourth of 16 in novice hurdle (20/1) at Killarney (16.4f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: P3-0044

Redcliff Glen⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 94

40/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 28/1) 48 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 0F40-70

Younowhatimean⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Ms A Power⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 78

20/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. 40/1, fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Uphill task. RESERVE.

Form: 5-UPP05

Non-Runners

Fool Me Once¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: Miss C O O'Brien

Gatehouse Boy⁷¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Non Runner

Marelly²¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Ollie La Ba Ba (9/2), Half A Chance (9/2), Fool Me Once (5/1), Give Him A Chance (6/1), Flemens Intrest (8/1), West Cork Wildway (10/1), Pahlavi (12/1), Tinking Man (12/1), Duke Otto (12/1), King In Love (12/1), Union Park (14/1), Swelltime (16/1), Majestic Jameela (16/1), Younowhatimean (20/1), Tomas O Maille (22/1), Kilmore Coral (33/1), Gatehouse Boy (33/1), Redcliff Glen (40/1), Marelly (66/1)

FLEMENS INTREST was thriving at Limerick in the spring and the lightly-raced 9-y-o looks set to make up for lost time. He can make a successful return and get the hat-trick up. Give Him A Chance and Half A Chance are a couple of the other big players.